5 3
Age 36

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 43

#24

Rank

#1

#5

Peak Rank

#1

11

Years Ranked

8

6

Years in Top 10

5

14.8

Average Rank

8.4

12

Theatrical Releases

11

Grease $160.0 Million

Biggest Hit

Fatal Attraction $156.6 Million

$639.1 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$410.7 Million

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

John Travolta Glenn Close

John Travolta

12 theatrical releases • $639.1 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1990 Look Who's Talking Too $47.8 Million
1989 The Experts $169,203
1989 Look Who's Talking $140.1 Million
1985 Perfect $12.9 Million
1983 Two of a Kind $23.6 Million

Glenn Close

11 theatrical releases • $410.7 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1990 Reversal of Fortune $15.4 Million
1990 Hamlet $20.7 Million
1989 Immediate Family $5.9 Million
1988 Dangerous Liaisons $34.7 Million
1987 Fatal Attraction $156.6 Million
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.

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

The 1990 comparison presents John Travolta and Glenn Close through the ranking data available at that point in time. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Glenn Close holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

The category score gives John Travolta the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward John Travolta, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.