Forbes ranks best actors for the buck
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Forbes ranks best actors for the buck
Johnny Depp and Robert Downey Jr. films don't make more? I guess Rum Punch was a bomb.
http://www.gossipcop.com/forbes-best...ries-earnings/
http://www.gossipcop.com/forbes-best...ries-earnings/
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What a joke that first half of the list is. That's like being on a great sports team and getting the benefits of a good GM.
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I'm sure the last half of the list takes a hit due to how much those guys are paid compared to the first half. And I couldn't care less who is in the film, I am more interested in the story. No actor is an automatic watch for me.
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We also didn’t look at animated films because the stars aren’t really the draw.
But in any case they're still movies that the stars were in, so this is a pretty weak argument on Forbes' part. If these figures were included, the list would probably be skewed in favor of Tom Hanks or something.
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Huh. I assumed this was going to work a different way. As in, which actors are the best (at least, in terms of awards/nominations) for the least amount of money (average contract).
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She should actually move up on a future list after the Hobbit films are released.
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The actual Forbes page discusses their methodology:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothyp...-for-the-buck/
"We added up each star’s compensation on his or her last three films and the operating income on those films, and divided the total operating income by the star’s total compensation to come up with a return-on-investment number. The final number represents an average of how much a studio earns for every dollar paid."
http://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothyp...-for-the-buck/
"We added up each star’s compensation on his or her last three films and the operating income on those films, and divided the total operating income by the star’s total compensation to come up with a return-on-investment number. The final number represents an average of how much a studio earns for every dollar paid."
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Yeah, so Kristen Stewart gets 3 Twilight films counted, while The Runaways and 2 other films she did aren't factored in.
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Joseph Gordon Levitt
Tony Leung
Maggie Cheung
Michael Fassbender
Ryan Gosling
Choi Min-sik
Christian Bale
Viggo Mortensen
Javier Bardem
Robert Duvall (even in the crappy small roles he gets in crappy films...enjoyable)
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Tony Leung
Maggie Cheung
Michael Fassbender
Ryan Gosling
Choi Min-sik
Christian Bale
Viggo Mortensen
Javier Bardem
Robert Duvall (even in the crappy small roles he gets in crappy films...enjoyable)
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The correct answer here is still Will Smith. Even though he hasn't made a film in a couple years, the guy puts asses in seats better than almost any other actor out there.
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And w/ Cheung..since In The Mood for Love..pretty solid. I never saw that romantic comedy she did.
Let's add in that i'm 25 years old...discovering them at whatever age I was w/ the release of Equilibrium and ITMFL (though...I never knew that it was her in the Chan films)...they've been pretty damn defined in terms of filmography. Also...fucking love Cheung w/ WKW.
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"In my opinion, the chief requisite for an actor is the ability to do nothing well, which is by no means as easy as it sounds. He should be willing to be utilised and wholly integrated into the picture by the director and the camera. He must allow the camera to determine the proper emphasis and the most effective dramatic highlights."
I agree with that. I can understand wanting to see a film for the parts in it, but it is the filmed story that is more important to me than any part of it and what gets me interested in a film.
I agree with that. I can understand wanting to see a film for the parts in it, but it is the filmed story that is more important to me than any part of it and what gets me interested in a film.
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What the hell is Cate Blanchett doing on that list? Does anybody go see a movie because she's in it?
Also, people don't go to the Harry Potter movies because Daniel Radcliffe's in them, they go because Harry Potter's in them! The fact that Radcliffe is the one who plays Potter is purely incidental. Any actor who'd gotten the part would have had the same result.
Ridiculous.
Also, people don't go to the Harry Potter movies because Daniel Radcliffe's in them, they go because Harry Potter's in them! The fact that Radcliffe is the one who plays Potter is purely incidental. Any actor who'd gotten the part would have had the same result.
Ridiculous.