Wednesday 11 February 2009

Forbes names Will Smith Hollywood’s Most bankable star

Forbes has made another celebs list…YET AGAIN!!!
Will Smith is the King of Hollywood!!!! The hunky actor was named Hollywood’s most bankable star in a survey of movie industry professionals released on Tuesday by Forbes magazine.
Smith, who received a perfect 10 on the survey, was followed on the Forbes list by Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio and Hollywood super couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, who were all tied with a score of 9.89.
John Burman, special projects director for Forbes Media, said Smith, who won fame on 1990s television sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, can star in any movie genre.
“He can move from doing the pop film to an Ali to a Seven Pounds to The Pursuit of Happyness, so he’s able to play in all worlds and I think people just like watching him on screen,” Burman said.
For its first-ever “Star Currency” list, measuring the financial clout of Hollywood stars to get movie projects going, Forbes surveyed more than 150 entertainment industry professionals, including producers and directors.
The stars were ranked on ability to attract financing for a project, box-office success, appeal to different audience demographics and other factors.
The Philadelphia-born Smith’s latest movie Seven Pounds was released on December 19 and has made more than $141.6m worldwide.
He also starred in the 2008 summer hit Hancock, which made more than $624.4m worldwide.
Source: www.hottestgossip.co.za

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