3 5
Age 79

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 72

#54

Current Rank

#52

#1

Peak Rank

#5

44

Years Ranked

47

11

Years in Top 10

12

23.3

Average Rank

24.8

45

Theatrical Releases

48

Guardians of the Galaxy $333.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Wild Hogs $168.3 Million

$1.8 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.6 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Glenn Close 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.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Glenn Close's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. From a historical perspective, the matchup leans toward John Travolta and remains tied to the selected ranking season.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Glenn Close John Travolta

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Glenn Close

45 theatrical releases • $1.8 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 Animal Farm $5.6 Million
2025 Wake Up Dead Man $1.6 Million
2025 The Summer Book $62,996
2021 Four Good Days $837,849
2018 The Wife $9.6 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