3 4
Age 51

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 44

#21

Rank

#1

#1

Peak Rank

#1

21

Years Ranked

20

11

Years in Top 10

10

11.7

Average Rank

12.6

22

Theatrical Releases

28

Ghostbusters $229.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$953.5 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.6 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Sigourney Weaver Tom Hanks

Sigourney Weaver

22 theatrical releases • $953.5 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1999 Galaxy Quest $71.6 Million
1999 A Map of the World $544,965
1997 The Ice Storm $8.0 Million
1997 Alien: Resurrection $47.8 Million
1995 Jeffrey $3.5 Million

Tom Hanks

28 theatrical releases • $2.6 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2000 Cast Away $233.6 Million
1999 Toy Story 2 $245.9 Million
1999 The Gren Mile $136.8 Million
1998 You've Got Mail $115.8 Million
1998 Saving Private Ryan $216.5 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, Sigourney Weaver 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.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Tom Hanks the larger theatrical footprint. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Tom Hanks, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.