3 3
Age 50

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 40

#1

Rank

#1

#1

Peak Rank

#1

17

Years Ranked

16

3

Years in Top 10

6

13.1

Average Rank

15.4

29

Theatrical Releases

23

The Client $92.1 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$570.9 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.6 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Susan Sarandon Tom Hanks

Susan Sarandon

29 theatrical releases • $570.9 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1996 James and the Giant Peach $28.9 Million
1995 Dead Man Walking $39.4 Million
1994 The Client $92.1 Million
1994 Safe Passage $1.6 Million
1994 Little Women $50.1 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
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.

Note: Films released during the selected year influence the following year's rankings.

Looking at the Hollywood Rankings in 1996, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Tom Hanks's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Tom Hanks the larger theatrical footprint. Based on the available ranking data, the balance stays evenly split without turning the result into a subjective judgment of acting quality.