1 7
Age 32

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 39

#22

Rank

#1

#17

Peak Rank

#1

16

Years Ranked

15

0

Years in Top 10

5

28.3

Average Rank

16.4

11

Theatrical Releases

22

Project X $18.5 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$140.3 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.6 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Helen Hunt Tom Hanks

Helen Hunt

11 theatrical releases • $140.3 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1995 Kiss of Death $14.9 Million
1992 The Waterdance $1.7 Million
1992 Mr. Saturday Night $13.4 Million
1992 Bob Roberts $4.5 Million
1989 Next of Kin $15.9 Million
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.

Note: Films released during the selected year influence the following year's rankings.

By the 1995 season, the comparison is less about a single breakout moment and more about the shape of each actor's accumulated Hollywood results. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Tom Hanks holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Tom Hanks's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Tom Hanks while still showing distinct strengths on each side.