1 7
Age 57

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 72

Not Ranked

Current Rank

#52

#6

Peak Rank

#5

31

Years Ranked

47

3

Years in Top 10

12

43.9

Average Rank

24.8

24

Theatrical Releases

48

Chicago $170.7 Million

Biggest Hit

Wild Hogs $168.3 Million

$1.2 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.6 Billion

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Note: Films released during the selected year influence the following year's rankings.

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

Elite Top 10 presence favors John Travolta, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context. The comparison therefore points leans toward John Travolta, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Catherine Zeta-Jones John Travolta

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Catherine Zeta-Jones

24 theatrical releases • $1.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2013 Red 2 $53.3 Million
2013 Side Effects $32.2 Million
2013 Broken City $19.7 Million
2012 Playing for Keeps $13.1 Million
2012 Rock of Ages $38.5 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