0 8
Age 42

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 40

#23

Rank

#1

#23

Peak Rank

#1

7

Years Ranked

16

0

Years in Top 10

6

32.0

Average Rank

15.4

11

Theatrical Releases

23

Lethal Weapon 3 $144.7 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$701.4 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.6 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Rene Russo Tom Hanks

Rene Russo

11 theatrical releases • $701.4 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1996 Tin Cup $53.9 Million
1996 Ransom $136.5 Million
1995 Outbreak $67.7 Million
1995 Get Shorty $72.1 Million
1994 Major League II $30.6 Million

Tom Hanks

23 theatrical releases • $1.6 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1996 That Thing You Do! $25.9 Million
1995 Toy Story $191.8 Million
1995 Apollo 13 $172.1 Million
1994 Forrest Gump $329.7 Million
1993 Sleepless in Seattle $126.7 Million
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As of the selected ranking year, Rene Russo and Tom Hanks form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Tom Hanks holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

Career peak is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Tom Hanks holding the stronger position in this snapshot. From a historical perspective, the matchup leans toward Tom Hanks and remains tied to the selected ranking season.