1 5
Age 37

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 48

#3

Rank

#1

#1

Peak Rank

#1

16

Years Ranked

24

14

Years in Top 10

14

5.8

Average Rank

10.7

32

Theatrical Releases

33

Ocean's Eleven $183.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$2.1 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.1 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Julia Roberts Tom Hanks

Julia Roberts

32 theatrical releases • $2.1 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2004 Ocean's Twelve $125.5 Million
2004 Grand Champion $54,579
2004 Closer $34.0 Million
2003 Mona Lisa Smile $63.9 Million
2002 Full Frontal $2.5 Million

Tom Hanks

33 theatrical releases • $3.1 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2004 The Terminal $77.9 Million
2004 The Polar Express $162.8 Million
2004 The Ladykillers $39.8 Million
2002 Road to Perdition $104.5 Million
2002 Catch Me If You Can $164.6 Million
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.

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

As of the selected ranking year, Julia Roberts and Tom Hanks form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. 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.