ARTS & MEDIAMOST PROFITABLE HOLLYWOOD ACTOR
For the second year running, no other Hollywood actor
has returned more profit relative to what they were paid
than Captain America star Chris Evans (USA), according to
Forbes. In his last three major films up to 1 Jun 2016, which
includes Captain America: Civil War (USA, 2016), he grossed
$135.80 (£92.94) for every $1 (£0.68) that he received.
MOST GOLDEN GLOBE
AWARDS WON
Meryl Streep (USA) has
received eight Golden
Globe awards, winning in
1980, 1982–83, 2003–04,
2007, 2010 and 2012.
Her first win was for Best
Actress in a Supporting
Role in Kramer vs. Kramer
(USA, 1979). Her latest was
for Best Performance by
an Actress in a Motion
Picture – Drama in The
Iron Lady (UK/FRA, 2011).
In 2017, she was also
given the Cecil B DeMille
honorary Golden Globe
for “outstanding
contributions to the
world of entertainment”.
Streep also has the
most Golden Globe
nominations for an
actress, with 30.
HIGHEST ANNUAL EARNINGS
FOR A FILM ACTOR (CURRENT YEAR)
Former wrestler Dwayne Johnson (USA, aka
“The Rock”) earned an estimated $64.5 m
(£44.1 m) from Jun 2015 to Jun 2016, according
to Forbes. His movie hits include Disney’s Moana
(USA, 2016), for which he contributed the voice
of Maui. The next two highest-earning actors of
2015–16 were Jackie Chan (aka Chan Kong-sang,
CHN) on $61 m (£41.7 m) and Matt Damon
(USA) on $55 m (£37.6 m).HIGHEST
ANNUAL EARNINGS
FOR A FILM ACTRESS
(CURRENT YEAR)
According to Forbes, from
Jun 2015 to Jun 2016
Jennifer Lawrence (USA)
enjoyed estimated pre-
tax earnings of $46 m
(£31.4 m). It was the
second year in a row that
the Hunger Games and
X-Men star topped the
list among female actors.
The next highest-earning
female actor of 2015–16
was Ghostbusters star
Melissa McCarthy (USA),
with pre-tax earnings of
$33 m (£22.5 m).Maui
carries a giant
fish hook that
enables him to shape-
shift. At one point in the
movie, he momentarily
changes into Sven the
reindeer from
Frozen^
(USA, 2013), which
was also produced
by Disney.MOST OSCAR WINNERS TO PLAY A SUPERHERO
In his 10 feature films to date, Batman has been played by three Oscar winners. 1. George
Clooney (USA; Batman & Robin [USA/UK, 1997]) won Best Supporting Actor for Syriana (USA/
UAE, 2005). 2. Ben Affleck (USA; Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice [USA, 2016]) won
best Original Screenplay for Good Will Hunting (USA, 1997) and Best Picture for Argo (USA,
2012). 3. Christian Bale (UK; Batman Begins [USA/UK, 2005], The Dark Knight [USA/UK, 2008],
The Dark Knight Rises [USA/UK, 2012]) won Best Supporting Actor for The Fighter (USA, 2010).YOUNGEST
LEADING ACTOR IN
A MARVEL CINEMATIC
UNIVERSE MOVIE
Tom Holland (UK, b. 1 Jun
1996) was just 20 years
123 days old when
principal photography
finished on Spider-Man:
Homecoming (USA, 2017).
Turn back to p.9 to read
GWR’s interview with Tom.1 2 3