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Age 47

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 36

#1

Rank

#1

#1

Peak Rank

#1

23

Years Ranked

15

13

Years in Top 10

13

11.1

Average Rank

5.9

30

Theatrical Releases

29

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

Biggest Hit

Ocean's Eleven $183.4 Million

$2.8 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.0 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Tom Hanks Julia Roberts

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

Julia Roberts

29 theatrical releases • $2.0 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2003 Mona Lisa Smile $63.9 Million
2002 Full Frontal $2.5 Million
2002 Confessions of a Dangerous Mind $16.0 Million
2001 The Mexican $66.8 Million
2001 Ocean's Eleven $183.4 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, Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. The category score gives Tom Hanks the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Tom Hanks's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. The comparison therefore points leans toward Tom Hanks, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.