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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.
The hulking 6' 5" actor first came to attention as one of Thulsa Doom's bodyguards... The hammer wielding "Thorgrim", in the highly popular, Conan the Barbarian (1982).
Oh! My man! Sven!
I'd definitely rank Nicole Kidman over Renee Zellweger in the star contest. (And no, not just because I loathe RZ with the white-hot intensity of a thousand suns.)
Halle Berry, I'm not sure about.
Are there any more women at all? Maybe Zellweger
Yeah, those three lists ita just posted? While they clearly have some flaws, the only other woman besides Julia who shows up in the top thirty or so is Cameron Diaz.
I love that average-gross list. Alan Tudyk beats Jim Carrey! And I can't freaking believe how much Bruce Almighty made. Man, that movie was terrible.
She couldn't save Gothika or Catwoman, so I'd say no.
The Star Wars movies aren't high earners because of Samuel L. Jackson.
Well, it depends what you're using the list for. Me, I'm using it to bolster my idea that it's as much (if not more) the reign of the franchise as the star.
Jackson, Jones, and Ford are heavily affected by franchise participation. Willis, Murphy, and Gibson aren't hurt by it. Cummings is Disney all the way.
Hanks and Cruise are the only guys on that list that I'd say opened a movie big in the last five years. Murphy if you count Shrek.
A lot of Cameron Diaz's money comes from two franchises, Shrek and Charlie's Angels.