lundi 5 août 2013

Why Denzel Washington Is Hollywood's Most Bankable Star

Denzel Washington in <em>2 Guns</em>

$27 million isn’t exactly an explosive summer opening, but the solid performance this weekend for the buddy-cop movie 2 Guns should clarify one thing: Denzel Washington is America’s most reliable movie star.

No, he hasn’t helmed giant blockbusters like Tom Cruise or Robert Downey, Jr., and his biggest career weekend opening remains 2007’s American Gangster, with $43 million.

But he’s managed a peerless consistency: Fourteen of his last fifteen movies have opened wide to more than $20 million, stretching well over a decade.

Read more... “He doesn’t do sequels or franchises, so the films are basically driven by his fan base”

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