2011 The Measured Circle’s Box Office MVPs
2011 The Measured Circle’s Box Office MVPs
Who are the Most Valuable Players in the movies?
What actors generate the most American domestic gross (dogro)?
There are a lot of ways to measure this, and The Measured Circle has our own (begun with movies released in 2010).
Here are our rules:
1. You must have been first-billed in a movie that makes at least $100 million dogro in the year in question
2. You must have appeared in at least one other movie that dogroed at least $40 million in the year in question (but you do not have to have been first-billed)
3. Voice roles count: one of the reasons they cast big names in animated features is that they attract audiences
4. Our winners are ranked by the average of their movies in the given year that earned at least $40 million dogro
5. Since we base it on release year, it may be well into the following year until the standings are final. We do not count re-releases that do not happen in the same year as the initial release
Here are qualifiers for 2011 as of January 19, 2012 ($100m or more movies are in bold, unreleased movies are in italics):
Ludacris: No Strings Attached, Fast Five
Natalie Portman: No Strings Attached, Thor
Johnny Depp: Rango, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Timothy Olyphant: Rango, I Am Number Four
Bradley Cooper: The Hangover Part II, Limitless
Joe Nunez: Rango, Bridesmaids
Matt Lucas: Bridesmaids, Gnomeo & Juliet
Seth Rogen: Kung Fu Panda 2, The Green Hornet
James McAvoy: X-Men: First Class, Gnomeo & Juliet
Rose Byrne: X-Men: First Class, Bridesmaids
January Jones: X-Men: First Class, Unknown
Geoffrey Rush: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Green Lantern
Michael Hitchcock: Bridesmaids, Super 8
Jason Flemyng: X-Men: First Class, Hanna
Tyrese Gibson: Fast Five, Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Ken Jeong: The Hangover Part II, Zookeeper, Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Owen Wilson: Cars 2, Hall Pass, Midnight in Paris
Michael Caine: Cars 2, Gnomeo & Juliet
John Turturro: Cars 2, Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Clark Gregg: Thor, Mr. Popper’s Penguins
Jeffrey Tambor: The Hangover: Part II, Mr. Popper’s Penguins
Glenn Morshower: X-Men: First Class, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Moneyball
Jackie Sandler: Just Go with It, Zookeeper
Adam Sandler: Just Go with It, Zookeeper, Jack and Jill
Hugo Weaving: Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Captain America: The First Avenger, Happy Feet Two
Maya Rudolph: Bridesmaids, Zookeeper
Gary Oldman: Kung Fu Panda 2, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Clancy Brown: Green Lantern, Cowboys & Aliens
Jennifer Aniston: Just Go With It, Horrible Bosses
Tom Felton: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Kevin Bacon: X-Men: First Class, Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Hank Azaria: Hop, The Smurfs
James Franco: Rise of the Planet of the Apes, The Green Hornet
Jamie Harris: Rise of the Planet of the Apes, The Green Hornet
David Oyelowo: Rise of the Planet of the Apes, The Help
James Franco: Rise of the Planet of the Apes, The Green Hornet
Emma Stone: The Help, Friends with Benefits, Crazy, Stupid, Love.
P.J. Byrne: Horrible Bosses, Final Destination 5
Cameron Diaz: Bad Teacher, The Green Hornet
Jason Segal: Bad Teacher, Friends with Benefits, The Muppets
Justin Timberlake: Bad Teacher, Friends with Benefits, In Time
Zach Galafianakis: The Hangover Part II, Puss in Boots, The Muppets
Conrad Vernon: Kung Fu Panda 2 (not first billed), Puss in Boots
Nick Swardson: Just Go with It, Jack and Jill
Allen Covert: Just Go with It, Jack and Jill
Frieda Pinto: Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Immortals
Kellan Lutz: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1, Immortals
Robert Pattinson: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1, Water for Elephants
James Pizzinato: Rise of the Planet of the Apes, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1
Jack Black: Kung Fu Panda 2, The Muppets
Michael Albala: Horrible Bosses, The Muppets
Neil Patrick Harris: The Smurfs, The Muppets, A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
Paul Giamatti: The Hangover Part II, The Ides of March
John Michael Higgins: Bad Teacher, We Bought a Zoo
Toby Jones: Captain America: The First Avenger, The Adventures of Tintin
Gil Birmingham: Rango, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1
Josh Duhamel: Transformers: Dark of the Moon, New Year’s Eve
Michael Sheen: Midnight in Paris, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1
Meg Phillips: The Smurfs, New Year’s Eve
Daniel Craig: Cowboys & Aliens, The Adventures of Tintin, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
John Lithgow: Rise of the Planet of the Apes, New Year’s Eve
Ty Olsson: Rise of the Planet of the Apes, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1
Sofia Vergara: The Smurfs, New Year’s Eve, Happy Feet 2
Jeremy Renner: Mission Impossible; Ghost Protocol, Thor
Simon Pegg: Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, The Adventures of Tintin
Léa Seydoux: Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, Midnight in Paris
Ilia Volok: Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, Water for Elephants
David Cross: Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, Kung Fu Panda 2
Alan Tudyk: Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
Andy Buckley: Bridesmaids, Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
Projected:
Kaitlyn Dever: Bad Teacher, J. Edgar (may still break 40m…especially with an Oscar nomination)
Why isn’t…
David Bradley on the list? After all, he returned to his role of Argus Filch in the Harry Potter movie. He had a pivotal part in Captain America. They both made well over a hundred million dollars domestically. Well, he wasn’t first-billed in either movie. I’m not saying he should talk to his agent, but…
Here’s the table as of February 11, 2012. While there are still movies from 2011 making money (we’ve presumed Girl with the Dragon Tattoo will get to $100m), it should give a pretty good idea of the rankings, at least at the top. We may adjust this later: for example, Hugo could get an Oscar bump.
Actor | TTL | AVG | 100K+ | 100K+ Dogro |
40K+ | 40K Dogro |
Hugo Weaving | 592.4 | 296.2 | Captain America: The First Avenger; Transformers: Dark of the Moon |
529 | Happy Feet Two | 63.4 |
Tyrese Gibson | 562.0 | 281.0 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon; Fast Five |
562 | ||
Tom Felton | 558.0 | 279.0 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 |
558 | ||
Gary Oldman | 546.0 | 273.0 | Kung Fu Panda 2; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 |
546 | ||
Alan Tudyk | 480.0 | 240.0 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked; Tranformers: Dark of the Moon |
480 | ||
John Hurt | 464.5 | 232.3 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | 381 | Immortals | 83.5 |
Ty Olsson | 458.0 | 229.0 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1; Rise of the Planet of the Apes |
458 | ||
James Pizzinato | 458.0 | 229.0 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1; Rise of the Planet of the Apes |
458 | ||
Rich Hutchman | 436.2 | 218.1 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | 352 | Crazy, Stupid, Love | 84.2 |
Gil Birmingham | 404.0 | 202.0 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1; Rango |
404 | ||
Ken Jeong | 772.7 | 193.2 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon; The Hangover Part II |
605 | Zookeeper; The Muppets |
167.7 |
Jeremy Renner | 386.0 | 193.0 | Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol; Thor |
386 | ||
Glenn Morshower | 573.6 | 191.2 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon; X-Men: First Class |
498 | Moneyball | 75.6 |
Tammy Hui | 382.0 | 191.0 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes; Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol |
382 | ||
Kellan Lutz | 364.5 | 182.3 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 | 281 | Immortals | 83.5 |
Johnny Depp | 364.0 | 182.0 | Rango; Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides |
364 | ||
Geoffrey Rush | 358.0 | 179.0 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | 241 | Green Lantern | 117 |
Samuel L. Jackson | 358.0 | 179.0 | Thor; Captain America: The First Avenger |
358 | ||
John Turturro | 352.0 | 176.0 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon; Cars 2 |
352 | ||
David Oyelowo | 347.0 | 173.5 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes; The Help |
347 | ||
Robert Pattinson | 339.7 | 169.9 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 | 281 | Water for Elephants | 58.7 |
Bradley Cooper | 333.2 | 166.6 | The Hangover Part II | 254 | Limitless | 79.2 |
Zach Galifianakis | 489.3 | 163.1 | The Hangover: Part II; Puss in Boots |
402 | The Muppets | 87.3 |
Jeffrey Tambor | 322.2 | 161.1 | The Hangover Part II | 254 | Mr. Popper’s Penguins | 68.2 |
Jude Law | 321.5 | 160.8 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | 184 | Contagion; Hugo |
137.5 |
Rose Byrne | 315.0 | 157.5 | Bridesmaids; X-Men: First Class |
315 | ||
Tom Hiddleston | 314.8 | 157.4 | Thor | 181 | Midnight in Paris; War Horse |
133.8 |
Hank Azaria | 314.4 | 157.2 | The Smurfs; Hop |
251 | Happy Feet Two | 63.4 |
Conrad Vernon | 313.0 | 156.5 | Puss in Boots; Kung Fu Panda 2 |
313 | ||
Emma Stone | 310.0 | 155.0 | The Help | 170 | Friends with Benefits; Crazy, Stupid, Love |
140 |
Richard Griffiths | 302.9 | 151.5 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | 241 | Hugo | 61.9 |
Andy Buckley | 297.0 | 148.5 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked; Bridesmaids |
297 | ||
Michael Hitchcock | 296.0 | 148.0 | Bridesmaids; Super 8 |
296 | ||
Paul Gtamatti | 295.0 | 147.5 | The Hangover Part II | 254 | The Ides of March | 41 |
David Cross | 293.0 | 146.5 | Kung Fu Panda 2; Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked |
293 | ||
Joe Nunez | 292.0 | 146.0 | Bridesmaids | 169 | Rango | 123 |
James McAvoy | 291.2 | 145.6 | X-Men: First Class | 146 | Gnomeo & Juliet; Arthur Christmas |
145.2 |
Michael Caine | 290.8 | 145.4 | Cars 2 | 191 | Gnomeo & Juliet | 99.8 |
Geraldine James | 284.0 | 142.0 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows; The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo |
284 | ||
Stellan Skarsgård | 281.0 | 140.5 | Thor; The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | 281 | ||
Simon Pegg | 280.3 | 140.2 | Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol; | 205 | The Adventures of Tintin | 75.3 |
James Franco | 275.8 | 137.9 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | 177 | The Green Hornet | 98.8 |
Jamie Harris | 275.8 | 137.9 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | 177 | The Green Hornet | 98.8 |
Matt Lucas | 268.8 | 134.4 | Bridesmaids | 169 | Gnomeo & Juliet | 99.8 |
Seth Rogen | 263.8 | 131.9 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | 165 | The Green Hornet | 98.8 |
Ilia Volok | 263.7 | 131.9 | Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol | 205 | Water for Elephants | 58.7 |
Jamie Foxx | 262.0 | 131.0 | Rio; Horrible Bosses | 262 | ||
Léa Seydoux | 261.5 | 130.8 | Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol | 205 | Midnight in Paris | 56.5 |
Eddie Marsan | 261.3 | 130.7 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | 184 | War Horse | 77.3 |
Sofia Vergara | 260.8 | 130.4 | The Smurfs | 143 | Happy Feet Two; New Year’s Eve |
117.8 |
Adam Sandler | 257.0 | 128.5 | Just Go With It | 103 | Zookeeper; Jack and Jill |
154 |
Emily Mortimer | 252.9 | 126.5 | Cars 2 | 191 | Hugo | 61.9 |
Toby Jones | 252.3 | 126.2 | Captain America: The First Avenger | 177 | The Adventures of Tintin | 75.3 |
Jack Black | 252.3 | 126.2 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | 165 | The Muppets | 87.3 |
Natalie Portman | 251.6 | 125.8 | Thor | 181 | No Strings Attached | 70.6 |
Maya Rudolph | 249.4 | 124.7 | Bridesmaids | 169 | Zookeeper | 80.4 |
Clark Gregg | 249.2 | 124.6 | Thor | 181 | Mr. Popper’s Penguins | 68.2 |
Rachel McAdams | 240.5 | 120.3 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | 184 | Midnight in Paris | 56.5 |
John Lithgow | 231.4 | 115.7 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | 177 | New Year’s Eve | 54.4 |
Kevin Bacon | 230.2 | 115.1 | X-Men: First Class | 146 | Crazy, Stupid, Love | 84.2 |
Phyllis Smith | 228.0 | 114.0 | Bad Teacher; Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked |
228 | ||
Ludacris | 335.0 | 111.7 | Fast Five | 210 | No Strings Attached; New Year’s Eve |
125 |
Jennifer Aniston | 221.0 | 110.5 | Horrible Bosses; Just Go with It |
221 | ||
Michael Albala | 205.3 | 102.7 | Horrible Bosses | 118 | The Muppets | 87.3 |
Clancy Brown | 200.0 | 100.0 | Green Lantern; Cowboys & Aliens |
200 | ||
Elle Fanning | 199.7 | 99.9 | Super 8 | 127 | We Bought a Zoo | 72.7 |
Cameron Diaz | 198.8 | 99.4 | Bad Teacher | 100 | The Green Hornet | 98.8 |
Owen Wilson | 292.5 | 97.5 | Cars 2 | 191 | Midnight in Paris; Hall Pass |
101.5 |
Jason Segel | 187.3 | 93.7 | Bad Teacher | 100 | The Muppets | 87.3 |
Ray Winstone | 184.9 | 92.5 | Rango | 123 | Hugo | 61.9 |
Daniel Craig | 275.3 | 91.8 | Cowboys & Aliens; The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo |
200 | The Adventures of Tintin | 75.3 |
Jackie Sandler | 183.4 | 91.7 | Just Go With It | 103 | Zookeeper | 80.4 |
Dustin Ybarra | 180.7 | 90.4 | Hop | 108 | We Bought a Zoo | 72.7 |
Timothy Olyphant | 178.1 | 89.1 | Rango | 123 | I Am Number Four | 55.1 |
Abigail Breslin | 177.4 | 88.7 | Rango | 123 | New Year’s Eve | 54.4 |
Nick Swardson | 176.6 | 88.3 | Just Go With It | 103 | Jack and Jill | 73.6 |
Allen Covert | 176.6 | 88.3 | Just Go With It | 103 | Jack and Jill | 73.6 |
Robin Wright | 175.6 | 87.8 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | 100 | Moneyball | 75.6 |
Christina Applegate | 173.0 | 86.5 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | 128 | Hall Pass | 45 |
John Michael Higgins | 172.7 | 86.4 | Bad Teacher | 100 | We Bought a Zoo | 72.7 |
Bill Nighy | 169.4 | 84.7 | Rango | 123 | Arthur Christmas | 46.4 |
Jason Sudeikis | 163.0 | 81.5 | Horrible Bosses | 118 | Hall Pass | 45 |
P.J. Byrne | 160.6 | 80.3 | Horrible Bosses | 118 | Final Destination 5 | 42.6 |
Justin Timberlake | 155.8 | 77.9 | Bad Teacher | 100 | Friends with Benefits | 55.8 |
Hugh Laurie | 154.4 | 77.2 | Hop | 108 | Arthur Christmas | 46.4 |
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