Now, let’s get to the juiciest part: the planes. John Travolta is a certified pilot. He owns multiple aircraft, but his crown jewel is a Boeing 707. You know, the big one that usually carries a hundred people.
He bought it from Qantas Airlines. It’s painted like a Pan Am jet from the 1960s. He’s flown it all over the world. That one plane alone is worth millions—and the maintenance costs per year are probably more than your house.
John Travolta Still Has A $170 Million Net Worth, So What Does He Spend On?
Rhetorical question for you: Have you ever had a car payment that was bigger than a small country’s GDP? No? That’s okay. John Travolta has.
The Comeback King
You might think his money came from one big hit. But Travolta’s career is a wild rollercoaster. He was huge in the 70s, dead in the 80s, then Pulp Fiction (1994) brought him back to life like a zombie in a tuxedo.
After that, he earned $20 million a movie for a while. Face/Off, Primary Colors, Get Shorty—suddenly, he was the coolest guy in Hollywood again.
Even his bad movies paid him well. The lesson here? Sometimes failing forward is still profitable. He made Battlefield Earth and still went on vacation on a yacht named after a jet engine.
