Polls on determining the bankability of movie stars
The Top Ten Money Making Stars Poll were polls on determining the bankability of movie stars. They began quite early in the movie history. At first, they were popular polls and contests conducted in film magazines, where the readers would vote for their favorite stars, like the poll published in New York Morning Telegraph on 17 December 1911.[ 1] Magazines appeared and disappeared often and among the most consistent in those early days were the polls in the Motion Picture Magazine .
Though this and numerous other magazines, like Photoplay , continued with this type of poll, the standards for the polling were set by the Quigley Publishing Company . They published a poll, which became known as the "Top Ten Money Making Stars Poll", from a questionnaire sent to movie exhibitors every year between 1915 and 2013 by Quigley Publishing Company.[ 2] The list was based on a poll of movie theater owners, who were asked to name who they felt were the previous year's top 10 money-making stars. The Top 10 Poll, which appeared annually in Quigley's Motion Picture Herald and The Motion Picture Almanac , was long regarded as one of the most reliable barometers of a movie star's box-office power, as film exhibitors base their decisions on one economic criterion: those stars who will bring patrons into their theaters.
For the 1915–1924 period, the list was compiled from 200,000 exhibitor reports, published in the "What the Picture Did for Me" department in 520 weekly editions of the Exhibitors Herald magazine. The first version of the questionnaire, specifically made for the exhibitors to vote for the money-makers, was used from 1925 to 1931. It included voting for both the box office films and the stars. A standardized questionnaire specifically for choosing the biggest box office stars was used after 1933.[ 2]
Records
Most years ranked top 10
Actor
Years
25
John Wayne
1949–1957, 1959–1974
21
Clint Eastwood
1968–1986, 1992–1993
20
Tom Cruise
1983, 1986–1990, 1992–1994, 1996–1997, 1999–2007
18
Gary Cooper
1936–1937, 1941–1949, 1951–1957
17
Tom Hanks
1988–1989, 1993–1995, 1998–2000, 2002–2007, 2009–2010, 2013
16
Clark Gable
1932–1943, 1947–1949, 1955
15
Bing Crosby
1934, 1937, 1940, 1943–1954
14
Paul Newman
1963–1964, 1966–1975, 1982, 1986
13
Mary Pickford
1914–1926
13
Bob Hope
1941–1953
13
Harrison Ford
1981–1985, 1990, 1993–1997, 2000, 2008
13
Mel Gibson
1987, 1989–1996, 1998–2000, 2002
12
Burt Reynolds
1973–1984
11
Douglas Fairbanks
1916–1926
11
Cary Grant
1944, 1948–1949, 1959–1966
10
Spencer Tracy
1938–1942, 1944–1945, 1948, 1950–1951
10
Betty Grable
1942–1951
10
James Stewart
1950, 1952–1959, 1965
10
Doris Day
1951–1952, 1959–1966
10
Barbra Streisand
1969–1970, 1972–1975, 1977–1980
10
Julia Roberts
1990–1991, 1993, 1997–2001, 2003–2004
Most years ranked #1
Actor
Years
7
Tom Cruise
1986, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000–2001, 2005
5
Bing Crosby
1944–1948
5
Clint Eastwood
1972–1973, 1983–1984, 1993
5
Burt Reynolds
1978–1982
5
Tom Hanks
1994–1995, 1998, 2002, 2004
4
Shirley Temple
1935–1938
4
John Wayne
1950–1951, 1954, 1971
4
Doris Day
1960, 1962–1964
3
Mickey Rooney
1939–1941
3
Robert Redford
1974–1976
3
Johnny Depp
2006–2007, 2010
2
William S. Hart
1915–1916
2
Douglas Fairbanks
1917–1918
2
Wallace Reid
1919–1920
2
Mary Pickford
1921–1922
2
Clara Bow
1928–1929
2
Marie Dressler
1932–1933
2
Rock Hudson
1957, 1959
2
Julie Andrews
1966–1967
2
Paul Newman
1969–1970
2
Sylvester Stallone
1977, 1985
Poll results by year
Place
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1
Mary Pickford
Mary Pickford
Thomas Meighan
Norma Talmadge
Rudolph Valentino
2
Douglas Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks
Norma Talmadge
Marion Davies
Norma Talmadge
3
Wallace Reid
Anita Stewart
Douglas Fairbanks
Rudolph Valentino
Marion Davies
4
Charles Ray
Thomas Meighan
Mary Pickford
Douglas Fairbanks
Mary Pickford
5
Gloria Swanson
Rudolph Valentino
Marion Davies
Thomas Meighan
Douglas Fairbanks
6
Mary Miles Minter
Pola Negri
Lon Chaney
Gloria Swanson
Fred Thomson
7
Marion Davies
Mae Murray
Rudolph Valentino
Mary Pickford
Harold Lloyd
8
Norma Talmadge
Harold Lloyd
Harold Lloyd
Lon Chaney
Colleen Moore
9
Clara Kimball Young
Lon Chaney
Gloria Swanson
Harold Lloyd
Gloria Swanson
10
William S. Hart
Douglas MacLean
Colleen Moore
Ramon Novarro
Thomas Meighan
Select top 25 lists
In addition to the top ten stars for that year, the Quigley Poll would commonly list the next 15 stars as well. A sample of these, including some of the predecessors' lists, are below:
Additional listings for 1928: 26) Joan Crawford, 27) Buck Jones, 28) Gary Cooper, 29) Janet Gaynor and George Bancroft (tied), 31) John Barrymore and Thomas Meighan (tied), 33) Reginald Denny, 34) Greta Garbo and William Boyd (tied), 36) Norma Talmadge
Additional Listings for 1929: 26) Billie Dove, 27) Delores Del Rio and Douglas Fairbanks (tied), 29) Harold Lloyd, 30) Mary Pickford and John Boles (tied)
Additional Listings for 1932: 26) Robert Montgomery, 27) James Cagney, 28) Frederic March, 29) Jack Holt, 30) Ruth Chatterton, 31) Buck Jones and Buster Keaton (tied), 33) Johnny Weissmuller, 34) Lew Ayres, 35) Sylvia Sidney, 36) John Barrymore and Polly Moran (tied), 38) Winnie Lightner and Tom Mix (tied), 40) Ralph Graves, Boris Karloff and Ramon Novarro (tied), 43) Joan Blondell, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Ann Harding (tied)
Additional listings for 1933: 26) Sally Eilers, 27) George O’Brien, 28) Ann Harding , 29) Marlene Dietrich, 30) Greta Garbo, 31) Richard Barthelmess, 32) John Barrymore , 33) Buck Jones and Paul Muni (tied), 35) James Dunn, 36) Marion Davies, 37) Ruby Keeler, 38) Spencer Tracy, 39) Tom Mix, 40) Clara Bow and Kay Francis (tied), 42) Claudette Colbert, 43) Joan Blondell, 44) Laurel and Hardy, 45) Barbara Stanwyck, 46) Walter Huston , 47) Constance Bennett and Gary Cooper (tied), 49) Irene Dunne, 50) Richard Dix, Jack Holt and George Raft (tied), 53) Charles Farrell, 54) Charles Ruggles and Ruth Chatterton (tied), 55) Ronald Coleman, 56) Sylvia Sidney, 57) Katherine Hepburn, Ken Maynard and Randolph Scott (tied), 60) Jack Oakie, 61) Loretta Young, 62) Ramon Novarro and Dick Powell (tied), 64) Harold Lloyd, 65) Marion Nixon, 66) Leslie Howard and Tom Keene (tied), 86) Kate Smith
Additional Listings for 1934: 26) Robert Montgomery and William Powell (tied), 28) Lee Tracy, 29) Greta Garbo and Ann Harding (tied), 31) George O’Brien, 32) W.C. Fields, 33) Joan Blondell, 34) Ginger Rogers, 35) Ken Maynard, 36) Edward G. Robinson and Myrna Loy (tied), 38) Spencer Tracy, 39) Ruby Keeler, 40) The Marx Brothers, James Dunn and Laurel & Hardy, 43) Al Jolson, 44) Richard Dix, 45) Dick Powell & Ruby Keeler (team) and George Raft (tied), 47) Irene Dunne, 48) Zasu Pitts and Gary Cooper (tied), 50) Randolph Scott, 51) Johnny Weissmuller and John Boles (tied), 53) Jackie Cooper and Sylvia Sidney (tied), 55) Jack Holt, 56) Delores Del Rio, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Ruggles and John Barrymore (tied), 60) Charles Farrell, 61) John Wayne and Jack Oakie (tied), 63) Claudette Colbert & Clark Gable (team), 64) Constance Bennett, 65) Slim Summerville, Clara Bow and Richard Barthelmess (tied), 66) Paul Muni, Lilian Harvey and Barbara Stanwyck (tied), 69) Leslie Howard and Tim McCoy (tied) 96) Maurice Chevalier
Additional listings for 1935: 26) Pat O’Brien, 27) George O’Brien, 28) Eddie Cantor, 29) Robert Montgomery, 30) Wheeler and Woolsey, 31) Gary Cooper, 32) George Raft, 33) Myrna Loy, 34) Jane Withers, 35) Jeanette MacDonald, 36) George Arliss, 37) Kay Francis, 38) Richard Dix and Hoot Gibson (tied), 40) Joan Blondell, 41) Charles Laughton, 42) Joe Penner, 43) Greta Garbo and Paul Muni (tied), 45) Randolph Scott, Al Jolson, and James Cagney & Pat O’Brien (tied), 48) Lionel Barrymore, 49) Boris Karloff and Loretta Young (tied), 51) John Boles, 52) Tim McCoy and Jackie Cooper (tied), 54) Ken Maynard, 55) John Wayne, 56) Marion Davies, 57) Laurel & Hardy (team) and James Dunn (tied), 59) Warner Oland, 60) Charles Ruggles, 61) Edward G. Robinson, 62) Irene Dunne and Jack Oakie, 64) Jeanette MadDonald & Nelson Eddy (team), 65) Robert Donat, 66) Jean Parker and Guy Kibbee (tied), 68) Margaret Sullavan, Zasu Pitts, and Ronald Colman (tied), 71) Jack Holt, May Robson and Warren William (tied), 74) Sylvia Sidney, 75) Edmund Lowe and Spencer Tracy (tied), 77) Anne Shirley and Bette Davis (tied), 79) Edward Arnold, 80) Nelson Eddy, Miriam Hopkins, Robert Taylor, Freddie Bartholomew and Alice Faye (tied)
Place
1940[ 30] [ 31]
1941[ 32] [ 10]
1942[ 33] [ 34] [ 35]
1943[ 36] [ 37]
1944[ 38]
1
Mickey Rooney
Mickey Rooney
Abbott and Costello
Betty Grable
Bing Crosby
2
Spencer Tracy
Clark Gable
Clark Gable
Bob Hope
Gary Cooper
3
Clark Gable
Abbott and Costello
Gary Cooper
Abbott and Costello
Bob Hope
4
Gene Autry
Bob Hope
Mickey Rooney
Bing Crosby
Betty Grable
5
Tyrone Power
Spencer Tracy
Bob Hope
Gary Cooper
Spencer Tracy
6
James Cagney
Gene Autry
James Cagney
Greer Garson
Greer Garson
7
Bing Crosby
Gary Cooper
Gene Autry
Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey Bogart
8
Wallace Beery
Bette Davis
Betty Grable
James Cagney
Abbott and Costello
9
Bette Davis
James Cagney
Greer Garson
Mickey Rooney
Cary Grant
10
Judy Garland
Judy Garland
Spencer Tracy
Clark Gable
Bette Davis
11
James Stewart
Tyrone Power
Dorothy Lamour
Judy Garland
Wallace Beery
12
Deanna Durbin
Alice Faye
Bing Crosby
Alice Faye
Dorothy Lamour
13
Alice Faye
James Stewart
Tyrone Power
Bette Davis
Walter Pidgeon
14
Errol Flynn
Errol Flynn
Walter Pidgeon
Tyrone Power
Judy Garland
15
Myrna Loy
Dorothy Lamour
Bette Davis
Alan Ladd
Alice Faye & Red Skelton
16
Dorothy Lamour
Betty Grable
Ann Sheridan
Cary Grant
Ginger Rogers
17
Cary Grant
Bing Crosby
Errol Flynn
Errol Flynn
Mickey Rooney
18
Bob Hope
Ginger Rogers
Wallace Beery
Wallace Beery
Claudette Colbert
19
Henry Fonda
Wallace Beery
Judy Garland
Spencer Tracy
Irene Dunne
20
Gary Cooper
Jack Benny
Red Skelton
Dorothy Lamour
Margaret O'Brien & James Cagney
21
Don Ameche
Robert Taylor
John Payne
Jean Arthur
Barry Fitzgerald
22
Jack Benny
Don Ameche
Rita Hayworth
Walter Pidgeon
Roy Rogers
23
Ginger Rogers
Cary Grant
Lana Turner
Claudette Colbert
Betty Hutton
24
Ann Sheridan
Deanna Durbin
Cary Grant
Red Skelton
Fred MacMurray & Ingrid Bergman
25
William Powell
William Powell
Humphrey Bogart
Lana Turner
Deanna Durbin
Place
1945[ 39] [ 40]
1946[ 41] [ 42]
1947[ 43] [ 44]
1948[ 45] [ 46]
1949[ 47]
1
Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby
Bob Hope
2
Van Johnson
Ingrid Bergman
Betty Grable
Betty Grable
Bing Crosby
3
Greer Garson
Van Johnson
Ingrid Bergman
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
4
Betty Grable
Gary Cooper
Gary Cooper
Gary Cooper
John Wayne
5
Spencer Tracy
Bob Hope
Humphrey Bogart
Bob Hope
Gary Cooper
6
Humphrey Bogart & Gary Cooper
Humphrey Bogart
Bob Hope
Humphrey Bogart
Cary Grant
7
Bob Hope
Greer Garson
Clark Gable
Clark Gable
Betty Grable
8
Judy Garland
Margaret O'Brien
Gregory Peck
Cary Grant
Esther Williams
9
Margaret O'Brien
Betty Grable
Claudette Colbert
Spencer Tracy
Humphrey Bogart
10
Roy Rogers
Roy Rogers
Alan Ladd
Ingrid Bergman
Clark Gable
11
Abbott and Costello
Wallace Beery
Cary Grant
Esther Williams
James Stewart
12
Betty Hutton
Ray Milland
Roy Rogers
Gregory Peck
Randolph Scott
13
Ingrid Bergman
Clark Gable
Van Johnson
Lana Turner
Red Skelton
14
Bette Davis
Alan Ladd
Spencer Tracy
Alan Ladd
Clifton Webb
15
Alan Ladd
Bette Davis
Larry Parks
Red Skelton
Loretta Young
16
Dane Clark
Rita Hayworth
Abbott and Costello
John Wayne
June Allyson
17
Joseph Cotten
Cary Grant
Fred MacMurray
Roy Rogers
Alan Ladd
18
Claudette Colbert
Cornel Wilde
Rita Hayworth
Randolph Scott
Roy Rogers
19
Walter Pidgeon
Claudette Colbert & Gene Tierney (tied)
Margaret O'Brien
Rita Hayworth
Dan Dailey
20
Fred MacMurray
Abbott and Costello
Tyrone Power
Van Johnson
Olivia de Havilland
21
Danny Kaye
Spencer Tracy
Joan Crawford
Dennis Morgan
Robert Mitchum
22
Gregory Peck
Olivia de Havilland
Barbara Stanwyck
Loretta Young
Claudette Colbert
23
Ginger Rogers
Gregory Peck
Dana Andrews
Claudette Colbert
Gregory Peck
24
John Wayne
Errol Flynn
Esther Williams
Irene Dunne
Spencer Tracy
25
Mickey Rooney
Judy Garland
Cornel Wilde
James Stewart
Jane Wyman
Place
1950[ 48]
1951
1952[ 49]
1953[ 50]
1954[ 12]
1
John Wayne
John Wayne
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
Gary Cooper
John Wayne
2
Bob Hope
Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis
Gary Cooper
Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis
Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis
3
Bing Crosby
Betty Grable
John Wayne
John Wayne
Gary Cooper
4
Betty Grable
Abbott & Costello
Bing Crosby
Alan Ladd
James Stewart
5
James Stewart
Bing Crosby
Bob Hope
Bing Crosby
Marilyn Monroe
6
Abbott & Costello
Bob Hope
James Stewart
Marilyn Monroe
Alan Ladd
7
Clifton Webb
Randolph Scott
Doris Day
James Stewart
William Holden
8
Esther Williams
Gary Cooper
Gregory Peck
Bob Hope
Bing Crosby
9
Spencer Tracy
Doris Day
Susan Hayward
Susan Hayward
Jane Wyman
10
Randolph Scott
Spencer Tracy
Randolph Scott
Randolph Scott
Marlon Brando
11
Gary Cooper
Gregory Peck
Abbott and Costello
Doris Day
June Allyson
12
Gregory Peck
Esther Williams
Esther Williams
Esther Williams
Humphrey Bogart
13
Clark Gable
Mario Lanza
Cary Grant
Marjorie Main & Percy Kilbride
Burt Lancaster
14
June Allyson
Red Skelton
Betty Hutton
Gregory Peck
Susan Hayward
15
Betty Hutton
Marjorie Main
Jane Wyman
Ava Gardner
Percy Kilbride & Marjorie Main
16
Burt Lancaster
James Stewart
Alan Ladd
Clark Gable
Jeff Chandler
17
Red Skelton
Alan Ladd
Clark Gable
Burt Lancaster
Rock Hudson
18
Van Johnson
Clark Gable
Humphrey Bogart
Jeff Chandler
Doris Day
19
Roy Rogers
Susan Hayward
Stewart Granger
Jane Wyman
Clark Gable
20
Cary Grant
Jane Powell
Betty Grable
Abbott & Costello
Ava Gardner
21
Dan Dailey
Clifton Webb
Red Skelton
Stewart Granger
Gregory Peck
22
Barbara Stanwyck
Cary Grant
Jeff Chandler
Jane Russell
Randolph Scott
23
Joel McCrea
Jeanne Crain
Mario Lanza
Charlton Heston
Tony Curtis
24
Doris Day
Van Johnson
Burt Lancaster
Humphrey Bogart
Audrey Hepburn
25
Judy Garland
Burt Lancaster
Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride
Rita Hayworth
Esther Williams
Place
1955[ 51]
1956
1957
1958
1959
1
James Stewart
William Holden
Rock Hudson
Glenn Ford
Rock Hudson
2
Grace Kelly
John Wayne
John Wayne
Elizabeth Taylor
Cary Grant
3
John Wayne
James Stewart
Pat Boone
Jerry Lewis
James Stewart
4
William Holden
Burt Lancaster
Elvis Presley
Marlon Brando
Doris Day
5
Gary Cooper
Glenn Ford
Frank Sinatra
Rock Hudson
Debbie Reynolds
6
Marlon Brando
Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis
Gary Cooper
William Holden
Glenn Ford
7
Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis
Gary Cooper
William Holden
Brigitte Bardot
Frank Sinatra
8
Humphrey Bogart
Marilyn Monroe
James Stewart
Yul Brynner
John Wayne
9
June Allyson
Kim Novak
Jerry Lewis
James Stewart
Jerry Lewis
10
Clark Gable
Frank Sinatra
Yul Brynner
Frank Sinatra
Susan Hayward
11
Marilyn Monroe
Rock Hudson
Kim Novak
Pat Boone
Elizabeth Taylor
12
Glenn Ford
Doris Day
Deborah Kerr
Cary Grant
William Holden
13
Bing Crosby
Susan Hayward
Debbie Reynolds
Elvis Presley
Gary Cooper
14
Doris Day
Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando
John Wayne
Paul Newman
15
Audie Murphy
June Allyson
Burt Lancaster
Doris Day
Dean Martin
16
Burt Lancaster
Grace Kelly
Glenn Ford
Kim Novak
Sandra Dee
17
Alan Ladd
Audie Murphy
Doris Day
Ingrid Bergman
Brigitte Bardot
18
Jane Wyman
Jeff Chandler
Cary Grant
Gary Cooper
Tony Curtis
19
Susan Hayward
Gregory Peck
Clark Gable
Kirk Douglas
Shirley MacLaine
20
Jeff Chandler
Bing Crosby
Elizabeth Taylor
Burt Lancaster
Marilyn Monroe
21
Jane Russell
Yul Brynner
Audie Murphy
Joanne Woodward
Marlon Brando
22
Randolph Scott
Ernest Borgnine
Jeff Chandler
Gregory Peck
Pat Boone
23
Robert Mitchum
Jane Wyman
June Allyson
Paul Newman
Ingrid Bergman
24
Rock Hudson
Randolph Scott
Ingrid Bergman
Debbie Reynolds
Yul Brynner
25
Percy Kilbride & Marjorie Main
Alan Ladd
Kirk Douglas
Deborah Kerr
Kirk Douglas
Place
1960
1961
1962
1963[ 52]
1964[ 53]
1
Doris Day
Elizabeth Taylor
Doris Day
Doris Day
Doris Day
2
Rock Hudson
Rock Hudson
Rock Hudson
John Wayne
Jack Lemmon
3
Cary Grant
Doris Day
Cary Grant
Rock Hudson
Rock Hudson
4
Elizabeth Taylor
John Wayne
John Wayne
Jack Lemmon
John Wayne
5
Debbie Reynolds
Cary Grant
Elvis Presley
Cary Grant
Cary Grant
6
Tony Curtis
Sandra Dee
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Elvis Presley
7
Sandra Dee
Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis
Elvis Presley
Shirley MacLaine
8
Frank Sinatra
William Holden
Frank Sinatra
Sandra Dee
Ann-Margret
9
Jack Lemmon
Tony Curtis
Sandra Dee
Paul Newman
Paul Newman
10
John Wayne
Elvis Presley
Burt Lancaster
Jerry Lewis
Richard Burton
11
Jerry Lewis
Burt Lancaster
Paul Newman
Gregory Peck
Elizabeth Taylor
12
Glenn Ford
Frank Sinatra
Charlton Heston
Shirley MacLaine
Debbie Reynolds
13
Paul Newman
Debbie Reynolds
James Stewart
Frank Sinatra
Jerry Lewis
14
William Holden
Jack Lemmon
Jack Lemmon
James Stewart
Hayley Mills
15
Kirk Douglas
Glenn Ford
William Holden
Hayley Mills
Carroll Baker
16
Charlton Heston
Kirk Douglas
Debbie Reynolds
James Garner
James Garner
17
Shirley MacLaine
Paul Newman
Kirk Douglas
Debbie Reynolds
Frank Sinatra
18
James Stewart
Charlton Heston
Tony Curtis
Burt Lancaster
Gregory Peck
19
Burt Lancaster
Susan Hayward
Natalie Wood
Glenn Ford
Glenn Ford
20
Joanne Woodward
Gregory Peck
Hayley Mills
Troy Donahue
Audrey Hepburn
21
Elvis Presley
Marlon Brando
Glenn Ford
Tony Curtis
Natalie Wood
22
Pat Boone
James Stewart
Kim Novak
Kirk Douglas
Tony Curtis
23
Yul Brynner
Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine
Charlton Heston
James Stewart
24
Robert Mitchum
Troy Donahue
Audrey Hepburn
Henry Fonda
Sophia Loren
25
Gary Cooper
Natalie Wood
Gregory Peck
Richard Burton
Burt Lancaster
Place
1965[ 54] [ 55]
1966[ 56] [ 57] [ 58] [ 59]
1967[ 60] [ 61]
1968[ 62]
1969[ 63] [ 64]
1
Sean Connery
Julie Andrews
Julie Andrews
Sidney Poitier
Paul Newman
2
John Wayne
Sean Connery
Lee Marvin
Paul Newman
John Wayne
3
Doris Day
Elizabeth Taylor
Paul Newman
Julie Andrews
Steve McQueen
4
Julie Andrews
Jack Lemmon
Dean Martin
John Wayne
Dustin Hoffman
5
Jack Lemmon
Richard Burton
Sean Connery
Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood
6
Elvis Presley
Cary Grant
Elizabeth Taylor
Dean Martin
Sidney Poitier
7
Cary Grant
John Wayne
Sidney Poitier
Steve McQueen
Lee Marvin
8
James Stewart
Doris Day
John Wayne
Jack Lemmon
Jack Lemmon
9
Elizabeth Taylor
Paul Newman
Richard Burton
Lee Marvin
Katharine Hepburn
10
Richard Burton
Elvis Presley
Steve McQueen
Elizabeth Taylor
Barbra Streisand
11
Rock Hudson
Dean Martin
Jane Fonda
Faye Dunaway
Dean Martin
12
The Beatles
Steve McQueen
James Coburn
Elvis Presley
Joanne Woodward
13
Peter Sellers
Frank Sinatra
Jack Lemmon
Frank Sinatra
Walter Matthau
14
Frank Sinatra
Sophia Loren
Julie Christie
Doris Day
Richard Burton
15
Shirley MacLaine
Peter Sellers
Michael Caine
Richard Burton
Raquel Welch
16
Jerry Lewis
James Stewart
Elvis Presley
Sean Connery
Jane Fonda
17
Ann-Margret
Dick Van Dyke
Cary Grant
Jane Fonda
Elizabeth Taylor
18
James Garner
Rock Hudson
Sandy Dennis
Katharine Hepburn
Peter Fonda
19
Debbie Reynolds
Audrey Hepburn
Frank Sinatra
Warren Beatty
Julie Andrews
20
Rex Harrison
Rex Harrison
Bob Hope
Audrey Hepburn
Faye Dunaway
21
Paul Newman
Jerry Lewis
Shirley MacLaine
Raquel Welch
Mia Farrow
22
Steve McQueen
Charlton Heston
Audrey Hepburn
Joanne Woodward
Elvis Presley
23
Peter O'Toole
Ann-Margret
Dick Van Dyke
Julie Christie
Sandy Dennis
24
Tony Curtis
Natalie Wood
Jerry Lewis
Mia Farrow
Warren Beatty
25
Charlton Heston
Shirley MacLaine
Doris Day
Walter Matthau
James Garner
Place
1970[ 65]
1971[ 66]
1972[ 13]
1973[ 67]
1974[ 68]
1
Paul Newman
John Wayne
Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood
Robert Redford
2
Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood
George C. Scott
Ryan O'Neal
Clint Eastwood
3
Steve McQueen
Paul Newman
Gene Hackman
Steve McQueen
Paul Newman
4
John Wayne
Steve McQueen
John Wayne
Burt Reynolds
Barbra Streisand
5
Elliott Gould
George C. Scott
Barbra Streisand
Robert Redford
Steve McQueen
6
Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman
Marlon Brando
Barbra Streisand
Burt Reynolds
7
Lee Marvin
Walter Matthau
Paul Newman
Paul Newman
Charles Bronson
8
Jack Lemmon
Ali MacGraw
Steve McQueen
Charles Bronson
Jack Nicholson
9
Barbra Streisand
Sean Connery
Dustin Hoffman
John Wayne
Al Pacino
10
Walter Matthau
Lee Marvin
Goldie Hawn
Marlon Brando
John Wayne
11
Robert Redford
Ryan O'Neal
Robert Redford
Gene Hackman
Dustin Hoffman
12
George C. Scott
Candice Bergen
Ryan O'Neal
Liza Minnelli
Woody Allen
13
Sidney Poitier
Jack Nicholson
Woody Allen
Roger Moore
James Caan
14
Dean Martin
Sidney Poitier
Lee Marvin
Diana Ross
Liza Minnelli
15
Raquel Welch
Robert Redford
Ali MacGraw
Walter Matthau
Charlton Heston
16
Richard Burton
Barbra Streisand
Sean Connery
George C. Scott
Gene Hakcman
17
James Stewart
James Garner
Liza Minnelli
Ali MacGraw
Jack Lemmon
18
Peter Fonda
Elliott Gould
Walter Matthau
Woody Allen
Faye Dunaway
19
Julie Andrews
Ann-Margret
Raquel Welch
Dyan Cannon
George C. Scott
20
Katharine Hepburn
Dean Martin
Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda
Walter Matthau
21
Elvis Presley
Jane Fonda
Jack Lemmon
Glenda Jackson
Marlon Brando
22
Jane Fonda
Donald Sutherland
Sidney Poitier
Al Pacino
George Segal
23
Jon Voight
Jack Lemmon
Burt Reynolds
James Coburn
Ryan O'Neal
24
Elizabeth Taylor
Dyan Cannon
Charlton Heston
Goldie Hawn
Roger Moore
25
Alan Arkin
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
Dustin Hoffman
Elliott Gould
Place
1975[ 69]
1976[ 70]
1977[ 71]
1978[ 72]
1979[ 73]
1
Robert Redford
Robert Redford
Sylvester Stallone
Burt Reynolds
Burt Reynolds
2
Barbra Streisand
Jack Nicholson
Barbra Streisand
John Travolta
Clint Eastwood
3
Al Pacino
Dustin Hoffman
Clint Eastwood
Richard Dreyfuss
Jane Fonda
4
Charles Bronson
Clint Eastwood
Burt Reynolds
Warren Beatty
Woody Allen
5
Paul Newman
Mel Brooks
Robert Redford
Clint Eastwood
Barbra Streisand
6
Clint Eastwood
Burt Reynolds
Woody Allen
Woody Allen
Sylvester Stallone
7
Burt Reynolds
Al Pacino
Mel Brooks
Diane Keaton
John Travolta
8
Woody Allen
Tatum O'Neal
Al Pacino
Jane Fonda
Jill Clayburgh
9
Steve McQueen
Woody Allen
Diane Keaton
Peter Sellers
Roger Moore
10
Gene Hackman
Charles Bronson
Robert De Niro
Barbra Streisand
Mel Brooks
11
Jack Nicholson
Barbra Streisand
Jack Nicholson
Mel Brooks
Robert Redford
12
James Caan
Liza Minnelli
Charles Bronson
Robert Redford
Diane Keaton
13
Dustin Hoffman
Faye Dunaway
Dustin Hoffman
Walter Matthau
Sally Field
14
Faye Dunaway
Peter Sellers
Kris Kristofferson
Paul Newman
Warren Beatty
15
John Wayne
Gregory Peck
Faye Dunaway
Sylvester Stallone
Robert De Niro
16
Liza Minnelli
Jeff Bridges
Roger Moore
Kris Kristofferson
Jon Voight
17
Warren Beatty
Gene Wilder
Paul Newman
Faye Dunaway
Al Pacino
18
Tom Laughlin
Sissy Spacek
Jacqueline Bisset
Jill Clayburgh
Richard Dreyfuss
19
Peter Sellers
Eileen Brennan
Liza Minnelli
Jacqueline Bisset
Peter Sellers
20
Raquel Welch
Michael York
Peter Sellers
Sally Field
Dustin Hoffman
21
Candice Bergen
Ed Asner
Jane Fonda
Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson
22
Sean Connery
Robert Logan
Sissy Spacek
Jon Voight
George Hamilton
23
Marlon Brando
Robert Carradine
John Wayne
George Burns
Nick Nolte
24
Peter Fonda
Raquel Welch
Gene Wilder
Henry Winkler
Paul Newman
25
Diana Ross
Marlon Brando
Robby Benson
John Wayne
Peter Falk
Place
1985[ 79]
1986[ 80]
1987[ 81]
1988[ 82]
1989[ 83]
1
Sylvester Stallone
Tom Cruise
Eddie Murphy
Tom Cruise
Jack Nicholson
2
Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy
Michael Douglas
Eddie Murphy
Tom Cruise
3
Clint Eastwood
Paul Hogan
Michael J. Fox
Tom Hanks
Robin Williams
4
Michael J. Fox
Rodney Dangerfield
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Michael Douglas
5
Chevy Chase
Bette Midler
Paul Hogan
Paul Hogan
Tom Hanks
6
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Sylvester Stallone
Tom Cruise
Danny DeVito
Michael J. Fox
7
Chuck Norris
Clint Eastwood
Glenn Close
Bette Midler
Eddie Murphy
8
Harrison Ford
Whoopi Goldberg
Sylvester Stallone
Robin Williams
Mel Gibson
9
Michael Douglas
Kathleen Turner
Cher
Tom Selleck
Sean Connery
10
Meryl Streep
Paul Newman
Mel Gibson
Dustin Hoffman
Kathleen Turner
11
Robert Redford
Michael J. Fox
Patrick Swayze
Cher
Bette Midler
12
Sally Field
Sigourney Weaver
Kathleen Turner
Michael Douglas
Dustin Hoffman
13
Kathleen Turner
Robert Redford
Clint Eastwood
Sylvester Stallone
Michael Keaton
14
Dan Aykroyd
Ralph Macchio
Tom Selleck
Michael J. Fox
Danny DeVito
15
Bill Murray
Chevy Chase
Bette Midler
John Candy
Chevy Chase
16
Jack Nicholson
Jane Fonda
Danny DeVito
Bruce Willis
Steve Martin
17
Jessica Lange
Matthew Broderick
Steve Martin
Mel Gibson
Bill Murray
18
Goldie Hawn
Michael Douglas
John Candy
Glenn Close
Kevin Costner
19
Charles Bronson
Harrison Ford
Meryl Streep
Bill Murray
Arnold Schwarzenegger
20
Cher
Woody Allen
Kevin Costner
Sigourney Weaver
Michelle Pfeiffer
21
Mel Gibson
Rob Lowe
Jack Nicholson
Harrison Ford
John Candy
22
Paul Reubens
Leonard Nimoy
Dan Aykroyd
Clint Eastwood
Bruce Willis
23
Burt Reynolds
William Shatner
Richard Dreyfuss
Patrick Swayze
John Travolta
24
Roger Moore
Meryl Streep
William Hurt
Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep
25
Sissy Spacek
William Hurt
Harrison Ford
Steve Martin
Sylvester Stallone
Place
1990[ 84] [ 85]
1991[ 86]
1992[ 87]
1993[ 88]
1994[ 89]
1
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Kevin Costner
Tom Cruise
Clint Eastwood
Tom Hanks
2
Julia Roberts
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Mel Gibson
Tom Cruise
Jim Carrey
3
Bruce Willis
Robin Williams
Kevin Costner
Robin Williams
Arnold Schwarzenegger
4
Tom Cruise
Julia Roberts
Jack Nicholson
Kevin Costner
Tom Cruise
5
Mel Gibson
Macaulay Culkin
Macaulay Culkin
Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford
6
Kevin Costner
Jodie Foster
Whoopi Goldberg
Julia Roberts
Tim Allen
7
Patrick Swayze
Billy Crystal
Michael Douglas
Tom Hanks
Mel Gibson
8
Sean Connery
Dustin Hoffman
Clint Eastwood
Mel Gibson
Jodie Foster
9
Harrison Ford
Robert De Niro
Steven Seagal
Whoopi Goldberg
Michael Douglas
10
Richard Gere
Mel Gibson
Robin Williams
Sylvester Stallone
Tommy Lee Jones
11
Michael J. Fox
Steve Martin
Sharon Stone
Meg Ryan
Robin Williams
12
Demi Moore
Harrison Ford
Michelle Pfeiffer
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Demi Moore
13
Macaulay Culkin
Michael J. Fox
Harrison Ford
Demi Moore
Keanu Reeves
14
Robin Williams
Nick Nolte
Danny DeVito
Macaulay Culkin
Kevin Costner
15
Tom Hanks
Patrick Swayze
Steve Martin
Jack Nicholson
Julia Roberts
16
Michelle Pfeiffer
Barbra Streisand
Michael Keaton
Al Pacino
Sylvester Stallone
17
Steven Seagal
Danny DeVito
Sean Connery
Denzel Washington
Meg Ryan
18
Sylvester Stallone
Cher
Joe Pesci
Sean Connery
Jack Nicholson
19
Bette Midler
Demi Moore
Demi Moore
Michael Douglas
Jean-Claude Van Damme
20
Michael Douglas
Anthony Hopkins
Eddie Murphy
Tommy Lee Jones
Brad Pitt
21
Al Pacino
Michelle Pfeiffer
Billy Crystal
Robert Redford
Whoopi Goldberg
22
Eddie Murphy
Bill Murray
Daniel Day-Lewis
Sally Field
Meryl Streep
23
Winona Ryder
Sean Connery
Julia Roberts
Gene Hackman
Sharon Stone
24
Robert De Niro
Anjelica Huston
Dana Carvey
Jodie Foster
Hugh Grant
25
Meryl Streep
Warren Beatty
Al Pacino
Anthony Hopkins
Anthony Hopkins
Place
1995[ 90]
1996[ 91]
1997
1998[ 92]
1999[ 93]
1
Tom Hanks
Tom Cruise & Mel Gibson (tied)
Harrison Ford
Tom Hanks
Julia Roberts
2
Jim Carrey
Julia Roberts
Jim Carrey
Tom Hanks
3
Brad Pitt
John Travolta
Leonardo DiCaprio
Leonardo DiCaprio
Adam Sandler
4
Harrison Ford
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Will Smith
Robin Williams
Bruce Willis
5
Robin Williams
Sandra Bullock
Tom Cruise
Meg Ryan
Mike Myers
6
Sandra Bullock
Robin Williams
Jack Nicholson
Mel Gibson
Tom Cruise
7
Mel Gibson
Sean Connery
Jim Carrey
Adam Sandler
Will Smith
8
Demi Moore
Harrison Ford
John Travolta
Eddie Murphy
Mel Gibson
9
John Travolta
Kevin Costner
Robin Williams
Cameron Diaz
Meg Ryan
10
Kevin Costner & Michael Douglas (tied)
Michelle Pfeiffer
Tommy Lee Jones
Julia Roberts
Sandra Bullock
11
Jim Carrey
Brad Pitt and Neve Campbell (tied)
John Travolta
Ashley Judd
12
Bruce Willis
Michael Douglas and Demi Moore (tied)
Robert Redford
Gwyneth Paltrow
13
Val Kilmer
Pierce Brosnan
Harrison Ford
Robin Williams
14
Michelle Pfeiffer
Brad Pitt
Jodie Foster
Will Smith
Matt Damon
15
Julia Roberts
Glenn Close and Denzel Washington (tied)
Nicolas Cage and Tim Allen (tied)
Bruce Willis
Pierce Brosnan
16
Morgan Freeman
Sandra Bullock
Jim Carrey
17
Pierce Brosnan
Goldie Hawn
Michael Douglas
Matt Damon
Harrison Ford
18
Anthony Hopkins
Eddie Murphy
Demi Moore
Denzel Washington
Liam Neeson
19
Robert De Niro
Rene Russo, Meg Ryan and Will Smith (tied)
Michelle Pfeiffer
Anne Heche
Anthony Hopkins
20
Steven Seagal, Winona Ryder and Meg Ryan (tied)
Sandra Bullock
Gwyneth Paltrow
Keanu Reeves
21
Cameron Diaz
-
-
22
Helen Hunt
Brendan Fraser
-
-
23
Steve Martin
Pierce Brosnan
Denzel Washington
-
-
24
Tommy Lee Jones
Bruce Willis
Robert De Niro
-
-
25
Denzel Washington
Jack Nicholson
Meg Ryan
-
-
Top ten Western stars
For a number of years, there was also a poll for the top ten Western stars in the United States.
Place
1941[ 100]
1942[ 101]
1943[ 102]
1944[ 103]
1945[ 39]
1
Gene Autry
Gene Autry
Roy Rogers
Roy Rogers
Roy Rogers
2
William Boyd
Roy Rogers
William Boyd
William Boyd
Gabby Hayes
3
Roy Rogers
William Boyd
Smiley Burnette
Smiley Burnette
William Boyd
4
Charles Starrett
Smiley Burnette
George "Gabby" Hayes
Gabby Hayes
Bill Elliot
5
Smiley Burnette
Charles Starrett
Johnny Mack Brown
Bill Elliott
Smiley Burnett
6
Tim Holt
Johnny Mack Brown
Tim Holt
Johnny Mack Brown
Johnny Mack Brown
7
Johnny Mack Brown
Bill Elliott
The Three Mesquiteers
Red Barry
Charles Starrett
8
Three Mesquiteers
Tim Holt
Red Barry
Charles Starrett
Red Barrett
9
Bill Elliott
Don "Red" Barry
Bill Elliott
Russell Hayden
Tex Ritter
10
Tex Ritter
Three Mesquiteers
Russell Hayden
Tex Ritter
Rod Cameron
Place
1946[ 104]
1947[ 105]
1948[ 106]
1949[ 107]
1950[ 48]
1
Roy Rogers
Roy Rogers
Roy Rogers
Roy Rogers
Roy Rogers
2
Bill Elliot
Gene Autry
Gene Autry
Gene Autry
Gene Autry
3
Gene Autry
William Boyd
Bill Elliot
Gabby Hayes
Gabby Hayes
4
Gabby Hayes
Bill Elliot
Gabby Hayes
Tim Holt
Bill Elliott
5
Smiley Burnett
Gabby Hayes
William Boyd
Bill Elliott
William Boyd
6
Charles Starrett
Charles Starrett
Charles Starrett
Charles Starrett
Tim Holt
7
Johnny Mack Brown
Smiley Burnett
Tim Holt
William Boyd
Charles Starrett
8
Sunset Carson
Johnny Mack Brown
Johnny Mack Brown
Johnny Mack Brown
Johnny Mack Brown
9
Fuzzy Knight
Dale Evans
Smiley Burnett
Smiley Burnett
Smiley Burnett
10
Eddie Dean
Eddie Dean
Andy Devine
Andy Devine
Dale Evans
Place
1951[ 11]
1952[ 49]
1953[ 50]
1954[ 12]
1
Roy Rogers
Roy Rogers
Roy Rogers
Roy Rogers
2
Gene Autry
Gene Autry
Gene Autry
Gene Autry
3
Tim Holt
Rex Allen
Rex Allen
Rex Allen
4
Charles Starrett
Bill Elliott
Bill Elliott
Bill Elliott
5
Rex Allen
Tim Holt
Allan Lane
Gabby Hayes
6
Bill Elliott
Gabby Hayes
7
Smiley Burnette
Smiley Burnette
8
Allan Lane
Charles Starrett
9
Dale Evans
Dale Evans
10
Gabby Hayes
William Boyd
Top Ten Money Makers in Britain
The Motion Picture Herald published a similar list for the UK, listing the most popular stars at the British box office, including the most popular British stars.
Place
1942[ 121]
1943[ 122]
British stars
International stars
British stars
International stars
1
George Formby
Mickey Rooney
George Formby
Greer Garson
2
Leslie Howard
Abbott and Costello
Leslie Howard
Bing Crosby
3
Arthur Lucan
Spencer Tracy
Noël Coward
Abbott and Costello
4
Will Hay
Deanna Durbin
Eric Portman
Bob Hope
5
Arthur Askey
Jeanette MacDonald
Robert Donat
Betty Grable
6
Robert Donat
George Formby
Arthur Lucan
Mickey Rooney
7
Deborah Kerr
Bette Davis
Margaret Lockwood
Dorothy Lamour
8
Robert Newton
Leslie Howard
Anton Walbrook
Bette Davis
9
Eric Portman
Gary Cooper
Arthur Askey
Tyrone Power
10
Michael Redgrave
Dorothy Lamour
John Mills
James Cagney
Place
1944[ 123]
1945[ 124] [ 125]
British stars
International stars
British stars
International stars
1
James Mason
Bing Crosby
James Mason
Bing Crosby
2
David Niven
Betty Grable
Stewart Granger
Bette Davis
3
George Formby
Greer Garson
Margaret Lockwood
Greer Garson
4
Eric Portman
Deanna Durbin
John Mills
Humphrey Bogart
5
Laurence Olivier
Bette Davis
Phyllis Calvert
Bob Hope
6
Margaret Lockwood
Bob Hope
Rex Harrison
Betty Grable
7
Robert Donat
Humphrey Bogart
Laurence Olivier
Spencer Tracy & James Mason
8
Phyllis Calvert
Gary Cooper
Anna Neagle
Abbott and Costello
9
Anna Neagle
Spencer Tracy
George Formby
Stewart Granger
10
Robert Newton
Abbott and Costello
Eric Portman
Joan Fontaine
Place
1946[ 126]
British stars
International stars
Most popular male actors*
Most popular female actors*
1
James Mason
James Mason
James Mason
Margaret Lockwood
2
Margaret Lockwood
Bing Crosby
Stewart Granger
Ingrid Bergman
3
Stewart Granger
Margaret Lockwood
Ray Milland
Bette Davis
4
Michael Redgrave
Greer Garson
Bing Crosby
Phyllis Calvert
5
Anna Neagle
Bette Davis
Greer Garson
6
Phyllis Calvert
Stewart Granger
John Mills
Patricia Roc
7
Rex Harrison
Ingrid Bergman
Laurence Olivier
Vivien Leigh
8
John Mills
Alan Ladd
Jeanne Crain
9
Robert Donat
Bob Hope
10
Eric Portman
Van Johnson
11
Michael Redgrave
Anna Neagle
12
13
14
Rex Harrison
Ann Todd
15
Ida Lupino
16
17
David Niven
18
19
20
21
Eric Portman
*Another poll by Sidney L. Bernstein of his theatre group listed these actors.[ 127]
Place
1947[ 105]
1948[ 128] [ 129]
British stars
International star
British stars
International stars
1
James Mason
Bing Crosby
Anna Neagle
Bing Crosby
2
Anna Neagle
James Mason
Margaret Lockwood
Anna Neagle
3
Margaret Lockwood
Anna Neagle
John Mills
Margaret Lockwood
4
John Mills
Margaret Lockwood
Michael Wilding
John Mills
5
Stewart Granger
Bette Davis
Stewart Granger
Michael Wilding
6
Patricia Roc
John Mills
Michael Denison
Fredric March
7
Michael Wilding
Alan Ladd
Jack Warner
Bob Hope
8
Deborah Kerr
Humphrey Bogart
Googie Withers
Danny Kaye
9
Robert Newton
Ingrid Bergman
Patricia Roc
Myrna Loy
10
Trevor Howard
Bob Hope
James Mason and Dennis Price (tied)
Gregory Peck
Place
1953[ 134]
1954[ 135]
British stars
International stars
British stars
International stars
1
Jack Hawkins
Jack Hawkins
Jack Hawkins
Alan Ladd
2
Alec Guinness
Bob Hope
Dirk Bogarde
James Stewart
3
Ronald Shiner
Alan Ladd
Norman Wisdom
Gregory Peck
4
Alastair Sim
Gregory Peck
Glynis Johns
Martin and Lewis
5
Dirk Bogarde
Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis
Kenneth More
Jack Hawkins
6
Dinah Sheridan
Bing Crosby
Alec Guinness
Danny Kaye
7
Jack Warner
John Wayne
Anthony Steel
Burt Lancaster
8
Nigel Patrick
Stewart Granger
Ronald Shiner
Doris Day
9
Ralph Richardson
Doris Day
Richard Todd
Dirk Bogarde
10
Anthony Steel
Danny Kaye
John Mills
Norman Wisdom
Place
1955[ 136]
1956[ 137]
British stars
International stars
British star
International stars
1
Dirk Bogarde
Dirk Bogarde
Kenneth More
Kenneth More
2
John Mills
James Stewart
Jack Hawkins
James Stewart
3
Norman Wisdom
Bing Crosby
Dirk Bogarde
Burt Lancaster
4
Alastair Sim
Doris Day
Virginia McKenna
Audie Murphy
5
Kenneth More
John Mills
Norman Wisdom
Jeff Chandler
6
Jack Hawkins
Norman Wisdom
Anthony Steel
Doris Day
7
Richard Todd
Jeff Chandler
Peter Finch
Danny Kaye
8
Michael Redgrave
Alastair Sim
Alec Guinness
Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis
9
Diana Dors
Rock Hudson
John Gregson
Frank Sinatra
10
Alec Guinness
Humphrey Bogart
John Mills
Robert Mitchum
Place
1957[ 138]
1958
1959[ 139]
British stars
International stars
British stars
International stars
British star
1
Dirk Bogarde
Dirk Bogarde
Alec Guinness
Alec Guinness
Kenneth More
2
Kenneth More
Kenneth More
Dirk Bogarde
Dirk Bogarde
Alec Guinness
3
Peter Finch
Burt Lancaster
Kenneth More
Kenneth More
Norman Wisdom
4
John Gregson
Rock Hudson
Ian Carmichael
Kirk Douglas
Stanley Baker
5
Norman Wisdom
Peter Finch
Virginia McKenna
Frank Sinatra
Dirk Bogarde
6
John Mills
Jeff Chandler
John Mills
William Holden
Peter Sellers
7
Stanley Baker
John Gregson
Norman Wisdom
Glenn Ford
8
Ian Carmichael
Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis
John Gregson
Ian Carmichael
9
Jack Hawkins
Norman Wisdom
Jack Hawkins
Virginia McKenna
10
Belinda Lee
Yul Brynner
Stanley Baker
Elvis Presley
Place
International stars
1960
1961
1962[ 140]
1963[ 141]
1964[ 142] [ 143]
1
Kenneth More
Hayley Mills
Cliff Richard
Cliff Richard
Sean Connery
2
Peter Sellers
Sophia Loren
Elvis Presley
Peter Sellers
Peter Sellers
3
Sophia Loren
Kenneth More
Peter Sellers
Elvis Presley
Stanley Baker
4
Sir Alec Guinness
Elizabeth Taylor
Kenneth More
Sean Connery
Cary Grant
5
Elizabeth Taylor
John Mills
Hayley Mills
Hayley Mills
Audrey Hepburn
6
Audrey Hepburn
Peter Sellers
Doris Day
Elizabeth Taylor
The Beatles
7
Jack Lemmon
Audrey Hepburn
Sophia Loren
Marlon Brando
Norman Wisdom
8
Stanley Baker
Dirk Bogarde
John Wayne
Albert Finney
Cliff Richard
9
Dirk Bogarde
Jack Lemmon
Frank Sinatra
Dirk Bogarde
Kenneth Williams
10
Norman Wisdom
John Wayne
Sean Connery
Norman Wisdom
Elvis Presley
In 1967, Sean Connery was voted most popular male star and Julie Christie most popular female star.[ 147]
In 1972, Sean Connery was voted most popular male star, followed by Clint Eastwood and Gene Hackman.[ 152]
Top Stars in France
Various polls have been taken for the top stars in France too.
Box Office Poison
In 1938 a list was published of stars who were considered "box office poison" by exhibitors. The list was from Harry Brandt of the Independent Theater Owners Association.[ 155]
The stars included:
Variety ' s Over Priced Stars of 1968
In 1968 Variety magazine published a list of ten stars it considered overpriced. The stars charged at least $250,000 a film and had at least four flops in a row recently:[ 156] [ 157]
Notes
^ a b c d e f Top 10 lists for 1926–1929 were retroactively recalculated using new methodology, hence a discrepancies between the Top 10 and the Top 25 lists for 1927–1929
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