Tom Hanks
Worldwide gross, in 2025 dollars, 1988 to today.$12.48bn as reported.
Based on 45 of 89 films with known box office for Tom Hanks (50.6%). Appearances as themselves or in archive footage are not counted as films.
Hit rate 73.3%.
The biggest film is Toy Story 3 (2010), at $1.58bn. The five biggest make up 34% of the total.
Photo: TMDB
The career, in four acts
Each film's money sits on its first release date. Inflation-adjusted figures use the year the money was earned.
Forrest Gump, Saving Private Ryan, Toy Story 2.
The Da Vinci Code, Cast Away, Cars.
Toy Story 3, Toy Story 4, Sully.
Toy Story 5, Elvis, A Man Called Otto.
The nightly snapshot series · the time series behind the leaderboard, with its live pointShow
This series is pre-computed and does not yet respond to the appearance switches: it always counts every credited appearance.
Annual points through 2019, monthly from 2020, then daily snapshots from 5 August 2026, with the latest shown as live (dashed, see note below).
Note on the last point: historical points only count a film once its earliest release date is at least 90 days old. The live point (dashed line above) is ungated and includes films released within the last 90 days, so it can jump ahead of the historical curve rather than extend it smoothly.
No films currently sit inside that 90-day gate for Tom Hanks.
The biggest films
No. 1Toy Story 3$1.58bn2010 · Billed 1st
No. 2Forrest Gump$1.48bn1994 · Billed 1st
No. 3Toy Story 4$1.35bn2019 · Billed 1st
No. 4The Da Vinci Code$1.23bn2006 · Billed 1st
No. 5Toy Story 5$1.12bn2026 · Billed 1st
No. 6Saving Private Ryan$958.57m1998 · Billed 1st
No. 7Toy Story 2$956.65m1999 · Billed 1st
No. 8Cast Away$777.30m2000 · Billed 1st
No. 9Toy Story$771.14m1995 · Billed 1st
No. 10Cars$737.71m2006 · Billed 41st of 86
No. 11Angels & Demons$737.11m2009 · Billed 1st
No. 12Apollo 13$711.72m1995 · Billed 1st
Cameos and sources
No cameos
No named source calls any of Tom Hanks's credits a cameo, so the total and the rank are the same with cameos counted or not.
Our rule: a cameo is what a named source calls a cameo. Billing never decides. How cameos are decided
Where the numbers come from
Worldwide gross for 45 of 45 films. Primary source.
Re-releases, and the full total where The Numbers reports less. Not needed for Tom Hanks today.
Credits, billing, dates, posters. Second opinion on the gross: TMDB has a figure for 44 of 45 films, and 39 of those agree within 5%.
Cameo calls: a named source says the appearance is a cameo. Billing never decides. None of Tom Hanks's credits has a cameo call yet.
How the total is built
- Every film counts once, whatever the role.
- A film's gross is its original run plus re-releases.
- Inflation is adjusted from the year the money was earned, to 2025 dollars.
- Appearances as themselves and archive footage are not counted as films. Any box office they carry stays in the total unless that switch is off.
Credits by role
Actor (unclassified)
Director
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Filmography
- Toy Story 3 2010Woody (voice) · Billed 1st$1.58bnin 2025 money
- Forrest Gump 1994Forrest Gump · Billed 1st$1.48bnin 2025 money
- Toy Story 4 2019Woody (voice) · Billed 1st$1.35bnin 2025 money
- The Da Vinci Code 2006Robert Langdon · Billed 1st$1.23bnin 2025 money
- Toy Story 5 2026Woody (voice) · Billed 1st$1.12bnin 2025 money
- Saving Private Ryan 1998Captain Miller · Billed 1st$958.57min 2025 money
- Toy Story 2 1999Woody (voice) · Billed 1st$956.65min 2025 money
- Cast Away 2000Chuck Noland · Billed 1st$777.30min 2025 money
- Toy Story 1995Woody (voice) · Billed 1st$771.14min 2025 money
The Numbers: $375.46m · TMDB: $962.30m
- Cars 2006Woody Car (voice) · Billed 41st of 86$737.71min 2025 money
The receipts
Here is every film, every figure, and how we added it up.
- All time, worldwide, all roles
- adjusted for inflation, in 2025 dollars
Uncredited appearances: counted. Appearances as themselves: not counted. Cameos: counted.
We counted 45 films. Together they earned $19.99bn. Each film is counted once. That is the 10th biggest total, all time, worldwide, out of the 30 people ranked on TopLiner. Ranks come from the leaderboard published on 1 November 2026.
How it adds up
Check it yourself: add up the 45 counted films below and you get $19.99bn.
Find every film. We looked for every title Tom Hanks is credited on. We found 179 titles. 90 are left out by the switches. That leaves 89 films.
Find the money. 45 of the 89 films have a box office figure. That is the money that cinema tickets brought in around the world. 43 have no figure we trust yet, so they add nothing. We never guess. 1 is not out yet.
Count each film once. If someone acts in a film and also directs it, the film still counts one time. 2 films here have more than one job for Tom Hanks.
Add it up. The 45 films together earned $19.99bn, adjusted for inflation, in 2025 dollars. Divide by 45 and the average is $444.26m a film.
Rank everyone. We add up every person the same way. Then we sort them from the biggest total to the smallest. Tom Hanks has the 10th biggest total of the 30 people ranked on TopLiner.
32 of the 45 films earned $100 million or more (in dollars as reported).
Film by film: counted (45)
- Toy Story 3 2010$1.58bnin 2025 money
- Forrest Gump 1994$1.48bnin 2025 money
- Toy Story 4 2019$1.35bnin 2025 money
- The Da Vinci Code 2006$1.23bnin 2025 money
- Toy Story 5 2026$1.12bnin 2025 money
- Saving Private Ryan 1998$958.57min 2025 money
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- Toy Story 2 1999$956.65min 2025 money
- Cast Away 2000$777.30min 2025 money
- Toy Story 1995$771.14min 2025 money
The Numbers: $375.46m · TMDB: $962.30m
- Cars 2006$737.71min 2025 money
- Angels & Demons 2009$737.11min 2025 money
- Apollo 13 1995$711.72min 2025 money
The Numbers: $336.66m · TMDB: $355.24m
- Catch Me If You Can 2002$622.76min 2025 money
- The Green Mile 1999$543.85min 2025 money
- The Polar Express 2004$532.27min 2025 money
- Sleepless in Seattle 1993$508.23min 2025 money
- You've Got Mail 1998$485.04min 2025 money
- Philadelphia 1993$437.56min 2025 money
- Big 1988$413.16min 2025 money
- The Terminal 2004$372.96min 2025 money
- Road to Perdition 2002$328.38min 2025 money
- Sully 2016$327.34min 2025 money
- Elvis 2022$317.05min 2025 money
- A League of Their Own 1992$304.07min 2025 money
- Captain Phillips 2013$300.26min 2025 money
- Inferno 2016$288.51min 2025 money
- The Post 2017$230.63min 2025 money
- Bridge of Spies 2015$218.12min 2025 money
- Cloud Atlas 2012$180.71min 2025 money
- Charlie Wilson's War 2007$178.82min 2025 money
- Saving Mr. Banks 2013$156.44min 2025 money
- The Ladykillers 2004$132.00min 2025 money
- A Man Called Otto 2022$114.86min 2025 money
- Larry Crowne 2011
Counted once, even though Tom Hanks had 2 jobs on it.
$88.01min 2025 moneyThe Numbers: $61.45m · TMDB: $75.06m
- A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood 2019$86.43min 2025 money
- The Walk 2015
Counted. Tom Hanks was not named on screen.
$83.58min 2025 money - Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close 2011$77.52min 2025 money
- That Thing You Do! 1996
Counted once, even though Tom Hanks had 2 jobs on it.
$69.36min 2025 money - The Circle 2017$59.80min 2025 money
The Numbers: $45.50m · TMDB: $40.65m
- Asteroid City 2023$57.04min 2025 money
- The Phoenician Scheme 2025$40.62min 2025 money
- Here 2024$15.99min 2025 money
- A Hologram for the King 2016$15.90min 2025 money
The Numbers: $11.85m · TMDB: $9.17m
- The Great Buck Howard 2008$1.35min 2025 money
- Concert for George 2003$189,507in 2025 money
The Numbers: $111,111 · TMDB: no figure
Not counted: no box office figure found (43)
- The Americas: A Wild 250th 2026
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Freaky Tales 2025
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- How to Rig an Election: The Racist History of the 1876 Presidential Contest 2023
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks 2023
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Pinocchio 2022
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Finch 2021
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
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- News of the World 2020
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Greyhound 2020
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- The Mayo Clinic 2018
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special 2017
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War 2016
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Ithaca 2015
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Toy Story That Time Forgot 2014
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Toy Story of Terror! 2013
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Partysaurus Rex 2012
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Boatlift 2011
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Hawaiian Vacation 2011
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Small Fry 2011
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts 2009
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Beyond All Boundaries 2009
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Passport to the Universe 2005
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 2005
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Elvis Has Left the Building 2004
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip 2003
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Shooting War 2000
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Return with Honor 1999
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Vault of Horror I 1994
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Radio Flyer 1992
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Joe Versus the Volcano 1990
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- The Bonfire of the Vanities 1990
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Turner & Hooch 1989
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- The 'Burbs 1989
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Punchline 1988
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Dragnet 1987
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- The Money Pit 1986
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Every Time We Say Goodbye 1986
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Nothing in Common 1986
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- The Man with One Red Shoe 1985
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Volunteers 1985
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Splash 1984
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Bachelor Party 1984
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Mazes and Monsters 1982
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- He Knows You're Alone 1980
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
Not counted: not in cinemas yet (1)
- The Comebacker 2027
Not counted yet. It has not reached cinemas.
Not counted: left out by your switches (90)
- Toy Story: 30 Years and Beyond - A Special Edition of 20/20 2026
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Marty, Life Is Short 2026
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- John Candy: I Like Me 2025
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas 2025
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Clint Eastwood : la légende 2025
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- SNL50: The Homecoming Concert 2025
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
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- The Bloody Hundredth 2024
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big Screen 2023
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Tom Hanks: The Nomad 2023
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- A Grammy Salute to The Beach Boys 2023
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20 2023
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Commitment to Life 2023
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Tom Hanks: Hollywood's Mr Nice Guy 2022
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- 'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen 2022
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Bigger Than Life - The Making of Elvis 2022
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Exclusively Elvis: A Special Edition of 20/20 2022
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter 2022
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Halftime 2022
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear 2022
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Die Tom Hanks Story 2021
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Celebrating America 2021
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- A Night at the Academy Museum 2021
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- We Are Cinema 2021
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan 2020
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound 2019
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- The Last Mile 2018
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Quincy 2018
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Die Clint Eastwood Story 2018
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal 2018
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- California Typewriter 2017
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Spielberg 2017
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- The Fabulous Allan Carr 2017
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies 2016
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Tom Hanks: A League of His Own 2016
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Mike Nichols: An American Master 2016
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- There's Something About Romcoms 2016
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Sully: Sully Sullenberger - The Man Behind the Miracle 2016
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond 2015
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Everything Is Copy 2015
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Misery Loves Comedy 2015
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Capturing Captain Phillips 2014
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- The Making Of 'CAPTAIN PHILLIPS' Behind The Scenes 2014
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- The Dave Clark Five and Beyond: Glad All Over 2014
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Walking the Mile 2014
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- The Real Mary Poppins 2014
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- The Concert for Valor 2014
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- All In 2014
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- And the Oscar Goes To... 2014
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Killing Lincoln 2013
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Inventing David Geffen 2012
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- The Road We've Traveled 2012
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Radioman 2012
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Close Up 2012
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen 2012
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- The Extraordinary Voyage 2011
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial 2009
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Waking Sleeping Beauty 2009
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- A Timeless Call 2008
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Making That Thing You Do 2007
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Spielberg on Spielberg 2007
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- The Pixar Story 2007
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- The Simpsons Movie 2007
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation 2007
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Who Killed the Electric Car? 2006
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Who Needs Sleep? 2006
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Earth to America 2005
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Nos Bastidores de Hollywood 2005
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Pennis from Heaven 2005
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Live 8 2005
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia' 2004
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Making a 'Splash' 2004
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Catch Me If You Can: Behind the Camera 2003
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Rebels of Oakland: The A's, The Raiders, The '70s 2003
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles 2003
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- The Making of 'Band of Brothers' 2001
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Rescued from the Closet 2001
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- America | A Tribute to Heroes 2001
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile 2000
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Into the Breach: Saving Private Ryan 1999
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Stephen King: Shining in the Dark 1999
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special 1999
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- The Harryhausen Chronicles 1997
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- The Story Behind 'Toy Story' 1996
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- The Universal Story 1996
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 1996
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- The Celluloid Closet 1996
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- The Making of Toy Story 1995
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump 1994
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic 1991
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary 1989
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
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