The film industry is commonly regarded as being one of the most profitable that exists. However, making money on a movie is actually a complicated process and risky venture. There are not guarantees, even with seeming box office bankables like Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks and Will Smith among others. Though of course these stars greatly Read more »
Category Archives: Filmmakers
How Much Did George Clooney Make in 2009?
George Clooney, actor, made $22 million in 2009. George Timothy Clooney was born 6 May 1961 and has been an actor, producer, film director and screenwriter. He has received many awards including one Saturn for his work in From Dusk till Dawn in 1996, an Online Film Critics Circle Award for Best Original Screenplay for Read more »
How Much Did Brad Pitt Make in 2009?
Brad Pitt, the famous actor, made $13.5 million in 2009. Born 18 December 1963 as William Bradley Pitt, this actor and film producer has been cited as one of the world’s most attractive men. He has been nominated for many awards including four Golden Globe Awards, one for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama Read more »
How Much Did Brian Grazer and Ron Howard Make in 2009?
Brian Grazer, producer, and Ron Howard, director-producer made $25.5 million together in 2009. Brian Thomas Grazer, born 12 July 1951, is a film and television producer. In 1986 he co-founded Imagine Entertainment with partner Ron Howard. William “Ron” Howard, born 1 March 1954, is now a film director and producer as well as a retired Read more »
How Much did Oren Peli and Jason Blum Make in 2009?
Oren Peli and Jason Blum, writers, directors and producers, together made $22.5 million in 2009. Oren Peli, born 1971 is an Israeli born screenwriter, film director, and video game programmer. His first film, Paranormal Activity, which he both wrote and directed with help from producer Jason Blum, was a huge success. Having only a budget Read more »
How Much Did Clint Eastwood Make in 2009?
Clint Eastwood, famed actor, director and producer, made $17 million in 2009. Born 31 May 1930, Clinton Eastwood Jr has been in the movie business since 1954. In that time he has won many awards including four Academy Awards, two in 1993 for his work on Unforgiven in the categories of Best Picture and Best Read more »
How Much Did Steve Carell Make in 2009?
Steve Carell, Hollywood actor, made $25 million in 2009. Carell, actor, comedian, writer and producer, was born 16 August 1962. He has been nominated for many awards including two Golden Globe awards, each for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy for his work in The Office, and two Writers Guild of America Award, Read more »
How Much Did Tom Hanks Make in 2009?
Tom Hanks, the actor, made $36 million in 2009. Thomas Jeffery “Tom” Hanks, was born 9 July 1956, and has become a successful actor, writer, director and producer. Over the years he has won many awards, both big and small including several Golden Globes for movies such as Big and Sleepless in Seattle, and American Read more »
How Much Did Ben Stiller Make in 2009?
Ben Stiller, the Hollywood actor, made $40 million in 2009. The American comedian, actor and sometimes film director, producer and writer was born 30 November 1965. He started as a comedian, as should be no surprise with two comedian parents. He wrote several mockumentaries and was offered several times his own sit com before he Read more »
How Much Did Reese Witherspoon Make in 2009?
Reese Witherspoon, actress, made $21 million in 2009. Jeanne Reese Witherspoon was born 22 March 1976. She is an actress and film producer and has appeared in many major movies. She has won many awards including the Academy Award for Best Actress for her work on Walk the Line in 2005, two National Society of Read more »
How Much Did Todd Phillips Make in 2009?
Todd Phillips, a director, made $44 million in 2009. Born on December 20, 1979, in New York city, Phillips dropped out of New York University Film School in order to complete his first documentary Hated: GG Allin and the Murder Junkies, depicting the life of punk rocker GG Allin. Other movies he has made since Read more »
How Much Did Adam Sandler Make in 2009?
Adam Sandler, the Hollywood actor and producer made $31.5 million in 2009. A successful actor, comedian, musician, screenwriter and film producer, Adam Sandler founded Happy Madison Productions, a production company that has distributes both television and movies. Himself and his production company are best known for comedies, although the production company has started to branch Read more »
How Much Did James Cameron Make in 2009?
James Cameron, the Hollywood producer and director, made $50 million in 2009. This Canadian born film director, editor, screenwriter, inventor and producer was born on August 16th, 1954. He has won the Golden Globe for Best Director twice, once for his work on Titanic, and once for his work on Avatar, which are also the Read more »
How Much Did Roland Emmerich Make in 2009?
Roland Emmerich, a Hollywood director and producer, made $70 million in 2009. This German born producer, screenwriter and film director usually works with disaster and action genres. He is best known for popcorn flicks that often rely heavily on visual effects and creating fiction from the science and history he already knows. He is currently Read more »
How Much Did Shawn Levy Make in 2009?
Shawn Levy, Hollywood director and producer, made $23 million in 2009. Shawn Adam Levy, born in 1989, is best known for directing comedic movies such as Big Fat Liar, Cheaper by the Dozen and The Pink Panther. He has a number of movies coming up in his projects. He is supposed to produce Black Magick, Read more »