I think that’s John C Riley
I think that’s Michael Bolton
Will Patton, I read a few more posts before I remembered his name
Excellent choice. The avatar movies alone were huge.First, I thought I'd look at the highest inflation-adjusted box office earning films in history, and see if a name popped into my head of someone that was in a bunch of them-- preferably in leading or highly visible roles-- that I didn't think most of the public could name. Unfortunately, all the inflation-adjusted charts are for our domestic box office, not the global box office, albeit this makes sense since one can only meaningfully adjust for inflation tied to a single currency:
Top Lifetime Adjusted Grosses
www.boxofficemojo.com
But then I realized I could just look at actors with the highest grossing careers as a cheat sheet. If if not current, it would give me a list of names to consider:
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Domestic Box Office
The figures in this chart represent the total amount of domestic revenue generated by all the movies a star has had a leading role in over their lifetime.www.the-numbers.com
Sam Worthington
Sam Worthington | Actor, Producer, Director
Known for: Avatar, Terminator Salvation, Clash of the Titanswww.imdb.com
Do you think this actor is a household name? Do you think if Jay Leno did one of his Jaywalk segments most of the people he interviewed would be able to summon the name if shown the above picture? I'm not sure, maybe, I think many could name him, but I doubt most could. And he was the lead actor in the highest grossing movie in history (2 of the Top 3). He's #90 on the above list, but his animated voice work isn't as robust as many on that list. Here are his most popular films where he played a major role with their global box office take:
- Avatar ($2.92bn)
- Avatar: The Way of Water ($2.32bn)
- Clash of the Titans ($493m)
- Terminator Salvation ($371m)
- Wrath of the Titans ($302m)
- Everest ($203m) {minor role}
- Hacksaw Ridge ($181m)
- Fractured [Netflix]
- Man on a Ledge ($48m)
- The Debt ($46m)
- Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 ($38m)
- Hart's War ($32m)
- Relay (upcoming)
cant name him
He was huge 08 to 2012 then fell off a map hes rwsurgibg due to Avatar now
First, I thought I'd look at the highest inflation-adjusted box office earning films in history, and see if a name popped into my head of someone that was in a bunch of them-- preferably in leading or highly visible roles-- that I didn't think most of the public could name. Unfortunately, all the inflation-adjusted charts are for our domestic box office, not the global box office, albeit this makes sense since one can only meaningfully adjust for inflation tied to a single currency:
Top Lifetime Adjusted Grosses
But then I realized I could just look at actors with the highest grossing careers as a cheat sheet. If if not current, it would give me a list of names to consider:
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Domestic Box Office
The figures in this chart represent the total amount of domestic revenue generated by all the movies a star has had a leading role in over their lifetime.
Sam Worthington
Sam Worthington | Actor, Producer, Director
Known for: Avatar, Terminator Salvation, Clash of the Titans
Do you think this actor is a household name? Do you think if Jay Leno did one of his Jaywalk segments most of the people he interviewed would be able to summon the name if shown the above picture? I'm not sure, maybe, I think many could name him, but I doubt most could. And he was the lead actor in the highest grossing movie in history (2 of the Top 3). He's #90 on the above list, but his animated voice work isn't as robust as many on that list. Here are his most popular films where he played a major role with their global box office take:
- Avatar ($2.92bn)
- Avatar: The Way of Water ($2.32bn)
- Clash of the Titans ($493m)
- Terminator Salvation ($371m)
- Wrath of the Titans ($302m)
- Everest ($203m) {minor role}
- Hacksaw Ridge ($181m)
- Fractured [Netflix]
- Man on a Ledge ($48m)
- The Debt ($46m)
- Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 ($38m)
- Hart's War ($32m)
- Relay (upcoming)
Agreed. He's definitely not as obscure as previous mentions with the exception of DDL who I think is better known even if it could be argued he's less recognizable due to his chameleon nature. Although, on the other hand, most of those actors are usually character actors on the silver screen, not leads.
Ya he definitely looks like he could be his older brother
This guy must have gotten an annoying amount of "Hey aren't you that guy? Uhmmm.."
