4 4
Age 72

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 57

#52

Current Rank

#32

#5

Peak Rank

#6

47

Years Ranked

33

12

Years in Top 10

3

24.8

Average Rank

26.7

48

Theatrical Releases

49

Wild Hogs $168.3 Million

Biggest Hit

Sing $270.4 Million

$2.6 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.0 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 Matthew McConaughey 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 biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Matthew McConaughey's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. Overall, the head-to-head score leans stays evenly split, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

John Travolta Matthew McConaughey

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

Matthew McConaughey

49 theatrical releases • $3.0 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Deadpool & Wolverine $636.7 Million
2021 Sing 2 $162.8 Million
2019 The Gentlemen $36.5 Million
2019 The Beach Bum $3.5 Million
2019 Serenity $8.5 Million