The Peterborough Examiner

The Wow Factor list

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How 14 of the 15 biggest box-office draws of the 1990s (according to Imdb.com) have fared since 2008, ranked by QMI Agency's "Wow Factor" — the sum of (1) each actor's average box-office haul, and (2) each's lowest box-office total. Box-office totals are according to boxofficem­ojo.com.

1. SANDRA BULLOCK

$454 million, 3 movies Average: $151 million + Lowest: $34 million WOW FACTOR: $185 million

2. TOM CRUISE

$300 million, 3 movies Average: $100 million + Lowest: $76 million WOW FACTOR: $176 million

3.ADAM SANDLER

$500 million, 5 movies Average: $100 million + Lowest: $52 million WOW FACTOR: $152 million

4. LEONARDO DICAPRIO

$520 million, 5 movies Average: $104 million + Lowest: $23 million WOW FACTOR: $127 million

5. SYLVESTER STALLONE

$146 million, 2 movies Average: $73 million + Lowest: $43 million WOW FACTOR: $116 million

6. HARRISON FORD

$533 million, 5 movies Average: $107 million + Lowest: $0 million WOW FACTOR: $107 million

7. JULIA ROBERTS

$158 million, 3 movies Average: $53 million + Lowest: $36 million WOW FACTOR: $89 million

8. JOHN TRAVOLTA

$138 million, 3 movies Average: $46 million + Lowest: $24 million WOW FACTOR: $70 million

9. JIM CARREY

$168 million, 3 movies Average: $56 million + Lowest: $2 million WOW FACTOR: $58 million

10. TOM HANKS

$170 million, 3 movies Average: $57 million + Lowest: $0 million WOW FACTOR: $57 million

11. KEVIN COSTNER

$162 million, 3 movies Average: $54 million + Lowest: $0 million WOW FACTOR: $54 million

12. BRUCE WILLIS

$174 million, 4 movies Average: $43.5 million + Lowest: $0 million WOW FACTOR: $43.5 million

13. ROBIN WILLIAMS

$49 million, 2 movies Average: $24.5 million + Lowest: $0 million WOW FACTOR: $24.5 million

14. MEL GIBSON

$44 million, 2 movies Average: $22 million + Lowest: $0 million WOW FACTOR: $22 million

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