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‘Grease' star John Travolta's fall from $20M Hollywood paydays to box office bombs
Once among the biggest names in Hollywood, John Travolta is now more punchline than powerhouse, with recent flops and career missteps overshadowing a legacy that once included Oscar nods and million-dollar paydays. Despite iconic turns in Grease, Saturday Night Fever and a major comeback with Pulp Fiction, the 70-year-old actor's more recent efforts have failed to land. His latest films, High Rollers and Mob Land, barely registered with audiences — the latter pulling just £138 ($A287) at the UK box office, reported. Industry insiders say Travolta's staying power may have become his undoing. 'If Travolta had stopped after his Pulp Fiction comeback, he'd be remembered as one of the greats,' one Disney executive told news outlets. 'But now he's like that sad guest who overstayed their welcome at the party.' The reviews back it up. The Guardian labelled High Rollers 'a heart-slowing work of staggering stupidity,' while Rotten Tomatoes has yet to rate it — an awkward silence in itself. Travolta also holds the rare (and unfortunate) honour of scoring two films with a zero per cent rating on the site in the same year (Gotti and Speed Kills, both 2018). In recent years, Travolta has become a fixture in low-budget, straight-to-streaming thrillers known in the industry as 'geezer teezers' — a label popularised by Bruce Willis. These films trade on fading star power to drive rentals, with actors often appearing on screen for mere minutes. Travolta's career has also been dogged by persistent rumours and controversy. One missed opportunity? Turning down the lead in American Gigolo — a box office smash — allegedly over concerns about the film's 'gay subtext.' The role went to Richard Gere, launching him to stardom. It's a long fall for an actor who once lit up the screen — and the dance floor — but in Hollywood, comebacks are always just one hit away.
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Disney's Beauty and the Beast on the way to Crown Theatre Perth with Jackson Head as Gaston
Disney's Beauty and the Beast on the way to Crown Theatre Perth with Jackson Head as Gaston
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‘Sad': John Travolta's journey from Hollywood great to Hollywood has been
He was once one of the biggest actors in the world, having previously been nominated for not one but two Oscars, but in recent years, John Travolta has become somewhat of a Hollywood joke. Despite numerous successes throughout his career, in movies like Grease and Saturday Night Fever, Travolta's filmography has been plagued with numerous box office bombs that have derailed his career time and time again. Travolta's latest films, High Rollers and crime thriller Mob Land, failed to win over viewers, with the latter earning a paltry $171 at the Box Office following its UK release. It's a tragic outcome for Travolta, who could once demand a whopping $20 million from studio execs for a movie. A Disney executive who has worked with Travolta told the Mail that the actor had the chance to be considered one of the acting greats, but instead has long outstayed his welcome among Hollywood's elite. 'If Travolta had stopped after his Pulp Fiction comeback he would have gone down in Hollywood history as one of the all-time greats. A legend who came back for one last hurrah. But now he's like that sad guest who has overstayed his welcome at the party.' Currently still unrated on Rotten Tomatoes, The Guardian said of High Rollers: 'A heart-slowing work of staggering stupidity and charmlessness, ineptly made and quite frankly dull except when its flaws become so egregious you can't help but guffaw.' It's the first in a longline of flops. Back in 2018 he became one of the first actors to ever score not one, but two 0 per cent rated movies on Rotten Tomatoes in the same year; thriller Speed Kill and biopic, Gotti. In recent years, Travolta has fallen into the trap of genre films referred to within the industry as 'geezer teezers', made most famous in recent times by Bruce Willis. Willis, whose health was slowly deteriorating during the 2010s, starred in several films until his 2022 retirement; he typically only worked for one or two shooting days per film and was sometimes in the film for as little as seven minutes. Having a big-name actor helps bring attention to films that are made on low budgets but usually later become profitable through rentals and sales. Rumours about Travolta's personal life has also impacted his career, with it being revealed by Hollywood mogul Barry Diller that he refused to star in box office hit American Gigolo due to it's 'gay subtext'. The film ultimately grossed 10 times its budget at the box office and was a big hit for eventual leading man Richard Gere.
