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.

(a) a cartoon

I can only presume it was voice-over work that put John Ratzenberger in the top ten of that first list.

The people who seem to be most capable of opening a movie separate from their franchise - or making a franchise of their own, would be Hanks and Cruise. Eddie Murphy used to be in that elite. As did Arnold and Harrison Ford.

And Julia Roberts has famously been the only female star in Hollywood for a while now. People (apparently) go to her movies for their Julia fix.

I think Nicole Kidman is moving into that realm, but she couldn't pull an audience for Stepford Wives or Birth.

If you watched it for your Mike Meyers fix, you're likely to be more disappointed than if you watched it for Murphy.

But you've already paid your $10.

But you've already paid your $10.

Unless you already know something about it before you buy a ticket.

or making a franchise of their own, would be Hanks and Cruise.

I repeat, Carrey.

The people who seem to be most capable of opening a movie separate from their franchise - or making a franchise of their own, would be Hanks and Cruise.

And Julia Roberts has famously been the only female star in Hollywood for a while now.

It really is a very short list.

I repeat, Carrey.

Yeah, Carrey is on the list, too.

It really is a very short list.

So Chris Rock is right: four stars.

Bruce Willis and Arnie used to be there.