2 5
Age 64

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 72

#38

Current Rank

#52

#1

Peak Rank

#5

47

Years Ranked

47

10

Years in Top 10

12

31.7

Average Rank

24.8

35

Theatrical Releases

48

The Silence of the Lambs $130.7 Million

Biggest Hit

Wild Hogs $168.3 Million

$1.1 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.

The 2026 comparison presents Jodie Foster and John Travolta through the ranking data available at that point in time. The category score gives John Travolta the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving John Travolta the larger theatrical footprint. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward John Travolta while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Jodie Foster John Travolta

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Jodie Foster

35 theatrical releases • $1.1 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 A Private Life $1.4 Million
2021 The Mauritanian $836,536
2018 Hotel Artemis $6.7 Million
2013 Elysium $93.1 Million
2011 Carnage $2.5 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