She couldn't save Gothika or Catwoman, so I'd say no.
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Betsy HP - Feb 28, 2005 9:18:27 am PST #9471 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
§ 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
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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.
Jesse - Feb 28, 2005 9:21:01 am PST #9478 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Murphy if you count Shrek.
You can't count Shrek as an Eddie Murphy Movie. I mean, it's (a) a cartoon, (b) Mike Meyers, (c) Eddie Murphy. I think in that order, box-office-wise.
Jessica - Feb 28, 2005 9:21:22 am PST #9479 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
think this ought to be sorted by franchise. The Star Wars movies aren't high earners because of Samuel L. Jackson.
Yep. Star Wars also puts Carrie Fischer at #27.
§ ita § - Feb 28, 2005 9:24:16 am PST #9480 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
You can't count Shrek as an Eddie Murphy Movie.
The reason I made it as fast as "if" is because he's (annoyingly?) Eddie throughout the whole thing. If you watched it for your Mike Meyers fix, you're likely to be more disappointed than if you watched it for Murphy.
However, franchise.