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Age 72

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 77

#52

Current Rank

#84

#5

Peak Rank

#5

47

Years Ranked

47

12

Years in Top 10

9

24.8

Average Rank

40.8

48

Theatrical Releases

37

Wild Hogs $168.3 Million

Biggest Hit

The Help $169.7 Million

$2.6 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$786.5 Million

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By the 2026 season, the comparison is less about a single breakout moment and more about the shape of each actor's accumulated Hollywood results. The category score gives John Travolta the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving John Travolta the larger theatrical footprint. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward John Travolta while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

John Travolta Sissy Spacek

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

Sissy Spacek

37 theatrical releases • $786.5 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 Die My Love $5.5 Million
2018 The Old Man & the Gun $11.3 Million
2012 Deadfall $66,351
2011 The Help $169.7 Million
2010 Get Low $9.2 Million