3 4
Age 72

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 68

#52

Current Rank

#27

#5

Peak Rank

#1

47

Years Ranked

46

12

Years in Top 10

12

24.8

Average Rank

26.8

48

Theatrical Releases

46

Wild Hogs $168.3 Million

Biggest Hit

Ant-Man and the Wasp $216.6 Million

$2.6 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.1 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

John Travolta Michelle Pfeiffer

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