Thursday, February 12, 2009

Big Willie Brings in Big Bucks

If you wanna make money in the movie business, call Will Smith. According to the inaugural Forbes Star Currency survey, he's the man who can ensure a film's financial success.

The survey asked industry pros to rank working actors on a scale from one-to-10 on everything from the ability to attract financing to actual ticket sales. Smith scored a perfect 10. Not only is he able to bring the cash, he's also respected as a serious actor in light of his two Oscar nominations for his work in Ali and The Pursuit of Happyness.

Here's the list of the Top 20 Most Bankable Actors and their three top-grossing films:

1. Will Smith - Score: 10, Independence Day, Hancock, Men in Black

Tied:
2. Johnny Depp - Score: 9.89, All three Pirates of the Caribbean films
2. Leonardo DiCaprio - Score: 9.89, Titanic, Catch Me If You Can, The Departed
2. Angelina Jolie - Score: 9.89, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Wanted, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
2. Brad Pitt - Score: 9.89, Troy, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Ocean's Eleven

6. Tom Hanks - Score: 9.87, The Da Vinci Code, Forrest Gump, Saving Private Ryan
7. George Clooney - Score: 9.81, Ocean's Eleven, Ocean's Twelve, The Perfect Storm
8. Denzel Washington - Score: 9.76, American Gangster, Philadelphia, The Pelican Brief
9. Matt Damon - Score: 9.69, Saving Private Ryan, Ocean's Eleven, The Bourne Ultimatum
10. Jack Nicholson - Score: 9.68, Batman, As Good As It Gets, The Departed
11. Julia Roberts - Score: 9.65, Pretty Woman, Ocean's Eleven, Notting Hill
12. Adam Sandler - Score: 9.61, Click, Big Daddy, You Don't Mess With the Zohan
13. Tom Cruise - Score: 9.6, War of the Worlds, the first two Mission: Impossible films
14. Russell Crowe - Score: 9.57, Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind, American Gangster
15. Will Ferrell - Score: 9.56, Elf, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Blades of Glory
16. Meryl Streep - Score: 9.55, Mamma Mia!, The Devil Wears Prada, The Bridges of Madison County
17. Robert De Niro - Score: 9.54, Meet the Fockers, Meet the Parents, Heat
18. Ben Stiller - Score: 9.5, Night at the Museum, Meet the Fockers, There's Something About Mary
19. Jim Carrey - Score: 9.42, Bruce Almighty, The Mask, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
20. Clint Eastwood - Score: 9.33, Million Dollar Baby, The Bridges of Madison County, In the Line of Fire

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