Forbes list of most valuable actors..

[Captain Nash]

Here's a link to the most valuable actors in the world. How bankable they are.
http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/58/sta ... ner=msnent

Might see some interesting results that I'm sure you'll try and spin.
But look who's the most bankable Bond star...oh no.



Proof.
Fact.
Sorted.

[Kristatos]

Yes, 46th most bankable star in Hollywood (4 places below Hugh Jackman), that's really impressive Nash.

Just nod and smile, everybody.

[Mazer Rackham]

He is s**t for all in anything else. If it wasn't for the Bond name he'd be back selling Mrs. Dash® (Salt Free, Flavor-Full)at Big Lots.

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Rank	Name	Cumulative Score	Age
1 	Will Smith	10.00 	40
2 	Johnny Depp	9.89 	45
2 	Leonardo DiCaprio	9.89 	34
2 	Angelina Jolie	9.89 	33
2 	Brad Pitt	9.89 	45
6 	Tom Hanks	9.87 	52
7 	George Clooney	9.81 	47
8 	Denzel Washington	9.76 	54
9 	Matt Damon	9.69 	38
10 	Jack Nicholson	9.68 	71
11 	Julia Roberts	9.65 	41
12 	Adam Sandler	9.61 	42
13 	Tom Cruise	9.60 	46
14 	Russell Crowe	9.57 	44
15 	Will Ferrell	9.56 	41
16 	Meryl Streep	9.55 	59
17 	Robert De Niro	9.54 	65
18 	Ben Stiller	9.50 	43
19 	Jim Carrey	9.42 	47
20 	Clint Eastwood	9.33 	78
21 	Robert Downey	9.29 	43
22 	Nicole Kidman	9.27 	41
23 	Bruce Willis	9.16 	53
24 	Nicolas Cage	9.02 	45
25 	Al Pacino	9.00 	68
26 	Harrison Ford	8.69 	66
27 	Keanu Reeves	8.59 	44
28 	Mel Gibson	8.52 	53
29 	Christian Bale	8.49 	35
30 	Tobey Maguire	8.48 	33
31 	John Travolta	8.47 	54
32 	Vince Vaughn	8.39 	38
33 	Shia LaBeouf	8.38 	22
34 	Reese Witherspoon	8.24 	32
35 	Jackie Chan	8.13 	54
36 	Steve Carell	8.05 	46
36 	Daniel Day-Lewis	8.05 	51
38 	Charlize Theron	8.00 	33
39 	Cate Blanchett	7.85 	39
40 	Jodie Foster	7.78 	46
41 	Gwyneth Paltrow	7.78 	36
42 	Hugh Jackman	7.78 	40
42 	Keira Knightley	7.78 	23
44 	Drew Barrymore	7.76 	33
44 	Sean Penn	7.76 	48
46 	Daniel Craig	7.73 	40
47 	Cameron Diaz	7.72 	36
48 	Mark Wahlberg	7.68 	37
49 	Eddie Murphy	7.66 	47
50 	Sacha Baron Cohen	7.64 	37
51 	Kate Winslet	7.63 	33
52 	Jake Gyllenhaal	7.61 	28
53 	Jack Black	7.60 	39
53 	Sandra Bullock	7.60 	44
55 	Matthew McConaughey	7.58 	39
56 	Halle Berry	7.58 	42
57 	Jennifer Aniston	7.58 	39
57 	Hugh Grant	7.58 	48
59 	Robert Redford	7.56 	72
60 	Edward Norton	7.55 	39
61 	Michael Douglas	7.52 	64
62 	Richard Gere	7.50 	59
62 	Dustin Hoffman	7.50 	71
62 	Renee Zellweger	7.50 	39
65 	Anthony Hopkins	7.45 	71
66 	Clive Owen	7.45 	44
67 	Robin Williams	7.45 	57
68 	Hilary Swank	7.43 	34
69 	Jamie Foxx	7.42 	41
70 	Woody Allen	7.39 	73
71 	Penelope Cruz	7.39 	34
72 	Pierce Brosnan	7.37 	55
73 	The Rock (Dwayne Johnson)	7.37 	36
73 	Ashton Kutcher	7.37 	31
75 	Philip Seymour Hoffman	7.35 	41
76 	Bill Murray	7.35 	58
77 	Ben Affleck	7.34 	36
78 	Scarlett Johansson	7.34 	24
79 	Jude Law	7.29 	36
80 	Kate Hudson	7.27 	29
80 	Mike Myers	7.27 	45
82 	Colin Farrell	7.27 	32
82 	Anne Hathaway	7.27 	26
84 	Natalie Portman	7.27 	27
85 	Catherine Zeta-Jones	7.24 	39
86 	Seth Rogen	7.24 	26
86 	Owen Wilson	7.24 	40
88 	James McAvoy	7.23 	29
89 	Samuel L. Jackson	7.23 	60
90 	Tommy Lee Jones	7.19 	62
90 	Forest Whitaker	7.19 	47
92 	Tyler Perry	7.18 	39
93 	Steve Martin	7.17 	63
94 	Javier Bardem	7.16 	39
94 	Viggo Mortensen	7.16 	50
96 	Helen Mirren	7.15 	63
97 	Kevin Spacey	7.15 	59
98 	Uma Thurman	7.14 	38
99 	Jennifer Lopez	7.14 	39
100 	Naomi Watts	7.13 	40

[The Sweeney]

Interesting. He is above Pierce Brosnan, which I'm not at all suprised to find, but also above Robert Redford (my favourite actor) which I am suprised at!

[katied]

However. he's not in the top 10.Fact!But he is making enough to actually be ON that list so there *is* that

[The Sweeney]

However. he's not in the top 10.Fact!But he is making enough to actually be ON that list so there *is* that

More telling is that no English actor makes it in to the top 10. In fact, Bale is the first one listed, all the way down at 29....

[Kristatos]

Interesting. He is above Pierce Brosnan, which I'm not at all suprised to find, but also above Robert Redford (my favourite actor) which I am suprised at!

Redford is better known as a director than an actor these days. In fact, the last film I remember seeing him in was Indecent Proposal back in the 90's. This seems to have been the first year Forbes has done this (or at least I couldn't find any links to lists from previous years). If you looked at lists from the '60s and '70s, I'm sure RR would have been near the top.

[Mazer Rackham]

Johnny Depp & Angelina Jolie pretend to be British (on film and at times in their real life) Shouldn't they count ?

[Mazer Rackham]

Spy Game (2001) was one of Redford's last big movies. He directed and acted in Lions for Lambs which was more a political effort.

[Capt. Sir Dominic Flandry]

What's the criteria? How much their movies earn at the Box Office?

[katied]

Johnny Depp & Angelina Jolie pretend to be British (on film and at times in their real life) Shouldn't they count ?

So does Madonna,but her movies are terrible

[Kristatos]

What's the criteria? How much their movies earn at the Box Office?

More like how much value they add to the film financially. For example, it's unlikely that a film like The Pursuit of Happyness would have topped the box office charts without a megastar like Will Smith attached. See here for the complete methodology.

[katied]

Yes, 46th most bankable star in Hollywood (4 places below Hugh Jackman), that's really impressive Nash.

Just nod and smile, everybody.

The fact Hugh Jackman is higher up on that list than Craig is will make BJ happy

[Dr. No]

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what is Sean Penn doing on the list? I don't think any of his recent movies made money

[The Sweeney]

Interesting. He is above Pierce Brosnan, which I'm not at all suprised to find, but also above Robert Redford (my favourite actor) which I am suprised at!

Redford is better known as a director than an actor these days. In fact, the last film I remember seeing him in was Indecent Proposal back in the 90's. This seems to have been the first year Forbes has done this (or at least I couldn't find any links to lists from previous years). If you looked at lists from the '60s and '70s, I'm sure RR would have been near the top.

I think Redford and McQueen were the 2 biggest stars of the 70's (Attenborough had to go for Redford once McQueen turned down his role in A Bridge Too Far).

After Indecent Proposal, he did The Horse Whisperer, Up Close and Personal, The last Castle, Spy Game (which mazer pointed out), The Clearing, An Unfinished Life and Lions for Lambs. There were rumours over the years that Redford would finally team up with Newman again for a third film, but sadly this will never happen now. Brad Pitt is like a young Redford. I often though they should team up him with Tom Cruise again for a Butch Cassidy/Sting type movie, as they are probably the modern day equivelant to those 2 legends.

[Terry]

Where would Jackman and Owen be on that list if they'd made CR & QOS instead of Craig? DC would be about 22,789 without Barbara and Sony.

[katied]

Where would Jackman and Owen be on that list if they'd made CR & QOS instead of Craig? DC would be about 22,789 without Barbara and Sony.

True enough

[stockslivevan]

Where would Jackman and Owen be on that list if they'd made CR & QOS instead of Craig? DC would be about 22,789 without Barbara and Sony.

So would the rest of his predecessors (including Connery) had they not felt the midas touch of Bond. Woulda shoulda coulda isn't gonna change that Craig is on that list nor is it going to change his popularity as James Bond.

[Georgan Sniper]

Where would Jackman and Owen be on that list if they'd made CR & QOS instead of Craig? DC would be about 22,789 without Barbara and Sony.

So would the rest of his predecessors (including Connery) had they not felt the midas touch of Bond. Woulda shoulda coulda isn't gonna change that Craig is on that list nor is it going to change his popularity as James Bond.

Craig's popularity as Bond? Half hate him and half love him.
I know hard core life long Bond Fans who detest Craig and some who love him by no means is there a consensus. Thing about it is James Bond has always been popular the guy in the suit almost doesn't matter until they change what James Bond is. What we have now a days is fans who like the neo-Bond and those who like what Bond always had been.

[carl stromberg]

Where would Jackman and Owen be on that list if they'd made CR & QOS instead of Craig? DC would be about 22,789 without Barbara and Sony.

So would the rest of his predecessors (including Connery) had they not felt the midas touch of Bond. Woulda shoulda coulda isn't gonna change that Craig is on that list nor is it going to change his popularity as James Bond.

Craig's popularity as Bond? Half hate him and half love him.
I know hard core life long Bond Fans who detest Craig and some who love him by no means is there a consensus. Thing about it is James Bond has always been popular the guy in the suit almost doesn't matter until they change what James Bond is. What we have now a days is fans who like the neo-Bond and those who like what Bond always had been.

Welcome to the forum!

I would argue that Craig's Bond is a completely new character, which is why some who loved the old series are so disgruntled.