3 4
Age 37

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 44

#23

Rank

#1

#5

Peak Rank

#1

12

Years Ranked

9

6

Years in Top 10

7

14.7

Average Rank

7.0

13

Theatrical Releases

13

Grease $160.0 Million

Biggest Hit

Fatal Attraction $156.6 Million

$642.6 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$531.4 Million

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

John Travolta Glenn Close

John Travolta

13 theatrical releases • $642.6 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1991 Shout $3.5 Million
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

Glenn Close

13 theatrical releases • $531.4 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1991 Meeting Venus $1.0 Million
1991 Hook $119.7 Million
1990 Reversal of Fortune $15.4 Million
1990 Hamlet $20.7 Million
1989 Immediate Family $5.9 Million
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.

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

Looking at the Hollywood Rankings in 1991, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Glenn Close holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

Average Rank adds useful texture here, pointing to Glenn Close as the steadier high-ranking presence across eligible seasons. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Glenn Close, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.