Lilah ,'Destiny'
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I think Keanu is riding a franchise right now, too. Sure, I hated Reloaded and Retreaded, but Matrix is still ooh-ahh-recognisable.
Will Smith bounces around from genre to genre, does some stinkers, and doesn't seem to be paying the price.
Kinda creepy.
Tom Cruise
Julia Roberts
Tom Hanks
...Brad Pitt? George Clooney? It might be Jim Carrey. He can open a movie and guarantee $100 mil. That's the Hollywood definition.
I'd also say that Jim Carrey is sliding off the list, but I don't think he's left it entirely yet. He'll need, if not a bomb, a few poor openings to be able to tell for sure.
Did Bruce Almighty do well? Looking at imdb, that was the last movie that Carrey carried (heh) -- I mean, Lemony Snicket is Lemony Snicket, and the Eternal Sunshine audience saw it in spite of him, no?
Are there any more women at all? Maybe Zellweger, but the romantic comedy with Ewan McGregor bombed.
Interesting lists:
Re: All time box office stars, I think this ought to be sorted by franchise. The Star Wars movies aren't high earners because of Samuel L. Jackson.
Did Bruce Almighty do well?
If I read the box office/opening weekend data right, I think it did soundly own its weekend. It was a Memorial Day weekend, and probably opened for more than just the normal three days, and did $85 million, which is pretty big. And the "On this date" page shows only the In-Laws also opening that weekend, and it only made $9 million.
I really love Sven Ole-Thorsen's list of roles. Thug. Mercenary. Gunman.
Anthony Daniels -- Biggest Star Ever. That's awesome.