1 5
Age 32

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 43

#2

Rank

#1

#1

Peak Rank

#1

11

Years Ranked

19

9

Years in Top 10

9

7.7

Average Rank

13.2

22

Theatrical Releases

27

Pretty Woman $178.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$1.4 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.3 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Julia Roberts Tom Hanks

Julia Roberts

22 theatrical releases • $1.4 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1999 Runaway Bride $152.3 Million
1999 Notting Hill $116.1 Million
1998 Stepmom $91.1 Million
1997 My Best Friend's Wedding $127.1 Million
1997 Consipracy Theory $76.0 Million

Tom Hanks

27 theatrical releases • $2.3 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
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
1996 That Thing You Do! $25.9 Million
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.

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

Looking at the Hollywood Rankings in 1999, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. The category score gives Tom Hanks the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Tom Hanks's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Tom Hanks, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.