The Wow Factor list
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