Here is what is said about Smith: Critics lambasted his two latest movies, "Hancock" and "Seven Pounds," but they were both still hits -- earning $800 million between them. While this may be factual it was not relevant to the story ("Top Paid Actors").
I consider this throwing dirt to tarnish Smith's singular accomplishments. Here is what is NOT said about Harrison Ford: The five movies he has made since 2000 (excluding "Kingdom") have grossed $53.6 million and he hasn't had a box office hit since 2000's "What Lies Beneath." (you exclude "Beneath" and his box office slips to $28.5 mil per film). Mr. Murphy, on the other hand has opened 14 movies since 2000 and his domestic gross per movie is $123.5 million (including "Pluto Nash"'s $4 million box office). Mr. Murphy has been a top ten box office star since "Beverly Hills Cop" in 1984. Who else in the class of '84 is not only still relevant but still a top-lining first run movie star? (For those of you scoring at home, Tom Cruise did not become a top ten box office star until 1986 ("Top Gun")and Tom Hanks did not become one until 1988 ("Big"). Mr. Murphy gets nowhere near the respect he deserves. ~(no)rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Omari Confer <clockwork...@...> wrote: > > How is the author throwing dirt? Eddie's last movie was a flop and Big Will > opens better than anyone... > > On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 4:36 PM, ravenadal <ravena...@...> wrote: > > > > > > > It is interesting to me that the author of this piece finds it necessary to > > throw dirt on the only two black actors on this list even though, unlike the > > others on this list, they are consistently among the top ten earners, year > > in and year out. Nobody is more resilient at the box office than Will Smith. > > > > ~(no)rave! > > > > > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com <scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com>, Keith > > Johnson <KeithBJohnson@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hollywood's Top-Earning Actors > > > > > > by Dorothy Pomerantz June 11, 2009 > > > > > > Harrison Ford is riding high again, while funnyman Will Ferrell is firing > > blanks. > > > > > > > > > > > > Photo by Jun Sato/WireImage.comFor the past five years, it seemed that > > Harrison Ford was happier out of the spotlight than on the silver screen. > > Since 2000, Ford has appeared in only four movies, none of which made much > > of an impression at the box office. > > > > > > That all changed in 2008 when Ford strapped back on his trusty whip and > > went adventuring again in " Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal > > Skull ," the fourth film in the Indiana Jones series. In order to lure Ford > > out of his semi-retirement, Paramount agreed to a lucrative deal that split > > almost all of the film's earnings (after the studio made back its production > > and advertising costs) between Ford, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas . > > > > > > As a result of the deal, Ford earned $65 million between June 2008 and > > June 2009, making him the highest-paid actor on our annual Celebrity 100 > > list. (Even though the movie was released in May of 2008, Ford didn't earn > > his money until several months later.) > > > In Pictures: Hollywood's Top-Earning Actors >> > > > > > > To figure out earnings, we talked to agents, managers, producers and > > lawyers to determine what the stars earned as upfront pay on movies they are > > currently shooting, as well as backend pay earned after a movie hit the > > theaters. We also looked at any money actors might have earned from doing > > ads for things like beer, banks and coffee. > > > > > > Coming in behind Ford with $55 million is Adam Sandler . The funnyman had > > two successful movies last year, "You Don't Mess With The Zohan" and > > "Bedtime Stories," plus he earned a big paycheck for the upcoming Judd > > Apatow movie "Funny People," in which he plays a comedian who thinks he > > might be dying. > > > > > > In third is Will Smith , often considered in Hollywood to be the one > > person who can open any movie in the U.S. and abroad. That all changed in > > 2008 when Ford strapped back on his trusty whip and went adventuring again > > in "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," the fourth film in > > the Indiana Jones series. In order to lure Ford out of his semi-retirement, > > Paramount agreed to a lucrative deal that split almost all of the film's > > earnings (after the studio made back its production and advertising costs) > > between Ford, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas. > > "Hancock" and "Seven Pounds," but they were both still hits -- earning $800 > > million between them. > > > > > > Eddie Murphy lands in fourth place on our list despite his disastrous > > film "Meet Dave." The movie, which was made for an estimated $60 million, > > earned only $50 million at the worldwide box office. > > > > > > Rounding out the top five is Nicolas Cage . The tireless worker doesn't > > earn the same size paychecks as people like Smith and Sandler, but he > > currently has six movies scheduled to hit theaters in the next two years, > > including "G-Force," about some very smart hamsters, and a live-action > > version of "The Sorcerer's Apprentice." > > > > > > Conspicuously low on the list (10th place) is Johnny Depp , who last year > > ranked second with $72 million. This year he earned $27 million. The reason: > > no pirate movie. Depp is almost always well paid, but he earns a nice chunk > > of the profits of the Disney series "Pirates of the Caribbean," which have > > earned a collective $2.6 billion at the worldwide box office. > > > > > > Coming in at the bottom of our top 20 is Will Ferrell . The former > > "Saturday Night Live" star has seen a steady decline in box office revenue > > for his comedies. Things hit bottom this weekend when his remake of the TV > > show "Land of the Lost" earned just $18 million at the box office. > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > clockworkman blog > http://centralheatingblog.blogspot.com > STRING THEORY > http://www.stringtheory.mypodcast.com > Netflix Friends > http://www.netflix.com/BeMyFriend/P5Vr384ukvNnY78xUJOT >