3 3
Age 56

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 49

#8

Rank

#1

#1

Peak Rank

#1

26

Years Ranked

25

22

Years in Top 10

15

6.5

Average Rank

10.3

33

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

Meryl Streep

33 theatrical releases • $1.1 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2005 Prime $22.8 Million
2004 The Manchurian Candidate $66.0 Million
2004 A Series of Unfortunate Events $118.6 Million
2002 The Hours $41.7 Million
2002 Adaptation $22.5 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, Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Tom Hanks's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Tom Hanks the larger theatrical footprint. Taken together, the comparison suggests stays evenly split while still showing distinct strengths on each side.