0 8
Age 37

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 47

#29

Rank

#1

#29

Peak Rank

#1

9

Years Ranked

23

0

Years in Top 10

13

56.4

Average Rank

12.2

17

Theatrical Releases

29

Wild Wild West $113.8 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$509.3 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.8 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Salma Hayek Tom Hanks

Salma Hayek

19 theatrical releases • $637.7 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2003 Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over $111.8 Million
2003 Once Upon a Time in Mexico $56.4 Million
2002 Frida $25.9 Million
2000 Traffic $124.1 Million
2000 Timecode $1.1 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 2003 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.

Career peak is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Tom Hanks holding the stronger position in this snapshot. Based on the available ranking data, the balance leans toward Tom Hanks without turning the result into a subjective judgment of acting quality.