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Age 37

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 48

#2

Rank

#1

#2

Peak Rank

#1

15

Years Ranked

24

3

Years in Top 10

14

21.4

Average Rank

10.7

25

Theatrical Releases

33

Batman Forever $184.0 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

Nicole Kidman Tom Hanks

Nicole Kidman

25 theatrical releases • $1.1 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2004 The Stepford Wives $59.5 Million
2004 Dogville $1.5 Million
2004 Birth $5.1 Million
2003 The Human Stain $5.4 Million
2003 Cold Mountain $95.6 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, Nicole Kidman and Tom Hanks form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. The category score gives Tom Hanks the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Elite Top 10 presence favors Tom Hanks, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Tom Hanks, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.