1 7
Age 26

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 45

#12

Rank

#1

#5

Peak Rank

#1

7

Years Ranked

21

1

Years in Top 10

11

24.0

Average Rank

12.0

10

Theatrical Releases

28

Titanic $600.7 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$681.1 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.6 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Kate Winslet Tom Hanks

Kate Winslet

10 theatrical releases • $681.1 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2001 Iris $5.6 Million
2000 Quills $7.1 Million
1999 Holy Smoke $1.8 Million
1999 Hideous Kinky $1.3 Million
1997 Titanic $600.7 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.

By the 2001 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.

Elite Top 10 presence favors Tom Hanks, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context. From a historical perspective, the matchup leans toward Tom Hanks and remains tied to the selected ranking season.