Tom Hanks
Worldwide gross, in 2025 dollars, 1988 to today.$12.94bn as reported.
Based on 44 of 87 films with known box office for Tom Hanks (50.6%). Appearances as themselves or in archive footage are not counted as films.
Hit rate 70.8%.
The biggest film is Toy Story 3 (2010), at $1.58bn. The five biggest make up 33% 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, The Simpsons Movie, Cast Away.
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. 8The Simpsons Movie$818.92m2007 · Billed 19th of 19
No. 9Cast Away$777.30m2000 · Billed 1st
No. 10Toy Story$771.14m1995 · Billed 1st
No. 11Cars$737.71m2006 · Billed 41st of 86
No. 12Angels & Demons$737.11m2009 · 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 48 of 48 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 45 of 48 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
- The Simpsons Movie 2007Tom Hanks (voice) · Billed 19th of 19· As themselves$818.92min 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
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: not counted. Appearances as themselves: counted where the film has box office. Cameos: counted.
We counted 48 films. Together they earned $20.73bn. Each film is counted once. That is the 8th 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 48 counted films below and you get $20.73bn.
Find every film. We looked for every title Tom Hanks is credited on. We found 179 titles. Of these, 85 show Tom Hanks as themselves or in old clips. They have no box office figure, so they are not counted as films. 3 more are left out by the switches. That leaves 91 films.
Find the money. 48 of the 91 films have a box office figure. That is the money that cinema tickets brought in around the world. 42 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 48 films together earned $20.73bn, adjusted for inflation, in 2025 dollars. Divide by 48 and the average is $431.88m 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 8th biggest total of the 30 people ranked on TopLiner.
33 of the 48 films earned $100 million or more (in dollars as reported).
Film by film: counted (48)
- 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
- The Simpsons Movie 2007$818.92min 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
- 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
- Who Killed the Electric Car? 2006$2.96min 2025 money
The Numbers: $1.85m · TMDB: $1.68m
- The Great Buck Howard 2008$1.35min 2025 money
- Concert for George 2003$189,507in 2025 money
The Numbers: $111,111 · TMDB: no figure
- Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound 2019$79,673in 2025 money
The Numbers: $64,008 · TMDB: no figure
- Misery Loves Comedy 2015$26,822in 2025 money
The Numbers: $19,734 · TMDB: no figure
Not counted: no box office figure found (42)
- 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.
- 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: documentaries and old clips, as themselves (85)
- Toy Story: 30 Years and Beyond - A Special Edition of 20/20 2026
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Marty, Life Is Short 2026
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- John Candy: I Like Me 2025
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas 2025
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Clint Eastwood : la légende 2025
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- SNL50: The Homecoming Concert 2025
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
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- The Bloody Hundredth 2024
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big Screen 2023
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Tom Hanks: The Nomad 2023
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- A Grammy Salute to The Beach Boys 2023
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20 2023
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Commitment to Life 2023
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Tom Hanks: Hollywood's Mr Nice Guy 2022
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- 'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen 2022
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Bigger Than Life - The Making of Elvis 2022
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Exclusively Elvis: A Special Edition of 20/20 2022
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter 2022
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Halftime 2022
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear 2022
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Die Tom Hanks Story 2021
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Celebrating America 2021
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- A Night at the Academy Museum 2021
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- We Are Cinema 2021
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan 2020
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- The Last Mile 2018
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Quincy 2018
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Die Clint Eastwood Story 2018
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal 2018
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- California Typewriter 2017
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Spielberg 2017
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- The Fabulous Allan Carr 2017
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies 2016
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Tom Hanks: A League of His Own 2016
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Mike Nichols: An American Master 2016
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- There's Something About Romcoms 2016
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Sully: Sully Sullenberger - The Man Behind the Miracle 2016
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond 2015
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Everything Is Copy 2015
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Capturing Captain Phillips 2014
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- The Making Of 'CAPTAIN PHILLIPS' Behind The Scenes 2014
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- The Dave Clark Five and Beyond: Glad All Over 2014
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Walking the Mile 2014
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- The Real Mary Poppins 2014
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- The Concert for Valor 2014
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- All In 2014
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- And the Oscar Goes To... 2014
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Killing Lincoln 2013
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Inventing David Geffen 2012
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- The Road We've Traveled 2012
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Radioman 2012
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Close Up 2012
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen 2012
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- The Extraordinary Voyage 2011
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial 2009
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Waking Sleeping Beauty 2009
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- A Timeless Call 2008
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Making That Thing You Do 2007
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Spielberg on Spielberg 2007
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- The Pixar Story 2007
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation 2007
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Who Needs Sleep? 2006
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Earth to America 2005
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Nos Bastidores de Hollywood 2005
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Pennis from Heaven 2005
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Live 8 2005
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia' 2004
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Making a 'Splash' 2004
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Catch Me If You Can: Behind the Camera 2003
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Rebels of Oakland: The A's, The Raiders, The '70s 2003
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles 2003
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- The Making of 'Band of Brothers' 2001
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Rescued from the Closet 2001
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- America | A Tribute to Heroes 2001
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile 2000
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Into the Breach: Saving Private Ryan 1999
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Stephen King: Shining in the Dark 1999
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special 1999
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- The Story Behind 'Toy Story' 1996
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- The Universal Story 1996
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 1996
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- The Celluloid Closet 1996
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- The Making of Toy Story 1995
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump 1994
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic 1991
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
- Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary 1989
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
Not counted: left out by your switches (3)
- The Walk 2015
Left out because uncredited appearances are switched off.
- The Harryhausen Chronicles 1997
Left out because uncredited appearances are switched off.
- Radio Flyer 1992
Left out because uncredited appearances are switched off.
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