3 3
Age 40

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 50

#1

Rank

#1

#1

Peak Rank

#1

16

Years Ranked

17

6

Years in Top 10

3

15.4

Average Rank

13.1

23

Theatrical Releases

29

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

Biggest Hit

The Client $92.1 Million

$1.6 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$570.9 Million

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Tom Hanks Susan Sarandon

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

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
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.

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

At this point in the rankings, Tom Hanks versus Susan Sarandon is best read as a compact career snapshot rather than an all-time verdict. 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. The comparison therefore points stays evenly split, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.