Cast Away currently beats Forrest Gump 59–41
The island survival film outperforms the American fairy tale.
The Verdict Director's Cut
Hanks talking to a volleyball — the moment Cast Away's formal experiment stops being a stunt and becomes genuinely heartbreaking — is the scene that defines what Zemeckis was attempting: can a movie star make you cry over an inanimate object? Hanks can, and does, and the emotional reality of Wilson floating away is as devastating as anything in Forrest Gump's more populated emotional landscape. Voters choose the devastation that comes from less over the sentiment that comes from more. Cast Away earns its feelings the hard way. Gump earns them the easy way. Hard-earned leads.
The Numbers
| Forrest Gump | Cast Away | |
|---|---|---|
| Head-to-Head | 41% | 59% |
| Overall Win Rate | 47% | 63% |
| Championships | 6 | 10 |
| Avg Decision | 2.2s | 2.5s |
| Budget | $55M | $90M |
| Box Office | $677M | $430M |
Where This Matchup Sits
Cast Away sits at #9 in Adventure among 41 on BingeBracket.
From Robert Zemeckis's filmography of 2 films on the platform, Forrest Gump at #2 and Cast Away at #1.
Elsewhere on BingeBracket, both handle Big without much difficulty. That shared win gives a sense of the tier this matchup operates at.
Critical reception (Forrest Gump at 8.5) and bracket instinct (Cast Away winning head-to-head) are pulling in opposite directions here.
At the box office, Forrest Gump earned $677M to Cast Away's $430M. On BingeBracket, Cast Away takes the head-to-head. The commercial winner isn't always the bracket winner.
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