Stars 80s to Present - aside from Tom Cruise, who else is there ?
11-24-18, 04:16 PM
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Stars 80s to Present - aside from Tom Cruise, who else is there ?
After just rewatching Mission Impossible Rogue Nation in preparation to watch Fallout, really dawned on me that no star from the 80s is still going as strong as Tom Cruise
Say what you like about Cruise, hes had a few misses, his longevity, when he could have well been "flavour of the month is impressive
Over the last 4 decades, i cannot think of another movie star who has been the star of at least 5 decent performing theatrical released movies per decade as Cruise
Say what you like about Cruise, hes had a few misses, his longevity, when he could have well been "flavour of the month is impressive
Over the last 4 decades, i cannot think of another movie star who has been the star of at least 5 decent performing theatrical released movies per decade as Cruise
11-24-18, 04:28 PM
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Re: Stars 80s to Present - aside from Tom Cruise, who else is there ?
Tom Hanks
Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep
11-24-18, 04:36 PM
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Re: Stars 80s to Present - aside from Tom Cruise, who else is there ?
The secret to Cruise's continued box office is that he's a big time producer like Jerry Bruckheimer, Michael Bay and Spielberg. His production company produces box office hits that he casts himself in.
11-24-18, 04:48 PM
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Re: Stars 80s to Present - aside from Tom Cruise, who else is there ?
Rdj
11-24-18, 05:08 PM
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DVD Talk Hero
11-24-18, 05:21 PM
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Re: Stars 80s to Present - aside from Tom Cruise, who else is there ?
Nah. For one, she was a 90s star, not 80s (her stardom didn't really occur until Pretty Woman), and while she continues to work, she is not near the box office draw that she was two decades ago. I'm hard pressed to think of a recent hit movie she was in aside from Wonder, in which she was essentially a supporting character.
Tom Hanks is a good answer. Streep? Depends on whether you're talking about steady quality work or box office hits.
Tom Hanks is a good answer. Streep? Depends on whether you're talking about steady quality work or box office hits.
11-24-18, 05:36 PM
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DVD Talk Hero
Re: Stars 80s to Present - aside from Tom Cruise, who else is there ?
Kurt Russell is having a resurgence of sorts over the last few years.
11-24-18, 05:50 PM
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Re: Stars 80s to Present - aside from Tom Cruise, who else is there ?
80's
Kramer vs Kramer (came out very end of '79) $106
French Leutentent's Woman $26M
Sophie's Choice $30M
Out of Africa $87M
Heartburn $25M
90's
Postcards From the Edge $39M
Death Becomes Her $58
The River Wild $46M
Bridges of Madison County $71M
One True Thing $23M
00's
The Hours $41M
The Manchurian Candidate $65M (really???)
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events $118M
The Devil Wears Prada $124M
The Ant Bully $28M
Mamma Mia $144M
Doubt $33M
Julie & Julia $94M
It's Complicated $112M
10's
The Iron Lady $30M
Hope Springs $63M
August : Osage County $37M
The Giver $45
Into The Woods $128M
The Post $80M
Mamma Mia : Here We Go Again $120M
That's a decent haul right there. And take her out of a lot of those movies and they don't make nearly as much without her. She's a star AND a box-office draw.
11-24-18, 05:51 PM
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Re: Stars 80s to Present - aside from Tom Cruise, who else is there ?
Arnold does not have it anymore ever since he became governor of CA in 2003 he has not done anything substantial in movies for a long time.
Nobody cares about Julia Roberts. What was her last hit?
Or just continue to make MI movies or he would not have a successful career without those movies.
De Niro has done drama, action, and comedy and that versatility pays off.
Nobody cares about Julia Roberts. What was her last hit?
The secret to Cruise's continued box office is that he's a big time producer like Jerry Bruckheimer, Michael Bay and Spielberg. His production company produces box office hits that he casts himself in.
Or just continue to make MI movies or he would not have a successful career without those movies.
De Niro has done drama, action, and comedy and that versatility pays off.
11-24-18, 06:23 PM
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11-24-18, 06:45 PM
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11-24-18, 07:43 PM
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Re: Stars 80s to Present - aside from Tom Cruise, who else is there ?
Denzel was a working actor for much of the 80s and won his first Oscar in 1989 so for him I guess it would depend on whether you think he became a star in the 80s.
Bruce Willis has gotten lazy (in terms of seeking quality) in the last ten years, but he's still a name, and he will have a big movie coming out in January.
Michael Keaton had some time in the wilderness so to speak in the early 00s, but he's back as a name actor these days.
I think Keanu Reeves has had enough in each decade to qualify.
Bruce Willis has gotten lazy (in terms of seeking quality) in the last ten years, but he's still a name, and he will have a big movie coming out in January.
Michael Keaton had some time in the wilderness so to speak in the early 00s, but he's back as a name actor these days.
I think Keanu Reeves has had enough in each decade to qualify.
11-24-18, 09:05 PM
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Re: Stars 80s to Present - aside from Tom Cruise, who else is there ?
Samuel Jackson was in Coming to America and Do the Right Thing in the 80s and then did Jurassic Park, Pulp Fiction, the Matrix movies, Star Wars films, the Incredibles and continues strong with the MCU movies, Kingsman and Glass.
11-24-18, 09:15 PM
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DVD Talk Legend
Re: Stars 80s to Present - aside from Tom Cruise, who else is there ?
Mel Gibson attempted to kill his own career, but it's still going.
11-24-18, 09:19 PM
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11-24-18, 10:49 PM
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Re: Stars 80s to Present - aside from Tom Cruise, who else is there ?
Jeff Bridges may not make as much money as Tom Cruise, but he’s had a hell of a consistent career that has spanned over half a century.
11-25-18, 03:43 AM
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Re: Stars 80s to Present - aside from Tom Cruise, who else is there ?
I don't have the numbers in front of me, but from the 80's until present day I think Harrison Ford has probably out grossed Tom Cruise. Perhaps even in the last 10 years too.
11-25-18, 07:58 AM
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Re: Stars 80s to Present - aside from Tom Cruise, who else is there ?
Mrs Danger suggested Jeff Goldblum. I argued that he's more of a character actor than a star, but she thinks he's a marquee name. I'm not convinced.
11-25-18, 08:04 AM
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DVD Talk Legend
Re: Stars 80s to Present - aside from Tom Cruise, who else is there ?
Goldblum's first movie was Death Wish in the 70s, He did make the The Fly. I'll say John Travolta.