4 2
Age 51

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 72

#11

Current Rank

#52

#5

Peak Rank

#5

30

Years Ranked

47

6

Years in Top 10

12

21.6

Average Rank

24.8

48

Theatrical Releases

48

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness $411.3 Million

Biggest Hit

Wild Hogs $168.3 Million

$2.7 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.6 Billion

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Looking at the Hollywood Rankings in 2026, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Charlize Theron holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Charlize Theron's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Charlize Theron, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Charlize Theron John Travolta

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Charlize Theron

48 theatrical releases • $2.7 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2023 Fast & Furious 10 $146.1 Million
2022 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness $411.3 Million
2021 The Addams Family 2 $56.5 Million
2021 Fast & Furious 9 $173.0 Million
2019 Bombshell $31.8 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