According to Quigley Publishing Company, Inc’s list of top box-office draws, Sandra Bullock came on top based on a poll of theatre executives. Bullock was named the top box-office star of 2009. Recently, she was starred in two well-received films, “The Proposal” and “The Blind Side.” The movie “The Proposal” was the main reason she propelled to the top, it gained $33.6m on its opening week and has grossed more than four times what the movie cost to make.
The Top-10 list includes
- Matt Damon – “Invictus” and “The Informant”
- George Clooney – “The Men Who Stare at Goats,” “Up in the Air,” and as a voiceover in “Fantastic Mr. Fox”
- Robert Downey Jr – “Sherlock Holmes” and “The Soloist”
- Tom Hanks – “Angels & Demons”
- Meryl Streep – “Julie & Julie,” “It’s Complicated,” and “Fantastic Mr. Fox”
- Brad Pitt – “Inglourious Basterds” and “Beyond All Boundaries”
- Shia LaBeouf – “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” and “New York, I Love You”
- Denzel Washington – “The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3″
