The 2014 Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, March 2. I have no predictions, but I have decided instead to post a few articles that are based on research I’ve done recently for clients and/or are lists of best movies that I have compiled for clients.
The below article is about the fact that actresses have generated far less revenue from moviegoers than actors.
The 20 Highest Grossing Actresses
According to Box Office Mojo, the 12 living actors whose movies have earned the most money are men and 78 of the top 100 highest grossing actors are men.
These lopsided statistics do not, of course, mean that male actors are better than female actresses. Meryl Streep, who is pictured above, has been nominated for an Academy Award a record 18 times and has won three Academy Awards, which are also known as Oscars.
Yet, Streep ranks as the 72nd highest grossing actor. Her movies have brought in at least $1 billion less than the first through 12th highest grossing actors -- Tom Hanks (his movies have brought in a total of nearly $4.3 billion), Harrison Ford, Eddie Murphy, Morgan Freeman, Samuel Jackson, Tom Cruise, Bruce Willis, Robin Williams, Johnny Depp, Robert Downey Jr., Michael Caine and Robert DeNiro.
The top 20 highest grossing actresses are listed below along with their position on the overall actors/actresses list, the total gross receipts of the movies they were in, the movie they were in that brought in the most money, and the gross receipts of that movie.
1. CAMERON DIAZ: Diaz is 13th on the overall actors/actresses highest grossing actor list. Her movies have grossed more than $2.8 billion. She was a voice actress in the four movies she was in that brought in the most money, including “Shrek 2” ($441.2 million).
2. JULIA ROBERTS: Roberts is 19th on the overall actors/actresses list. Her movies’ total gross receipts are $2.64 billion. The movie that earned the most money was “Ocean’s Eleven” ($183.4 million).
3. EMMA WATSON: Watson is 20th on the overall list. Her movies’ total gross receipts are $2.58 billion. The movie that earned the most money was "Harry Potter/Deathly Harrows Part 2” ($381 million).
4. HELENA BONHAM CARTER: Carter is 22nd on the overall list. Her movies’ total gross receipts are $2.54 billion. The movie that earned the most money was "Harry Potter/Deathly Harrows Part 2" ($381 million).
5. SIGOURNEY WEAVER: Weaver is 38th on the overall list. Her movies’ total gross receipts are $2.18 billion. The movie that earned the most money was "Avatar" ($760.5 million).
6. KATHY BATES: Bates is 40th on the overall list. Her movies’ total gross receipts are $2.16 billion. The movie that earned the most money was "Titanic" ($658.7 million).
7. SANDRA BULLOCK: Bullock is 44th on the overall list. Her movies’ total gross receipts are $2.11 billion. The movie that earned the most money was "Gravity" ($264 million).
8. CATE BLANCHETT: Blanchett is 47th on the overall list. Her movies’ total gross receipts are $2.08 billion. The movie that earned the most money was "The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King" ($377.8 million).
9. NATALIE PORTMAN: Portman is 50th on the overall list. Her movies’ total gross receipts are $2.06 billion. The movie that earned the most money was "The Phantom Menace" ($474.5 million).
10. ANNE HATHAWAY: Hathaway is 58th on the overall list. Her movies’ total gross receipts are $1.94 billion. The movie that earned the most money was "The Dark Knight Rises" ($448.1 million).
11. SALLY FIELD: Field is 63rd on the overall list. Her movies’ total gross receipts are $1.86 billion. The movie that earned the most money was “Forrest Gump” ($329.7 million).
12. GWYNETH PALTROW: Paltrow is 65th on the overall list. Her movies’ total gross receipts are $1.83 billion. The movie that earned the most money was "Marvel’s The Avengers" ($623.4 million).
13. QUEEN LATIFAH: Latifah is 69th on the overall list. Her movies’ total gross receipts are $1.81 billion. The movie that earned the most money was “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” ($196.6 million).
14. MERYL STREEP: Streep is 72nd on the overall list. Her movies’ total gross receipts are $1.8 billion. The movie that earned the most money was “Mamma Mia!” ($144.1 million).
15. KRISTEN STEWART: Stewart is 75th on the overall list. Her movies’ total gross receipts are $1.77 billion. The movie that earned the most money was "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” ($300.5 million).
16. KIRSTEN DUNST: Dunst is 79th on the overall list. Her movies’ total gross receipts are $1.76 billion. The movie that earned the most money was “Spider-Man” ($403.7 million).
17. MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ: Rodriguez is 82nd on the overall list. Her movies’ total gross receipts are $1.74 billion. The movie that earned the most money was "Avatar” ($760.5 million).
18. ZOE SALDANA: Saldana is 89th on the overall list. Her movies’ total gross receipts are $1.7 billion. The movie that earned the most money was “Avatar” ($760.5 million).
19. JUDI DENCH: Dench is 91st on the overall list. Her movies’ total gross receipts are $1.69 billion. The movie that earned the most money was “Skyfall” ($304.4 million).
20. SCARLETT JOHANSSON: Johansson is 95th on the overall list. Her movies’ total gross receipts are $1.66 billion. The movie that earned the most money was “Marvel’s The Avengers” ($623.4 million).
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