Was Arnold Schwarzenegger ever the number one star in Hollywood?
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Damn, y’all don’t need to trash the Rock to elevate Arnold
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How many more years does Dwayne Johnson have to leave a mark on Hollywood before it's too late for him?
He is currently 48 years old and will be 49 in May 2021.
Arnold Schwarzenegger was 48 years old in 1995 and turned 49 in July 1996.
Arnold's 73rd birthday will be on July 30, 2020.
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How many more years does Dwayne Johnson have to leave a mark on Hollywood before it's too late for him?
He is currently 48 years old and will be 49 in May 2021.
Arnold Schwarzenegger was 48 years old in 1995 and turned 49 in July 1996.
Arnold's 73rd birthday will be on July 30, 2020.
ultimately, you're asking a question none of us can answer. even if we think we can. Rock's legacy will be determined by the future kids who grew up on him just like we grew up on Arnold. So for us, something like Walking Tall or Hobbs and Shaw may have no staying power but a future generation may feel different. This happens with movies and music all of the time and will continue to happen. One generation shytted on The Shining, the next, who grew up watching it on repeat on TV, praised it and now its heralded as a classic beyond reproach. History is written by the winners and those who show up.
I think Rock has left his legacy on film and its exactly what he wants it to be. He wants to be a full rounded entertainer; that's his brand. The film landscape was a lot different in the 80s and 90s and its easy to look back and say "Man, Conan endured" because we've lived with it for 40 years. Rock needs time to cook just like Arnold and Sly and Van Damme. But he's also living in a world where he has no part in arguably the best action franchises going today and to me, that's very telling.
The rock is in a shyt era to be brutally honest..CGI CRAP and weak ass remakes etc..
imagine dwayne in films like over the top? conan..as a villain or a conan itself..from the epic glory days?
imagine dwayne in films like over the top? conan..as a villain or a conan itself..from the epic glory days?
@Monoblock I was looking back through this thread and you said Tom Cruise and Mel Gibson weren't even close to Arnold when Arnold was on top
https://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.php?thread=912000&boardid=2
1996 was the last year Arnold Schwarzenegger was a top 10 box office star.
1985 was the first year he got on the list.
Please compare Arnold from 1985-1996 and compare his stature to Tom Cruise. For you to say Tom Cruise wasn't even close to Arnold's status is a joke.
1985
1 Sylvester Stallone
2 Eddie Murphy
3 Clint Eaastwood
4 Michael J. Fox
5 Chevy Chase
6 Arnold Schwarzenegger
7 Chuck Norris
8 Harrison Ford
9 Michael Douglas
10 Meryl Streep
1986
1 Tom Cruise
2 Eddie Murphy
3 Paul Hogan
4 Rodney Dangerfield
5 Bette Midler
6 Sylvester Stallone
7 Clint Eastwood
8 Whoopi Goldberg
9 Kathleen Turner
10 Paul Newman
1987
1 Eddie Murphy
2 Michael Douglas
3 Michael J. Fox
4 Arnold Schwarzenegger
5 Paul Hogan
6 Tom Cruise
7 Glenn Close
8 Sylvester Stallone
9 Cher
10 Mel Gibson
1988
1 Tom Cruise
2 Eddie Murphy
3 Tom Hanks
4 Arnold Schwarzenegger
5 Paul Hogan
6 Danny De Vito
7 Bette Midler
8 Robin Williams
9 Tom Selleck
10 Dustin Hoffman
1989
1 Jack Nicholson
2 Tom Cruise
3 Robin Williams
4 Michael Douglas
5 Tom Hanks
6 Michael J. Fox
7 Eddie Murphy
8 Mel Gibson
9 Sean Connery
10 Kathleen Turner
1990
1 Arnold Schwarzenegger
2 Julia Roberts
3 Bruce Willis
4 Tom Cruise
5 Mel Gibson
6 Kevin Costner
7 Patrick Swayze
8 Sean Connery
9 Harrison Ford
10 Richard Gere
1991
1 Kevin Costner
2 Arnold Schwarzenegger
3 Robin Williams
4 Julia Roberts
5 Macaulay Culkin
6 Jodie Foster
7 Billy Crystal
8 Dustin Hoffman
9 Robert De Niro
10 Mel Gibson
1992
1 Tom Cruise
2 Mel Gibson
3 Kevin Costner
4 Jack Nicholson
5 Macaulay Culkin
6 Whoopi Goldberg
7 Michael Douglas
8 Clint Eastwood
9 Steven Seagal
10 Robin Williams
1993
1 Clint Eastwood
2 Tom Cruise
3 Robin Williams
4 Kevin Costner
5 Harrison Ford
6 Julia Roberts
7 Tom Hanks
8 Mel Gibson
9 Whoopi Goldberg
10 Sylvester Stallone
1994
1 Tom Hanks
2 Jim Carrey
3 Arnold Schwarzenegger
4 Tom Cruise
5 Harrison Ford
6 Tim Allen
7 Mel Gibson
8 Jodie Foster
9 Michael Douglas
10 Tommy Lee Jones
1995
1 Tom Hanks
2 Jim Carrey
3 Brad Pitt
4 Harrison Ford
5 Robin Williams
6 Sandra Bullock
7 Mel Gibson
8 Demi Moore
9 John Travolta
10 Kevin Costner (Tie)
10 Michael Douglas (Tie)
1996
1 Tom Cruise (Tie)
1 Mel Gibson (Tie)
3 John Travolta
4 Arnold Schwarzenegger
5 Sandra Bullock
6 Robin Williams
7 Sean Connery
8 Harrison Ford
9 Kevin Costner
10 Michelle Pfeiffer
Michael Jackson famous yet was only the number one box office star for one year of his movie career, 1990. Don't disrespect Michael Jackson with that fukking comparison. He was never on Michael Jackson's level in terms of career success or fame and never will be. If Arnold was Michael Jackson level famous he should have been the number one box office star for every year one of his movies came out. That didn't happen though. Michael was the undisputed biggest star in music and had the NUMBERS TO BACK IT UP!
https://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.php?thread=912000&boardid=2
1996
1 Tom Cruise (Tie)
1 Mel Gibson (Tie)
3 John Travolta
4 Arnold Schwarzenegger
5 Sandra Bullock
6 Robin Williams
7 Sean Connery
8 Harrison Ford
9 Kevin Costner
10 Michelle Pfeiffer
1995
1 Tom Hanks
2 Jim Carrey
3 Brad Pitt
4 Harrison Ford
5 Robin Williams
6 Sandra Bullock
7 Mel Gibson
8 Demi Moore
9 John Travolta
10 Kevin Costner (Tie)
10 Michael Douglas (Tie)
1994
1 Tom Hanks
2 Jim Carrey
3 Arnold Schwarzenegger
4 Tom Cruise
5 Harrison Ford
6 Tim Allen
7 Mel Gibson
8 Jodie Foster
9 Michael Douglas
10 Tommy Lee Jones
1993
1 Clint Eastwood
2 Tom Cruise
3 Robin Williams
4 Kevin Costner
5 Harrison Ford
6 Julia Roberts
7 Tom Hanks
8 Mel Gibson
9 Whoopi Goldberg
10 Sylvester Stallone
1992
1 Tom Cruise
2 Mel Gibson
3 Kevin Costner
4 Jack Nicholson
5 Macaulay Culkin
6 Whoopi Goldberg
7 Michael Douglas
8 Clint Eastwood
9 Steven Seagal
10 Robin Williams
1991
1 Kevin Costner
2 Arnold Schwarzenegger
3 Robin Williams
4 Julia Roberts
5 Macaulay Culkin
6 Jodie Foster
7 Billy Crystal
8 Dustin Hoffman
9 Robert De Niro
10 Mel Gibson
1990
1 Arnold Schwarzenegger
2 Julia Roberts
3 Bruce Willis
4 Tom Cruise
5 Mel Gibson
6 Kevin Costner
7 Patrick Swayze
8 Sean Connery
9 Harrison Ford
10 Richard Gere
1989
1 Jack Nicholson
2 Tom Cruise
3 Robin Williams
4 Michael Douglas
5 Tom Hanks
6 Michael J. Fox
7 Eddie Murphy
8 Mel Gibson
9 Sean Connery
10 Kathleen Turner
1988
1 Tom Cruise
2 Eddie Murphy
3 Tom Hanks
4 Arnold Schwarzenegger
5 Paul Hogan
6 Danny De Vito
7 Bette Midler
8 Robin Williams
9 Tom Selleck
10 Dustin Hoffman
1987
1 Eddie Murphy
2 Michael Douglas
3 Michael J. Fox
4 Arnold Schwarzenegger
5 Paul Hogan
6 Tom Cruise
7 Glenn Close
8 Sylvester Stallone
9 Cher
10 Mel Gibson
1986
1 Tom Cruise
2 Eddie Murphy
3 Paul Hogan
4 Rodney Dangerfield
5 Bette Midler
6 Sylvester Stallone
7 Clint Eastwood
8 Whoopi Goldberg
9 Kathleen Turner
10 Paul Newman
1985
1 Sylvester Stallone
2 Eddie Murphy
3 Clint Eaastwood
4 Michael J. Fox
5 Chevy Chase
6 Arnold Schwarzenegger
7 Chuck Norris
8 Harrison Ford
9 Michael Douglas
10 Meryl Streep
Appreciate it @Monoblock
How many more years does Dwayne Johnson have to leave a mark on Hollywood before it's too late for him?
He is currently 48 years old and will be 49 in May 2021.
Arnold Schwarzenegger was 48 years old in 1995 and turned 49 in July 1996.
Arnold's 73rd birthday will be on July 30, 2020.
Nah I'm not saying he hasn't left his mark bc The Rock definitely has I just think he has yet to make a great/iconic movie or franchise. Arnold has several of those in 2 different decades. Most of Arnold's classics came when he was in his prime. Arnold's legacy is cemented as one of the greatest action stars ever. The Rock can make money but has yet to prove to me that he can make an iconic movie let alone a great one. You can't be the next great action star making PG-13 movies. He plays it too safe in his roles and just more concerned with the box office numbers.
That makes sense i agree. Man im so behind with arnolds career gonna order his classic films.
You still trying to judge Arnold on box office numbers like The Rock when making your argument. You admitted that you didn't experience it then (lack of males in your life is what you said) so don't try to doubt what everyone understood and knew back then with these list that only tell half the story. Classic/Iconic movies didn't usually make money at the box office like that anyway but a few did. Cruise was always a good earner in the box office numbers department but no one, hell not even he would say he was close to what Arnold was back then. I don't know what else to tell you or what more you want. And you're proving my point even more stating other actors were making more at the box office Arnold was still the king of action movies. Who is rock competing with? Look up any list of ranking action stars. Arnold will be #1 on 99 out of 100.
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I'm gonna leave you with this bit from Bill Burr.
You still trying to judge Arnold on box office numbers like The Rock when making your argument. You admitted that you didn't experience it then (lack of males in your life is what you said) so don't try to doubt what everyone understood and knew back then with these list that only tell half the story. Classic/Iconic movies didn't usually make money at the box office like that anyway but a few did. Cruise was always a good earner in the box office numbers department but no one, hell not even he would say he was close to what Arnold was back then. I don't know what else to tell you or what more you want. And you're proving my point even more stating other actors were making more at the box office Arnold was still the king of action movies. Who is rock competing with? Look up any list of ranking action stars. Arnold will be #1 on 99 out of 100.
16 Greatest Action Stars of All Time
25 Greatest Action Stars of All Time - IMDb
The 20 Greatest Action Movie Stars Of All Time
I'm gonna leave you with this bit from Bill Burr.
Dope post! I see what you mean.
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Arnold wasn't writing these movies himself. The Rock can only accept the roles he's given
These nyggas are pissed he's #1...lol.Damn, y’all don’t need to trash the Rock to elevate Arnold