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Age 72

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 73

#52

Current Rank

#78

#5

Peak Rank

#9

47

Years Ranked

45

12

Years in Top 10

1

24.8

Average Rank

41.1

48

Theatrical Releases

36

Wild Hogs $168.3 Million

Biggest Hit

Batman $251.2 Million

$2.6 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.2 Billion

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

As of the selected ranking year, John Travolta and Kim Basinger form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Elite Top 10 presence favors John Travolta, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context.

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.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

John Travolta Kim Basinger

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

Kim Basinger

36 theatrical releases • $1.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2018 Fifty Shades Freed $100.4 Million
2017 Fifty Shades Darker $114.6 Million
2016 The Nice Guys $36.3 Million
2015 Black November $5,782
2014 Third Person $1.0 Million