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Re: 5 years from now the highest grossing actor of all-time will be Zoe Saldana.

Originally Posted by resinrats
They should make another list that excludes actors who have less then 3 minutes of screen-time. Voice work would still count if the character is on screen more then 3 minutes. It will however not count the cameo's which is sort of a cheat to count that movie towards the actors BO.

Although looking at the list, looks like Stan Lee would take the biggest hit. Probably drop him down to just Mallrats.
Ratzenberger would take a huge hit as well. He'd lose the bulk of his Pixar work as well as Empire Strikes Back.
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Re: 5 years from now the highest grossing actor of all-time will be Zoe Saldana.

Show me a list that excludes all voice-acting roles, and that only counts an actor when they are one of the five top-billed in the movie.
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Re: 5 years from now the highest grossing actor of all-time will be Zoe Saldana.

Is the actor given credit for the entire series, regardless of which films (or how many) he/she was in?
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Re: 5 years from now the highest grossing actor of all-time will be Zoe Saldana.

Originally Posted by Abob Teff
Don't forget Ratzenberger was also in The Empire Strikes Back!
And Superman!
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Re: 5 years from now the highest grossing actor of all-time will be Zoe Saldana.

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Is the actor given credit for the entire series, regardless of which films (or how many) he/she was in?
No. Just appearances in movies they were actually in.
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Re: 5 years from now the highest grossing actor of all-time will be Zoe Saldana.

Originally Posted by Brack
I really don't think any of Stan Lee's cameos should count except for his role in Mallrats.
If we took out his, then they'd be reason to take out others who had very small roles in high grossing movies. Samuel L Jackson also only had cameos in some off the Marvel movies so hecould lose$1 billion if you don't count those. Kathy Bates had only a few scenes in Titanic, yet she gets a $600 million boost for being in that one. Lots of big well known acotrs on the list are getting their totals beefed u on thhe lfor having just small non leading roles in a number of movies.

I think Harison Ford is hurt the most on this list due to effects of inflation on ticket prices. At one point in time he was in six of the top ten highest grossing domestic movies of all time. He was one of the biggest stars in the 1980's and 1990's, but his movies from 2000 and up haven't grossed as much. Adjusting the list for inflation would likely get him in the #1 position.
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Re: 5 years from now the highest grossing actor of all-time will be Zoe Saldana.

Originally Posted by resinrats
They should make another list that excludes actors who have less then 3 minutes of screen-time. Voice work would still count if the character is on screen more then 3 minutes. It will however not count the cameo's which is sort of a cheat to count that movie towards the actors BO.

Although looking at the list, looks like Stan Lee would take the biggest hit. Probably drop him down to just Mallrats.
The website I pulled this info from had a number of different lists based on different criteria. There was one just for leading role. Although leading role can be interpreted many ways. Did Guardians of the Galaxy have a "leading role" or was it more of an ensemble cast. The argument could be made for Chris Pratt, but most of the others got just as much screen time and most people weren't going to see him but to see a cgi character (though Vin Diesel gets credit for him).
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Re: 5 years from now the highest grossing actor of all-time will be Zoe Saldana.

Here's the list of highest grossing "executive producers". Not surprising that Stan is on the top of this list as well.
Name Movies Total Box Office Average
1 Stan Lee 41 $8,050,532,882 $196,354,461
2 Bruce Berman 87 $6,841,559,699 $78,638,617
3 Bob Weinstein 222 $6,663,532,644 $30,015,913
4 Harvey Weinstein 222 $6,562,550,280 $29,561,037
5 John Lasseter 24 $5,549,435,096 $231,226,462
6 Steven Spielberg 45 $5,195,514,066 $115,455,868
7 Louis D’Esposito 18 $4,653,883,507 $258,549,084
8 Thomas Tull 26 $4,322,963,159 $166,267,814
9 Toby Emmerich 46 $4,032,147,176 $87,655,373
10 Victoria Alonso 11 $3,357,651,748 $305,241,068
11 Chad Oman 22 $3,187,206,511 $144,873,023
12 Steven Mnuchin 30 $2,927,171,680 $97,572,389
13 George Lucas 14 $2,910,035,155 $207,859,654
14 Richard Brener 35 $2,517,858,549 $71,938,816
15 Alan Fine 9 $2,517,599,973 $279,733,330
16 Mike Stenson 18 $2,498,056,312 $138,780,906
17 Kathleen Kennedy 32 $2,387,263,962 $74,601,999
18 Michael E. Uslan 10 $2,365,173,246 $236,517,325
19 Patricia Whitcher 11 $2,268,060,536 $206,187,321
20 Benjamin Melniker 11 $2,181,994,270 $198,363,115
21 Dana Goldberg 20 $2,167,268,775 $108,363,439
22 Ryan Kavanaugh 40 $1,892,132,348 $47,303,309
23 Kevin Feige 11 $1,798,880,050 $163,534,550
24 Todd Hallowell 16 $1,780,349,036 $111,271,815
25 Andrew Stanton 7 $1,774,192,585 $253,456,084
26 William Fay 13 $1,740,259,968 $133,866,151
27 Jon Favreau 5 $1,599,276,148 $319,855,230
28 Frank Marshall 27 $1,583,695,684 $58,655,396
29 Mark Vahradian 7 $1,516,345,679 $216,620,811
30 Jon Jashni 15 $1,512,056,252 $100,803,750
31 Ben Waisbren 26 $1,489,482,536 $57,287,790
32 Gary Barber 16 $1,489,142,694 $93,071,418
33 Jason McGatlin 4 $1,481,269,132 $370,317,283
34 Barry Waldman 11 $1,461,759,153 $132,887,196
35 Arnon Milchan 24 $1,458,654,538 $60,777,272
36 Suzanne Collins 4 $1,451,538,526 $362,884,632
37 Joseph M. Caracciolo 7 $1,450,689,755 $207,241,394
38 Jeremy Latcham 4 $1,415,457,527 $353,864,382
39 Avi Arad 8 $1,414,578,661 $176,822,333
40 Mark Morgan 7 $1,375,640,172 $196,520,025
41 Brian Goldner 5 $1,370,043,692 $274,008,738
42 Marty Bowen 5 $1,363,537,109 $272,707,422
43 Eric McLeod 10 $1,360,281,337 $136,028,134
44 Barry Bernardi 16 $1,358,086,155 $84,880,385
45 Joe Drake 17 $1,344,526,095 $79,089,770
46 Lionel Wigram 5 $1,326,633,772 $265,326,754
47 David Ellison 10 $1,319,630,119 $131,963,012
48 Michael Bay 4 $1,319,187,682 $329,796,921
49 Josh McLaglen 9 $1,281,118,492 $142,346,499
50 J.C. Spink 14 $1,277,207,053 $91,229,075
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Re: 5 years from now the highest grossing actor of all-time will be Zoe Saldana.

I'm surprised Spielberg isn't in the Top 3. For a while there in the 80s and 90s that dude's name was on damn near everything!
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Re: 5 years from now the highest grossing actor of all-time will be Zoe Saldana.

Originally Posted by GoldenJCJ
I'm surprised Spielberg isn't in the Top 3. For a while there in the 80s and 90s that dude's name was on damn near everything!
Inflation likely hurts him. But, the list is also for "executive producer" and not director. I doubt most executive producers do much if anything. In Stans case it's unlikely he has any involvement in producing and it is more of an honorary thing with him and it could possibly be legally required for him to be listed with that title in every Marvel movie.
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Re: 5 years from now the highest grossing actor of all-time will be Zoe Saldana.

Originally Posted by movieguru
Here's the list of highest grossing "executive producers". Not surprising that Stan is on the top of this list as well.
Name Movies Total Box Office Average
1 Stan Lee 41 $8,050,532,882 $196,354,461
2 Bruce Berman 87 $6,841,559,699 $78,638,617
3 Bob Weinstein 222 $6,663,532,644 $30,015,913
4 Harvey Weinstein 222 $6,562,550,280 $29,561,037
5 John Lasseter 24 $5,549,435,096 $231,226,462
6 Steven Spielberg 45 $5,195,514,066 $115,455,868
7 Louis D’Esposito 18 $4,653,883,507 $258,549,084
8 Thomas Tull 26 $4,322,963,159 $166,267,814
9 Toby Emmerich 46 $4,032,147,176 $87,655,373
10 Victoria Alonso 11 $3,357,651,748 $305,241,068
11 Chad Oman 22 $3,187,206,511 $144,873,023
12 Steven Mnuchin 30 $2,927,171,680 $97,572,389
13 George Lucas 14 $2,910,035,155 $207,859,654
14 Richard Brener 35 $2,517,858,549 $71,938,816
15 Alan Fine 9 $2,517,599,973 $279,733,330
16 Mike Stenson 18 $2,498,056,312 $138,780,906
17 Kathleen Kennedy 32 $2,387,263,962 $74,601,999
18 Michael E. Uslan 10 $2,365,173,246 $236,517,325
19 Patricia Whitcher 11 $2,268,060,536 $206,187,321
20 Benjamin Melniker 11 $2,181,994,270 $198,363,115
21 Dana Goldberg 20 $2,167,268,775 $108,363,439
22 Ryan Kavanaugh 40 $1,892,132,348 $47,303,309
23 Kevin Feige 11 $1,798,880,050 $163,534,550
24 Todd Hallowell 16 $1,780,349,036 $111,271,815
25 Andrew Stanton 7 $1,774,192,585 $253,456,084
26 William Fay 13 $1,740,259,968 $133,866,151
27 Jon Favreau 5 $1,599,276,148 $319,855,230
28 Frank Marshall 27 $1,583,695,684 $58,655,396
29 Mark Vahradian 7 $1,516,345,679 $216,620,811
30 Jon Jashni 15 $1,512,056,252 $100,803,750
31 Ben Waisbren 26 $1,489,482,536 $57,287,790
32 Gary Barber 16 $1,489,142,694 $93,071,418
33 Jason McGatlin 4 $1,481,269,132 $370,317,283
34 Barry Waldman 11 $1,461,759,153 $132,887,196
35 Arnon Milchan 24 $1,458,654,538 $60,777,272
36 Suzanne Collins 4 $1,451,538,526 $362,884,632
37 Joseph M. Caracciolo 7 $1,450,689,755 $207,241,394
38 Jeremy Latcham 4 $1,415,457,527 $353,864,382
39 Avi Arad 8 $1,414,578,661 $176,822,333
40 Mark Morgan 7 $1,375,640,172 $196,520,025
41 Brian Goldner 5 $1,370,043,692 $274,008,738
42 Marty Bowen 5 $1,363,537,109 $272,707,422
43 Eric McLeod 10 $1,360,281,337 $136,028,134
44 Barry Bernardi 16 $1,358,086,155 $84,880,385
45 Joe Drake 17 $1,344,526,095 $79,089,770
46 Lionel Wigram 5 $1,326,633,772 $265,326,754
47 David Ellison 10 $1,319,630,119 $131,963,012
48 Michael Bay 4 $1,319,187,682 $329,796,921
49 Josh McLaglen 9 $1,281,118,492 $142,346,499
50 J.C. Spink 14 $1,277,207,053 $91,229,075
No Jerry Bruckheimer? Thats a little shocking.
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Re: 5 years from now the highest grossing actor of all-time will be Zoe Saldana.

Originally Posted by movieguru
Here's the list of highest grossing "executive producers". Not surprising that Stan is on the top of this list as well.
Name Movies Total Box Office Average
1 Stan Lee 41 $8,050,532,882 $196,354,461
2 Bruce Berman 87 $6,841,559,699 $78,638,617
3 Bob Weinstein 222 $6,663,532,644 $30,015,913
4 Harvey Weinstein 222 $6,562,550,280 $29,561,037
5 John Lasseter 24 $5,549,435,096 $231,226,462
6 Steven Spielberg 45 $5,195,514,066 $115,455,868
7 Louis D’Esposito 18 $4,653,883,507 $258,549,084
8 Thomas Tull 26 $4,322,963,159 $166,267,814
9 Toby Emmerich 46 $4,032,147,176 $87,655,373
10 Victoria Alonso 11 $3,357,651,748 $305,241,068
11 Chad Oman 22 $3,187,206,511 $144,873,023
12 Steven Mnuchin 30 $2,927,171,680 $97,572,389
13 George Lucas 14 $2,910,035,155 $207,859,654
14 Richard Brener 35 $2,517,858,549 $71,938,816
15 Alan Fine 9 $2,517,599,973 $279,733,330
16 Mike Stenson 18 $2,498,056,312 $138,780,906
17 Kathleen Kennedy 32 $2,387,263,962 $74,601,999
18 Michael E. Uslan 10 $2,365,173,246 $236,517,325
19 Patricia Whitcher 11 $2,268,060,536 $206,187,321
20 Benjamin Melniker 11 $2,181,994,270 $198,363,115
21 Dana Goldberg 20 $2,167,268,775 $108,363,439
22 Ryan Kavanaugh 40 $1,892,132,348 $47,303,309
23 Kevin Feige 11 $1,798,880,050 $163,534,550
24 Todd Hallowell 16 $1,780,349,036 $111,271,815
25 Andrew Stanton 7 $1,774,192,585 $253,456,084
26 William Fay 13 $1,740,259,968 $133,866,151
27 Jon Favreau 5 $1,599,276,148 $319,855,230
28 Frank Marshall 27 $1,583,695,684 $58,655,396
29 Mark Vahradian 7 $1,516,345,679 $216,620,811
30 Jon Jashni 15 $1,512,056,252 $100,803,750
31 Ben Waisbren 26 $1,489,482,536 $57,287,790
32 Gary Barber 16 $1,489,142,694 $93,071,418
33 Jason McGatlin 4 $1,481,269,132 $370,317,283
34 Barry Waldman 11 $1,461,759,153 $132,887,196
35 Arnon Milchan 24 $1,458,654,538 $60,777,272
36 Suzanne Collins 4 $1,451,538,526 $362,884,632
37 Joseph M. Caracciolo 7 $1,450,689,755 $207,241,394
38 Jeremy Latcham 4 $1,415,457,527 $353,864,382
39 Avi Arad 8 $1,414,578,661 $176,822,333
40 Mark Morgan 7 $1,375,640,172 $196,520,025
41 Brian Goldner 5 $1,370,043,692 $274,008,738
42 Marty Bowen 5 $1,363,537,109 $272,707,422
43 Eric McLeod 10 $1,360,281,337 $136,028,134
44 Barry Bernardi 16 $1,358,086,155 $84,880,385
45 Joe Drake 17 $1,344,526,095 $79,089,770
46 Lionel Wigram 5 $1,326,633,772 $265,326,754
47 David Ellison 10 $1,319,630,119 $131,963,012
48 Michael Bay 4 $1,319,187,682 $329,796,921
49 Josh McLaglen 9 $1,281,118,492 $142,346,499
50 J.C. Spink 14 $1,277,207,053 $91,229,075
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Re: 5 years from now the highest grossing actor of all-time will be Zoe Saldana.

Originally Posted by Hazel Motes
No Jerry Bruckheimer? Thats a little shocking.
Jerry Bruckheimer is usually a producer, which is more prestigious and hands-on than an executive producer. More often than not, the credit of executive producer is a bullshit one, given to the likes of Stan Lee for doing next to nothing. The Best Picture Oscar always goes to the producers, not the executive producers.
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Re: 5 years from now the highest grossing actor of all-time will be Zoe Saldana.

Originally Posted by Ash Ketchum
I counted 12 on that list I never heard of, plus quite a few more I've heard of but have never actually seen in anything (e.g. Warwick Davis).
You've never seen Return of the Jedi?
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Re: 5 years from now the highest grossing actor of all-time will be Zoe Saldana.

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You've never seen Return of the Jedi?
Oops, I guess I have seen him in something. I thought he was the WILLOW guy. I never knew what else he was in. (Although I wish I'd never seen RETURN OF THE JEDI.)
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Warwick Davis has been in the Star Wars films since Jedi & the Harry Potter films. Of course he is almost always in costumes or in make-up so he doesn't get face recognition.
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Re: 5 years from now the highest grossing actor of all-time will be Zoe Saldana.

Originally Posted by Ash Ketchum
Oops, I guess I have seen him in something. I thought he was the WILLOW guy. I never knew what else he was in. (Although I wish I'd never seen RETURN OF THE JEDI.)
He is "the Willow guy."
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Re: 5 years from now the highest grossing actor of all-time will be Zoe Saldana.

He's the Willow Guy, and he's Wicket the Ewok. He's also in Episodes I and VII, and all of the Harry Potter movies. So the vast majority of his totals are from Star Wars and Harry Potter

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