1 3
Age 44

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 46

#13

Rank

#1

#1

Peak Rank

#1

22

Years Ranked

22

12

Years in Top 10

12

11.2

Average Rank

11.5

30

Theatrical Releases

30

Batman Returns $162.8 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$1.2 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.8 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Michelle Pfeiffer Tom Hanks

Michelle Pfeiffer

30 theatrical releases • $1.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2002 White Oleander $16.4 Million
2001 I Am Sam $40.3 Million
2000 What Lies Beneath $155.5 Million
1999 The Story of Us $27.1 Million
1999 The Deep End of the Ocean $13.9 Million

Tom Hanks

30 theatrical releases • $2.8 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2002 Road to Perdition $104.5 Million
2002 Catch Me If You Can $164.6 Million
2000 Cast Away $233.6 Million
1999 Toy Story 2 $245.9 Million
1999 The Gren Mile $136.8 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 2002 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.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Tom Hanks the larger theatrical footprint. From a historical perspective, the matchup leans toward Tom Hanks and remains tied to the selected ranking season.