6 2
Age 72

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 50

#52

Current Rank

#57

#5

Peak Rank

#4

47

Years Ranked

35

12

Years in Top 10

5

24.8

Average Rank

27.7

48

Theatrical Releases

37

Wild Hogs $168.3 Million

Biggest Hit

Sing $270.4 Million

$2.6 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.9 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, John Travolta and Reese Witherspoon form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. The category score gives John Travolta the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Reese Witherspoon's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. The comparison therefore points leans toward John Travolta, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

John Travolta Reese Witherspoon

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

Reese Witherspoon

37 theatrical releases • $1.9 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2021 Sing 2 $162.8 Million
2018 A Wrinkle in Time $100.5 Million
2017 Home Again $27.0 Million
2016 Sing $270.4 Million
2015 Hot Pursuit $34.6 Million