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.
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Jessica - Feb 28, 2005 9:16:38 am PST #9468 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Sean K - Feb 28, 2005 9:17:58 am PST #9469 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
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.
Jesse - Feb 28, 2005 9:18:17 am PST #9470 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
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.
Betsy HP - Feb 28, 2005 9:18:27 am PST #9471 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
She couldn't save Gothika or Catwoman, so I'd say no.
§ ita § - Feb 28, 2005 9:18:53 am PST #9472 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
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.
Betsy HP - Feb 28, 2005 9:19:26 am PST #9473 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
A lot of Cameron Diaz's money comes from two franchises, Shrek and Charlie's Angels.
Betsy HP - Feb 28, 2005 9:20:09 am PST #9474 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
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.
Oh, you're completely right. I went to Pirates for the pirates; I was happy to get Depp as a bonus. And Geoffrey Rush. Mmm, Rush.
§ ita § - Feb 28, 2005 9:20:19 am PST #9475 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Thug. Mercenary. Gunman.
Don't forget "Would-be king."
Betsy HP - Feb 28, 2005 9:20:49 am PST #9476 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
"Would-be king."
Sorry, but Sean Connery owns that role.
Sean K - Feb 28, 2005 9:20:57 am PST #9477 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
A lot of Cameron Diaz's money comes from two franchises, Shrek and Charlie's Angels.
Yeah. I liked that third list -- what was it, average box office? Because it basically tops out with a bunch of LotR stars....
....and then some other people.
Also because, thanks in no small part to LotR, Hugo Weaving is much higher on the list than Keanu.