Resume: Tom Hanks

 

Tom Hanks is about to appear in his second Stephen King adaptation, the highly-anticipated Revival. In this edition of Resume, we will look at the filmography of this Hollywood legend....





















Season 1

Hiroshima
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer: Lon Charles


Budget: $76,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $80,152,027
Foreign Box Office: $70,910,836
Total Profit: $18,316,918




Tom Hanks made his LRF debut in the studio's inaugural season playing US President Harry Truman in a film about the dropping of a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima, Japan in World War II. The film was well-received by critics with a Metascore of 82, but only managed one GRA nomination. Financially, the film was another successful collaboration between Hanks and director Steven Spielberg.



Season 11

Bioshock
Director: Tim Miller
Writer: HG Hansen


Budget: $115,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $48,903,189
Foreign Box Office: $116,200,347
Total Profit: -$41,558,914



After 10 seasons away, Tom Hanks returned to LRF as the villain in the long-in-the-works video game adaptation, Bioshock. The film flopped with critics and at the box office alike.



Season 12

Cold
Director: David Fincher
Writer: James Morgan


Budget: $75,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $104,379,199
Foreign Box Office: $76,223,327
Total Profit: $28,371,904



One season later, Hanks returned with another villainous performance. This time the film was much better received, with Hanks even being nominated for Best Villain at that season's GRA ceremony.



Season 17

The King of Hearts
Director: Bennett Miller
Writer: Chad Taylor


Budget: $72,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $212,669,046
Foreign Box Office: $88,009,118
Total Profit: $189,845,568




After several seasons off, Hanks returned with a busy Season 17. First up was his role opposite Tom Cruise in The King of Hearts. They played rival heart surgeons in the film. The film won 5 GRA trophies in Season 17, including Best Picture and two trophies for Hanks: Best Supporting Actor and Best Starring Couple.

Namor the Sub-Mariner
Director: JC Chandor
Writer: John Malone


Budget: $212,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $375,590,113
Foreign Box Office: $441,328,995
Total Profit: $335,004,106




Next up in Season 17 for Hanks was a small but pivotal role in the Marvel Universe film, Namor the Sub-Mariner. He played the title characters long-missing human father. The film was a smash success, with it becoming a rare superhero project to secure a Best Picture nomination at the GRA ceremony.



Up Next: Hanks doesn't have a ton of work lined up yet in the immediate future, although he is expected to appear in a future sequel to Namor the Sub-Mariner.


Review:

• Highest Grossing Film: Namor the Sub-Mariner ($816,919,108)
• Most Profitable Film: Namor the Sub-Mariner ($335,004,106)
• Most Awarded Film: The King of Hearts (5 Wins & 3 Nominations)
• Best Reviewed Film: The King of Hearts (Metascore: 90)