3 4
Age 55

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 48

#11

Rank

#1

#1

Peak Rank

#1

25

Years Ranked

24

21

Years in Top 10

14

6.4

Average Rank

10.7

32

Theatrical Releases

33

A Series of Unfortunate Events $118.6 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$1.1 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.1 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Meryl Streep Tom Hanks

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.

By the 2004 season, the comparison is less about a single breakout moment and more about the shape of each actor's accumulated Hollywood results. Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Tom Hanks the larger theatrical footprint.

Average Rank adds useful texture here, pointing to Meryl Streep as the steadier high-ranking presence across eligible seasons. From a historical perspective, the matchup leans toward Tom Hanks and remains tied to the selected ranking season.