Top 10 Highest-Grossing Stars under 40th
Posted by: mstinygirl on: October 14, 2010
Top 10 Hayden Christensen
B.O. avg: $107.3 million
Age: 29
Lead roles: 8
B.O. cume: $858.2 million
He made his name as Darth Vader in the final two Star Wars prequels. On May 12, 2000 Hayden announced that he would be starring as Anakin Skywalker in the next two prequels Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002) andStar Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005). The star was chosen by director George Lucas because he felt that Hayden had raw talent and good chemistry with actress Natalie Portman. Lucas stunned the movie world by picking the then-unknown actor after he had turned down such big names as Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonathan Jackson, as well as 400 other candidates.
Top 9 Zoe Saldana
B.O. avg $132.3 million
Age 32
Lead roles 9
B.O. cume $1.2 billion
Yes, she is the Avatar girl! You could find her in two of the biggest sci-fi franchises right now — playing a Na’vi in Avatar and Uhura in Star Trek. And all she needs to do next is connect with audiences beyond her Comic-Con base.
Top 8 Tobey Maguire
B.O. avg $138.2 million
Age 35
Lead roles 10
B.O. cume $1.4 billion
In the 2002, Maguire shot to superstardom as the web-slinging superhero Spider-Man in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man, based on the popular Marvel comic book character. He reprised his role in the sequels Spider-Man 2 (2004) and Spider-Man 3 (2007). And it was confirmed by Sony executives that the franchise will be rebooted for a 2012 release, and will capture the story of young Peter Parker as he is still in high school.
Top 7 Shia Labeouf
B.O. avg $144.8 million
Age 24
Lead roles 9
B.O. cume $1.3 billion
Transformers films make up half of his grosses.
Top 6 Orlando Bloom
B.O. avg $155.8 million
Age 33
Lead roles 8
B.O. cume $1.2 billion
After graduating from Guildhall, Orlando began work on the Lord of the Rings trilogy, spending 18 months in New Zealand bringing to life “Legolas”, a part which made him a household name. Today, he is one of the busiest and most sought-after actors in the industry.
Top 5 Robert Pattinson
B.O. avg $161.8 million
Age 24
Lead roles 5
B.O. cume $809.2 million
He has since been cast as Edward Cullen in the highly-anticipated film, Twilight.
Top 4 Jaden Smith
B.O. avg $170.1 million
Age 12
Lead roles 2
B.O. cume $340.2 million
Jaden is the youngest among these stars. He is known for The Pursuit of Happiness and The Karate Kid. And by the way, he’s the little son of Will Smith.
Top 3 Taylor Lautner
B.O. avg $186.6 million
Age 18
Lead roles 4
B.O. cume $746.5 million
I have some wonders what he tops at 3, but he has quickly become one of the most famous, talented, and successful young Hollywood actors thanks to the blockbuster success of the Twilight films.
Top 2 Daniel Radcliffe
B.O. avg $244.7 million
Age 21
Lead roles 7
B.O. cume $1.7 billion
Dadadada~, he is Harry Porter! The question will be whether Radcliffe can draw an audience once he graduates from Harry Potter.
Top 1 Sam Worthington
B.O. avg $349.6 million
Age 34
Lead roles 3
B.O. cume $1 billion
Avatar headlining the biggest hit in history is one reason he tops this list. And his following movies Clash of the Titans and Terminator Salvation made him a bankable choice for filmmakers seeking a thirtysomething leading man who knows his way around a greenscreen.
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