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Thread started 01/03/13 10:46am

KCOOLMUZIQ

Denzel Washington Brought in the Most Movie Money in 2012





















Denzel Washington in a scene from 'Safe House'

Denzel Washington in a scene from ‘Safe House’


*Denzel Washington is undoubtedly one of the hottest stars of the century, and the fruits of his labor was recognized in 2012.


According to Quigley Publishing Company’s 81st Annual Poll of Motion Picture Exhibitors, the actor was voted the top money-making star in 2012.


He’s been on the poll seven other times but this is the first time he was crowned winner.


The only woman in the Top Ten this year, Anne Hathaway , placed
second with her roles in “Les Miserables” and as Catwoman in “The Dark
Knight Rises.” Hugh Jackman and Mark Wahlberg , both with their initial
Poll appearance, were third and fourth respectively. Jackman was in “Les
Miserables” and a voice talent in “Rise of the Guardians” and Wahlberg
scored with “Contraband” and in the sleeper hit of the year, “Ted.”
Johnny Depp was in “Dark Shadows” and had an uncredited role in “21 Jump
Street,” but still managed a fifth this year. He has been in the Top
Ten eight times, with wins in 2010, 2007 and 2006.


According to the report, exhibitors collectively decided Denzel was
responsible for movie traffic in 2012, based on his performances in
“Flight” and “Safe House.”


He’s the fourth African American to win the poll and joins the ranks
of Sidney Poitier (1968), Eddie Murphy (1987) and Will Smith (2005).


ann hathaway & denzel washington

Ann Hathaway & Denzel Washington


Top Ten Money-Making Stars of 2012

1. Denzel Washington

2. Anne Hathaway

3. Hugh Jackman

4. Mark Wahlberg

5. Johnny Depp

6. Daniel Craig

7. Daniel Day-Lewis

8. Brad Pitt

9. Leonardo DiCaprio


10.Robert Downey , Jr,

11. KCOOL

Well deserved!

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Reply #1 posted 01/03/13 11:55am

robertlove

How can Hugh Jackman be third when he only made one movie that's just been released and that's kind of succesfull and did the voice in a movie that flopped in the US?

Most movie money? yeah right.

Denzel had 2 succesfull movies, but i can't believe he was the only one.

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Reply #2 posted 01/03/13 12:44pm

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huh?

the avengers alone made more in the opening weekend than what flight and safe house made combined in their entire run.

how is robert downey jr so low on the list?

this makes no sense

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Reply #3 posted 01/03/13 12:47pm

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and dark knight rises made almost 5 times the amount flight and safe house combined did, and thats not even counting the ongoing run of les mis.

how is she lower than denzel?

the math here is way weird

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Reply #4 posted 01/03/13 12:54pm

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ahhh... they are arbitrarily deciding how much each star brings in.

since denzel is the top-liner and only big big star in flight, they count every dollar for him. whereas ensemble casts like les mis and the avengers, they are guessing how much traffic each star brought in.

the math is rather made up, but... shrug

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Reply #5 posted 01/03/13 1:31pm

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cborgman said:

ahhh... they are arbitrarily deciding how much each star brings in.

since denzel is the top-liner and only big big star in flight, they count every dollar for him. whereas ensemble casts like les mis and the avengers, they are guessing how much traffic each star brought in.

the math is rather made up, but... shrug

the same somewhat arbitrary kind of math that made Eddie Murphy the most overpaid actor

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Reply #6 posted 01/03/13 1:37pm

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NDRU said:

cborgman said:

ahhh... they are arbitrarily deciding how much each star brings in.

since denzel is the top-liner and only big big star in flight, they count every dollar for him. whereas ensemble casts like les mis and the avengers, they are guessing how much traffic each star brought in.

the math is rather made up, but... shrug

the same somewhat arbitrary kind of math that made Eddie Murphy the most overpaid actor

someone has to pay for all those transexual hookers

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Reply #7 posted 01/03/13 1:56pm

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KCOOLMUZIQ said:

11. KCOOL

You are fucking crazy

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Reply #8 posted 01/03/13 4:35pm

RodeoSchro

LMFAO, how can someone be "voted" the most money-making movie star?

You DO know they have numbers and statistics and box office receipts that don't require any voting, don't you?

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Reply #9 posted 01/05/13 5:29am

robertlove

And this guy is not even in the top 10:

Channing Tatum: Channing Tatum went in to 2012 as a punch-line and came out of the year as an A-list movie star. The actor headlined three $100 million movies—21 Jump Street ($138.5 million), The Vow ($125 million) and Magic Mike ($113.7 million)—which had a combined budget of around $80 million.

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Reply #10 posted 01/05/13 11:33am

KCOOLMUZIQ

Actors salaries have already been determined before a movies gross. Denzil gets 20 million whether the movie makes 100 million or 100 thousand. Only unless its negotiated to recieve the back end of the profits & a actor forfeits their salary is when their salary is based on the movies gross.
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Reply #11 posted 01/05/13 11:56am

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it is more about actor draw than total ticket receipts. Whip Whitaker's power to draw is far less than Batman or Iron Man so Denzel gets more credit for tickets sold than Christian and Robert.

It also needs to be adjusted for time in theaters.

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Reply #12 posted 01/05/13 12:23pm

lazycrockett

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I guess Wil Smith was too busy keeping his marriage "intact" to make the list.

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Reply #13 posted 01/05/13 12:48pm

KCOOLMUZIQ

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Reply #14 posted 01/05/13 1:03pm

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KCOOLMUZIQ said:

You should take his advice to heart.

The Most Important Thing In Life Is Sincerity....Once You Can Fake That, You Can Fake Anything.
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Reply #15 posted 01/05/13 1:42pm

aardvark15

lazycrockett said:

You should take his advice to heart.

...he should stop posting it lol

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