As Tom Hanks re-teams with his "Captain Phillips" director Paul Greengrass for a stark and gritty Western in 2020's "News of the World,"  we run down the 20 most memorable movie characters from Hanks' career.

#20: Rick Gassko - “Bachelor Party” - It's hard to imagine America’s Dad in a raunchy, screwball comedy. But that is exactly how Tom Hanks started his film career.

Tom Hanks, Bradford Bancroft in "Bachelor Party."

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#19: Dr. Henry Goose, Isaac Sachs, Zachry, et. al. - “Cloud Atlas” - Say what you will about “Cloud Atlas,” but here you have Tom Hanks playing six different characters, in six different genres, all in one movie.

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#18: Robert Langdon - “The Da Vinci Code,” “Angels & Demons,” “Inferno” - Tom Hanks portrays Dan Brown’s Harvard Symbiologist (is that even a thing?). There were many controversies surrounding these movies, but none more controversial than that of Tom Hanks’ long hair.

Audrey Tautou, Tom Hanks in "The Da Vinci Code."

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#17: Det. Scott Turner - “Turner & Hooch” - “Don't eat the car! Not the car! Oh, what am I yelling at you for? You're a dog!” This line, that Detective Turner shouts at his furry partner Hooch, was used in test footage for “Toy Story,” and helped convince Hanks to take on the role of Sheriff Woody.

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#16: Viktor Navorski - “The Terminal” - To get the old world sounding accent for his man-without-a-country character of Viktor Navorski, Tom Hanks based his performance on his Bulgarian father-in-law who can speak multiple languages, including Russian, Turkish, Polish and Greek.

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#15: Paul Edgecomb - “The Green Mile” - Tom Hanks could have starred in the Frank Darabont adaptation of Stephen King’s novella “The Shawshank Redemption.” Instead he chose “Forrest Gump.” Hanks got a second chance at a King adaptation, much to the delight of both Darabont and the author, as the sympathetic corrections officer Paul Edgecomb.

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#14: Allen Bauer - “Splash” - It’s easy to forget Tom Hanks’ start in comedy, but his timing was impeccable. Hanks’ Allen Bauer falls head-over-heels in love with a true fish (mermaid) out of water, and perfectly plays the straight man to Daryl Hannah, John Candy and Eugene Levy.

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#13: Michael Sullivan - “Road to Perdition” - Tom Hanks is known as an actor that rarely ever plays a bad guy. Mob enforcer Michael Sullivan is probably his darkest, even if his dirty deeds are downplayed and only hinted at on screen. Hanks was drawn to the role as father, understanding that the choices you make in life have a large impact on your children.

Tyler Hoechlin, Tom Hanks in "Road to Perdition."

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#12: Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger - “Sully” - Pilot Chesley Sullenberger is a true hero; and who better to portray him than Tom Hanks, of course? Hanks spent half a day with the former pilot to get into his head. The real Sully was later impressed by how well Hanks nailed his on-screen characterization.

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#11: Sam Baldwin & Joe Fox - “Sleepless in Seattle” & “You’ve Got Mail” - Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan were so perfect on screen together, you almost wished they were married in real life. Director Nora Ephron paired them twice in the ‘90s and we can’t pick a Hanks role in these rom-coms that’s any better than the other.

Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in "Sleepless in Seattle" and "You've Got Mail."

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#10: Mr. White - “That Thing You Do!” - A&R rep for the fictional Playtone Records who helps lead the Wonders (formerly the Oneders) into their brief touch at stardom. The film was written (including some of the songs) and directed by Tom Hanks. Mr. White is a take on Beatles manager Brian Epstein.

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#9: Carl Hanratty - “Catch Me If You Can” - Steven Spielberg’s second collaboration with Tom Hanks is based on a true story. Hanks’ FBI agent Carl Hanratty serves as both a foil and a surrogate father figure to con man Frank Abagnale Jr. (Leonardo DiCaprio). Hanratty was based on real-life Special Agent Joseph Shea, who forged a similar relationship with the real Abagnale Jr.

Tom Hanks, Frank John Hughes, Brian Howe in "Catch Me If You Can."

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#8: Chuck Noland - “Cast Away” - Who else, besides Tom Hanks, could carry a whole movie with no supporting actors, save for a volleyball, for two hours? Hanks’ FedEx systems engineer Chuck Noland is a man determined to see that packages are safely and efficiently delivered. When his FedEx plane crashes, stranding him on a deserted island, he holds on to the one package that survives and sees to it that it’s delivered in the end. Of course, if he opened the box, maybe he would have found a satellite phone.

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#7: Josh Baskin - “Big” - We can’t really think of anyone from the ‘80s, or even now, who would be more perfect in the role as the grown-up-yet-still-a-kid Josh Baskin. This was the role that fittingly made Tom Hanks big, and earned him his first Oscar nomination for Best Actor.

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#6: Jimmy Dugan - “A League of Their Own” - The Rockford Peaches' manager Jimmy Dugan knows there’s no tears when playing America’s favorite pastime. The hard-drinking, out-of-shape Dugan was loosely based on real-life sluggers Jimmie Foxx and Lewis “Hack” Wilson. Hanks’ famous line about crying, or the lack thereof, in baseball was ranked #54 in AFI’s list of “100 Great Movie Quotes.”

Bitty Schram and Tom Hanks in "A League of Their Own."

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#5: Jim Lovell - “Apollo 13” - Tom Hanks followed-up his Academy Award-winning performance in “Forrest Gump” by portraying real-life astronaut Jim Lovell, one of the three astronauts who nearly made it to the moon in 1970. Hanks’ famous line back to NASA Mission Control in Houston was not actually spoken the way it is on film. Lovell’s actual words were, “Houston, we’ve had a problem.”

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#4: Sheriff Woody - The “Toy Story” Movies - He's the favorite pull-string cowboy doll of Andy, and a former star of his own TV show from the ‘50s. Tom Hanks has likened doing vocal work on “Toy Story” to a four-hour ab workout, as it’s just as physically demanding. Perhaps that’s why when you hear Woody’s voice from actual Woody dolls, it’s really the voice of Hanks’ brother, Jim.

Woody (voice: Tom Hanks) in key art for "Toy Story 4."

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#3: Forrest Gump - “Forrest Gump” - Tom Hanks earned his second Oscar by playing the memorable character who espouses mom-isms like “life is like a box of chocolates,” while traversing through nearly all the singular moments from the late-‘50s to the ‘70s. Hanks based Gump’s southern accent on Michael Conner Humphreys, the child actor who was hired to play young Forrest and who actually talked that way.

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#2: Andrew Beckett - “Philadelphia” - Tom Hanks lost nearly 30 pounds to play wrongfully fired lawyer Andrew Beckett, who was suffering from AIDS. Hanks would go on to receive his first Oscar for his performance in a film that is considered the first mainstream movie to tackle the issue of AIDS, and one that helped usher in more realistic depictions of LGBT characters in Hollywood.

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#1: Captain John H. Miller - “Saving Private Ryan”: The capable captain of the 2nd Ranger Battalion, who leads his company through the bloodshed of D-Day and then deep into France to locate the eponymous Private Ryan and send him home. Simply put: Tom Hanks + Steven Spielberg + WWII -- there is no greater match-up of actor, director and setting.

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Movie Lists

The big screen is back! Paramount's long-delayed "A Quiet Place: Part II" spoke loudly at the box office with a four-day total take of $57M. This was the best theatrical debut since the start of the pandemic and stands as proof that this summer should show signs of normal life at theaters.

Throughout the weekend John Krasinski's follow-up to his 2018 runaway hit took in better daily grosses than "Godzilla vs. Kong" did on its opening weekend. The final extended weekend haul for "A Quiet Place: Part II" put the film just shy of the $60M average that was expected back in March 2020, when the film was initially planned for release. Moreover, that haul nearly topped the entire domestic box office run of the original theatrical savior "Tenet." With such an impressive debut, "A Quiet Place: Part II" should give studios and theaters hope for an even more impressive opening later this month with the release of Universal's "F9."

Disney's "Cruella" also opened to impressive numbers, though it was not nearly as big a bang as "A Quiet Place: Part II." The family-friendly villainess drama took in $26.5M placing it at No. 2. Disney expected "Cruella" to score lower than Paramount's horror sequel, but the film's weekend haul was likely undercut by its simultaneous release on Disney+ Premier Access.

Along with Paramount's re-issue of their 2013 zombie thriller "World War Z," the rest of the box office was dominated by holdovers. Lionsgate's horror spin-off "Spiral" led the holdovers with $2.8M placing it at No. 3.

Now that the box office is nearly back to normal, time will soon tell just how performant the day-and-date release experiments are. If the pandemic has taught us anything about moviegoing, it's that people want freedom of choice. "A Quiet Place: Part II" was exclusive to theaters (the 45-day window before PVOD could end up being the sweet spot for theater lovers, studios and streaming fans). This weekend's "The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It," will premiere in theaters and on HBO Max. Now that audiences are feeling more comfortable being back in the theater, will they return for this horror sequel like they did for last weekend's, or will they mainly choose to stream it at home?

Could it be that seeing it on the big screen is a must for certain event films? While others (indies and mid-level films) work fine on streaming? And if that's the case, what about raiding studio ip vaults for other experiences that are best on the big screen? Use those to further program and market theaters with the shortened window for new films? Studios? Exhibition? Anyone? Expand the private screening party options? Anyone?

"A Quiet Place: Part II" (Paramount) - $57,000,000 [NEW]

"Spiral" (Lionsgate) $2,770,000 / Overall: $20,277,163

"Wrath of Man" (United Artists) - $2,758,000 / Overall: $22,765,737

"Raya and the Last Dragon" (Disney) - $2,755,000 / Overall: $51,620,365

"Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train" (FUNimation) - $1,579,000 / Overall: $46,700,000

"Godzilla vs. Kong" (Warner Bros) - $1,060,000 / Overall: $98,354,000

"Dream Horse" (Bleecker Street) - $817,373 / Overall: $1,902,991

"Those Who Wish Me Dead" (Warner Bros) - $720,000 / Overall: $6,900,000

"World War Z (2013)" (Paramount) - $448,000 [NEW/REISSUE]

Box office data comes to us from Box Office Mojo.

A Quiet Place: Part II

Godzilla vs. Kong

Tenet

F9: The Fast Saga

Cruella

Spiral

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

Box Office - Emily Blunt in "A Quiet Place: Part II."

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Today, Tom Holland celebrates a quarter century of life. We're here for it, and happy to recommend a few of his best. The talented actor has been hard at work this year alone, already starring in "Cherry" and "Chaos Walking." We also see he's hard at work on a couple other projects we're antcipating: "Uncharted" and "Spider-Man: No Way Home." So, in honor of him and his special day, we've picked out our 3 favorite Tom Holland performances in movies you absolutely must stream.

Cherry

Spider-Man: No Way Home

Tom Holland's Best Movie Moments

Spider-Man: Far From Home

The Impossible

The Devil All the Time

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We'll have trailer breakdown stories for a lot of these videos, but for a quick look at the top 10 trending movie trailers, bookmark this page. We'll be updating it constantly to provide the latest for your viewing pleasure. So let's kick it off with the movie trailers that are trending the most!

1) The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It – June 4, 2021 – Theaters & HBO Max

If we acknowledge God in court, how can we deny the existence of the Devil? After a young man pleads not guilty to a murder because he believes that he must have been possessed, Ed and Lorraine Warren will try to help prove his innocence.

2) Infinite – July 10, 2021 – Paramount+

Usually, a person only gets one life to live but lucky for this guy, he's an Infinite which means he's already lived and died a thousand times. What will he do differently in this new life and who will he become?

3) Werewolves Within – June 25, 2021 – Theaters

What started as a tour of the town Beaverfield quickly turns into a sleepover due to bad road conditions, broken generators, and a dead body. Some of those issues might be because of the weather, but the others might be because there's a werewolf on the loose.

David Stone is sitting down with famed gangster Meyer Lansky to write a book about his life. He should be careful not to share too much of Lansky's story, otherwise things may not go so well for him.... 

5) Jungle Cruise – July 30, 2021 – Theaters & Disney+ with Premier Access

A riverboat captain, a scientist, and her brother will all be embarking on a cruise adventure to find the Tree of Life while also fending off a group of German adversaries and any dangerous animals they may find in the jungle.

When a family discovers a secluded beach to go to during their vacation so they can relax and not have to worry about time, they begin to age at an alarming rate and time is the only thing that's on their mind.

7) The Tomorrow War – July 2, 2021 – Prime Video

After an ex-military man and many others are drafted, they'll have to travel forward in time to fight a war in the future that will determine the fate of today. If they lose, it'll be the end of mankind.

8) False Positive – June 25, 2021 – Hulu

When a couple struggling to have children visits a seemingly normal fertility doctor, they feel that their prayers may have finally been answered. The only thing is that this mom-to-be is sensing something that just doesn't seem right about their new doctor....

9) Last Night in Soho – October 22, 2021 – Theaters

When a girl in London gets a magical opportunity to go back in time to the 1960s, she can't tell if it's real or just a dream. The more vivid this reality becomes, the darker it becomes as well.

10) Gunpowder Milkshake – 2021 – Netflix

We hope you brought enough ammo because even John Wick would be doubling down if he were going up against this woman. When a contract killer decides to spare a young girl's life over what's best for her firm, she'll need all the help she can get shooting her way out of this situation.

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