Forbes.com came out with their Star Currency listing. "The project's primary goal is to gain insight from the global entertainment industry regarding 1,400-plus actors in today's worldwide marketplace from a financial perspective. Many elements contribute to the financing of a film as well as its ultimate theatrical box-office performance and post-theatrical life--the actor's involvement being one of the central components. This confidential survey, while subjective, seeks to evaluate the actor's impact in a number of areas."
"Voters were asked to consider a number of elements regarding the actor's participation in a film as they applied in the market at the time of the survey. Criteria used were:
--The amount of financing that flows to a project is significantly determined by the individual actor's presence in a film.
--The individual actor's presence in a film guarantees theatrical distribution.
--The individual actor's presence significantly drives the film's theatrical box-office performance."
The top ten is probably who you can all guess Will Smith top of the heap , with Johnny Depp, Leo, Angelina and Brad all tied for second, then Tom Hanks, Clooney, Denzel, Matt Damon and Jack Nicholson rounding out the top ten.
Where did Jake rank? 52nd. But before discussion starts there are a few things about the list that are interesting.
There are only 8 actors under 30 who made the list. Only two actors ranked higher than Jake. Shia LeBeouf (rank 33) and Kiera Knightly (rank 42). There were 4 male actors under 30 who broke the top 100, besides Shia and Jake, Seth Rogen (86)and James McAvoy(86).
Shia looks to be more of action star, Seth seems to be covering comedy, and James and Jake? Where do they fit .... is HW slotting them into their leading man for that age group? Is Jake a traditional leading man? Or will he be more bankable as something else? Is this why he took PoP? What do you see him as?
Jake has talked about admiring Matt Damon's career path. Could you see him following a similar path over the next ten year?
Maggie was ranked at 200, and Peter at 214.
#52 Jake Gyllenhaal
Forbes Star Currency
Now for #1 of the day. Stump, a Sussex Spaniel, is the oldest Best in Show winner in history at 10 years old. Congrats Stump. Have a box of Scoobie Snacks on us.
