Scarface (1983) starring Al Pacino as Tony Montana
Title / Weekend Gross
1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 $139.5 m
2 Happy Feet Two $22 m
3 Immortals $12 m
4 Jack and Jill $12 m
5 Puss in Boots $10.7 m
6 Tower Heist $7 m
7 J. Edgar $5.9 m
8 A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas $2.9 m
9 In Time $1.6 m
10 The Descendants $1.2 m
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*Production Budget in millions. On average, studios earn approximately 55 percent of the final gross.
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Eddie Murphy has been one of Hollywood’s most bankable actors for years, but according to Forbes his recent box office failures have landed him in the No. 2 spot in their Most Overpaid Actors list.
Murphy struck box office gold with Dr. Doolittle and The Nutty Professor, both brought in $250 million worldwide. But two of his most recent films, Imagine That and Meet Dave bombed terribly. Leaving the actor in desperate need of a hit.
Drew Barrymore is also searching for a hit flick. According to Forbes the actress only brings 40 cents for every dollar she is paid, placing her at the top of the list.
Will Ferrell (No. 3), Reece Witherspoon (No. 4) and Denzel Washington round out the top five.
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source: BroadwayWorld
The Guinness Book of World Records has just named THE MOUNTAINTOP star Samuel L. Jackson the highest-grossing actor of all time. Jackson’s films have earned over $7.42 billion since his film debut in 1972.
After gaining critical acclaim for his role in Jungle Fever in 1991, he appeared in films such as Patriot Games, Amos & Andrew, True Romance and Jurassic Park. In 1994, he was cast as Jules Winnfield in Pulp Fiction, and his performance received several award nominations and critical acclaim.
Jackson has since appeared in over 100 films including Die Hard with a Vengeance, The 51st State, Jackie Brown, Unbreakable, The Incredibles, Black Snake Moan, Shaft, Snakes on a Plane, Coming to America as well as the Star Wars prequel trilogy and small roles in Quentin Tarantino‘s Kill Bill Vol. 2 and Inglourious Basterds.
Snoop Dogg and up and coming artist Wiz Khalifa team up to shoot a straight to DVD film. Checkout full interview below:
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