6 2
Age 63

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 72

#18

Current Rank

#52

#4

Peak Rank

#5

35

Years Ranked

47

8

Years in Top 10

12

16.6

Average Rank

24.8

52

Theatrical Releases

48

World War Z $202.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Wild Hogs $168.3 Million

$3.7 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.6 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Brad Pitt and John Travolta form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. The category score gives Brad Pitt the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Brad Pitt John Travolta

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Brad Pitt

52 theatrical releases • $3.7 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 F1 $189.6 Million
2022 Babylon $15.7 Million
2022 Bullet Train $103.4 Million
2022 The Lost City $105.3 Million
2019 Ad Astra $50.2 Million

John Travolta

48 theatrical releases • $2.6 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2018 Gotti $4.3 Million
2016 In a Valley of Violence $61,797
2013 Killing Season $39,881
2012 Savages $47.4 Million
2010 From Paris with Love $24.1 Million