1 5
Age 39

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 45

#16

Rank

#1

#1

Peak Rank

#1

22

Years Ranked

21

11

Years in Top 10

11

12.5

Average Rank

12.0

21

Theatrical Releases

28

The Silence of the Lambs $130.7 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$614.9 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.6 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Jodie Foster Tom Hanks

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Jodie Foster

21 theatrical releases • $614.9 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1999 Anna and the King $39.3 Million
1997 Contact $100.9 Million
1994 Nell $33.7 Million
1994 Maverick $101.6 Million
1993 Sommersby $50.1 Million

Tom Hanks

28 theatrical releases • $2.6 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2000 Cast Away $233.6 Million
1999 Toy Story 2 $245.9 Million
1999 The Gren Mile $136.8 Million
1998 You've Got Mail $115.8 Million
1998 Saving Private Ryan $216.5 Million
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.

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

Looking at the Hollywood Rankings in 2001, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Tom Hanks holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Tom Hanks the larger theatrical footprint. Based on the available ranking data, the balance leans toward Tom Hanks without turning the result into a subjective judgment of acting quality.