This one got my attention because Besty is a huge Will Smith fan. The AP is reporting today that Will Smith was 2008's most successful box office draw.
Fair enough. Will Smith is a very famous movie actor, and has been for some time. Lots of huge hit movies: Men in Black, Independence Day, I, Robot, Hitch.... the man is a big star. At first blush, then, it seems plausible that Will Smith could have been the most successful box office draw of 2008.
But....wait a second.....wasn't The Dark Knight one of the highest grossing films of all time? Why yes, I think it was.
Which was bigger, The Dark Knight or Hancock? I know, I know, you're thinking "Yes, but....you are forgetting about Seven Pounds."
No, I am not. Hardly anyone even knows there is a movie called Seven Pounds, and The Dark Knight made more money before it finished its second showing on opening night than Seven Pounds is going to make.
So I begin to read this article thinking something isn't quite right with this whole Will Smith is #1 in 2008 thing and what do I learn:
No name on the marquee was more pleasing to theater owners in 2008 than Will Smith, according to a survey of movie exhibitors. Smith, star of "Hancock" and "Seven Pounds," was voted the star who generated the most box office revenue for theaters in an annual survey by Quigley Publishing Co.They voted who generated the most box office revenue? THEY VOTED? WTF?
There has to be a better system for determining who generated the most box office revenue in a single year than a vote. There must be some way......
No wonder the economy is in a bad place. I am pretty sure that's not how they measure success in the "real world." Then again, Hollywood is mostly Democrats. This explains a great deal.
The kicker to all of this? The TOP $%^&ing FOUR movie stars for 2008 were:
Will Smith, Dax Shepard, Skeet Ulrich, Tracy Ullman.
Dax Shepard?
Posted by Gabe at 3:00 PM in Awards
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