3 5
Age 37

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 72

#15

Current Rank

#52

#4

Peak Rank

#5

15

Years Ranked

47

5

Years in Top 10

12

28.9

Average Rank

24.8

11

Theatrical Releases

48

Black Panther $700.1 Million

Biggest Hit

Wild Hogs $168.3 Million

$1.6 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.6 Billion

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By the 2026 season, the comparison is less about a single breakout moment and more about the shape of each actor's accumulated Hollywood results. The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Daniel Kaluuya's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark.

Domestic theatrical output favors John Travolta, whose advantage across domestic theatrical releases gives the comparison more long-range context. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward John Travolta while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Daniel Kaluuya John Travolta

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Daniel Kaluuya

11 theatrical releases • $1.6 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2023 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse $381.3 Million
2022 Nope $123.3 Million
2021 Judas and the Black Messiah $5.5 Million
2019 Queen & Slim $43.8 Million
2018 Widows $42.4 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