HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON
#8
#1
#1
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26
25
22
15
6.5
10.3
33
33
A Series of Unfortunate Events $118.6 Million
Forrest Gump $329.7 Million
$1.1 Billion
Box Office
$3.1 Billion
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CAREER RANKING HISTORY
FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON
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.