1 7
Age 55

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 48

#47

Rank

#1

#5

Peak Rank

#1

25

Years Ranked

24

9

Years in Top 10

14

28.0

Average Rank

10.7

24

Theatrical Releases

33

JFK $70.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$345.2 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.1 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Sissy Spacek Tom Hanks

Sissy Spacek

24 theatrical releases • $345.2 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2004 A Home at the End of the World $1.0 Million
2002 Tuck Everlasting $19.2 Million
2001 In the Bedroom $35.9 Million
1999 The Straight Story $6.2 Million
1999 Blast from the Past $26.5 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.

The 2004 comparison presents Sissy Spacek and Tom Hanks through the ranking data available at that point in time. 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.