2 5
Age 72

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 78

#52

Current Rank

#41

#5

Peak Rank

#3

47

Years Ranked

47

12

Years in Top 10

6

24.8

Average Rank

26.3

48

Theatrical Releases

64

Wild Hogs $168.3 Million

Biggest Hit

Titanic $600.7 Million

$2.6 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.9 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

John Travolta Kathy Bates

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

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

Kathy Bates

64 theatrical releases • $2.9 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Summer Camp $2.4 Million
2023 The Miracle Club $2.4 Million
2023 Are You There God? It's Me Margaret. $20.4 Million
2019 Richard Jewell $22.3 Million
2019 The Death & Life of John F. Donovan $152,713