Box office tidbits (and contest!)
After the Memorial Day weekend, Revenge of the Sith is up to $271 million. At this pace, high 300's is looking likely, though 400 is now doubtful. It'll probably finish ranked anywhere between 7 and 10 all time, number 3 among the Star Wars films (Episodes IV and I ranking ahead).
My favorite site for box office news is Box Office Mojo. You can view daily grosses for every movie, see grosses by actor, and also see the records by weekend, by year, and for all time.
Since Arballo and I have already done the work figuring this stuff out (don't ask why, we're just really random like that), here are some of the top actors in terms of number of movies that reached $100 million domestically at the box office (keep in mind this includes quick cameos and voice work):
14 Tom Hanks
13 Tom Cruise
11 Harrison Ford
11 Samuel L. Jackson
11 Eddie Murphy
10 Julia Roberts
10 Mel Gibson
Free dinner if you can name three other actors who have at least 9 (I can think of four, but there are probably more).
I love the character actors who have been fortunate enough to have participated in two major trilogies, like Ian McKellen (X-Men and LOTR), or Hugo Weaving (Matrix and LOTR). And then there is Orlando Bloom, who has been in only 7 major releases in his entire career, with a whopping average domestic gross of $232,285,025 per film!!!
My favorite site for box office news is Box Office Mojo. You can view daily grosses for every movie, see grosses by actor, and also see the records by weekend, by year, and for all time.
Since Arballo and I have already done the work figuring this stuff out (don't ask why, we're just really random like that), here are some of the top actors in terms of number of movies that reached $100 million domestically at the box office (keep in mind this includes quick cameos and voice work):
14 Tom Hanks
13 Tom Cruise
11 Harrison Ford
11 Samuel L. Jackson
11 Eddie Murphy
10 Julia Roberts
10 Mel Gibson
Free dinner if you can name three other actors who have at least 9 (I can think of four, but there are probably more).
I love the character actors who have been fortunate enough to have participated in two major trilogies, like Ian McKellen (X-Men and LOTR), or Hugo Weaving (Matrix and LOTR). And then there is Orlando Bloom, who has been in only 7 major releases in his entire career, with a whopping average domestic gross of $232,285,025 per film!!!
posted by Chang Kim at Tuesday, May 31, 2005
20 Comments:
bruce willis, robert deniro, hmm...nicole kidman??
Bruce Willis is a good guess. He's had 7. DeNiro's career started a long time ago, when movies didn't make that much, so he's only had 4. In a real shocker (to me, at least), Nicole Kidman has only been in a single movie that has made 9 figures domestically, Batman Forever.
leonardo dicaprio
ewan mcgregor
jeff goldbloom (jurassic park x 12, ID4?)
will smith
johnny depp
keanu reeves
jim carey
robin williams
jackie chan
mike myers
there has to be 3 in there...
p.s. i'll put out for romantic french cuisine
Robin Williams
Jim Carrey
Will Smith
Still thinking of potential others. Surprising that Julia Roberts is the only woman on the list. I think the next closest is Cameron Diaz with 8.
You're such a cheater, Gerald!
Good thing you misspelled Jim Carrey's name, so I can ding you on the technicality. Jim Carey is a former NHL goalie. But yes, you did have three in there.
If Bruce Willis doesn't have 9, then I have no idea who to guess.
How much do Bond films make?
Sean Connery?
These guys surely have to have 9:
Jack Nicholson
Nicholas Cage
Billy Crystal
Morgan Freeman
Newer movies have been breaking 100s pretty consistently.
Maybe...
Will Smith
Jim Carey
Adam Sandler
Gheorghe Muresan
Lisa wins! Another dinner to anyone who can name the fourth guy I was thinking of (definitely the hardest one).
Cameron Diaz was the second-highest woman I could find, too.
hmmm, i just took a peek at crystal's resume. he's definitely not in there. i guess it just seems like he's everywhere :p
Morgan has 8. Good guess. Sean Connery's first to cross 100 was Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade! I think Nic Cage is around 5 or 6. Jack is around 7. Adam Sandler is around 5 or 6 as well. And the big man...not so much.
adam sandler has 5 or 6??? what a travesty.
Lisa knows too much, she needs to give me some of her brain cells...it's ridiculous how much encylopedic (sp) knowledge she has...damn bookworms =D
Actually, this would make her a film worm, or something like that. And yes, her knowledge is encylopedic.
I did provide the research, but she knew where to narrow her focus, unlike Andrew (Billy Crystal???). :)
Still waiting for #4. Search your feelings.
alright, fine, you want research? here it is: http://www.the-movie-times.com/thrsdir/actors.mv?actors+ByMO100
that'll teach you to make fun of me during your game.
lets not forget the ladies either: http://www.the-movie-times.com/thrsdir/actors.mv?actress+ByMO100
hahaha. you're through! no more soup for you! NEXT!
Very nice research, Andrew, but it still couldn't come up with the secret ingredient for my mulligatawny, so HA! Still waiting for a fourth actor with 9 movies over $100 million. The force is strong with this one.
Looks like I'm still in business. :)
not when i say his name: James Earl Jones
Okay, now I'm out of business. Maybe I'll open a Kenny Rogers Roasters.
JEJ has only been visible in three of his nine $100M movies: Coming to America, The Hunt for Red October, and Clear and Present Danger. The other six were voice work: the four Star Wars movies, Lion King, and Robots.
Looks like I owe Andrew and Lisa dinner. Come on over to Google anytime. :)
this was actually fun until i mentioned billy crystal. :p what's your next quiz gonna be on?
Hey what was the bet we had about XXX: Part 2 Electric Boogaloo (or the Ghetto version of XXX with Ice Cube)?
It was something about gross box office figures but I can't remember who said what for how much, although I remember it was a $20 bet.
Remind me will you?
js
Jason, you thought XXX: State of the Union would break $100 million. How about you just treat me to a non-Google lunch one day?
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