Cruise Crushed, Hanks Hailed in Popularity Poll
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Cruise Crushed, Hanks Hailed in Popularity Poll
Absence makes the moviegoer's heart grow fonder
Zap2It.com
December 11 2006
Couch-jumping and three-minute kisses are kind of a turn off, according to
the American public.
In a USA Today/Gallup poll, Tom Cruise has been voted as the most unpopular
movie star, with a significant 34 percent of the 1,003 adult voters
admitting that they go out of their way to avoid the "Mission: Impossible 3"
star at the theater.
The star's appeal started to wane in 2005, after his much-publicized romance
with Katie Holmes and his criticism of Brooke Shields. Since then, the
publicity hasn't stopped, and the American people feel that they know way
too much about his baby, Suri Cruise, and his lavish Italian wedding. When
"M:I3" opened in May, it took in about $12 million less than expected,
despite its signifcantly wider release in 4,000-plus theaters.
The poll also shows that other overexposed celebrities such as Angelina
Jolie and Mel Gibson have had a similar effect on moviegoers' habits, with
18 percent and 12 percent avoiding their cinematic offerings respectively.
Actually, despite Gibson's anti-Semitic comments during his DUI arrest, fans
haven't turned their back on him completely. He still ranked as the
fifth-highest actor that people will go out of their way to see if he's
involved with a film. "The Passion of the Christ" had won him a loyal
following despite its own controversy, and his latest offering, the Mayan
epic "Apocalypto," opened this past weekend at No. 1.
Tom Hanks tops the list with 44 percent of the voters going out of their way
to see his films. The Oscar winner helped "The Da Vinci Code" take in nearly
$750 million worldwide for his role as the long-haired symbologist Robert
Langdon on the search for the Holy Grail.
Following Hanks is "Departed" actor Robert DeNiro (33 percent); "Charlotte's
Web" voice Julia Roberts (29 percent); "Pursuit of Happyness" star Will
Smith and "The Lake House" sweetheart Sandra Bullock, both tying with 27
percent of the votes.
Roofshadow
"edonline" <edonlineSPAMOUT!@comcast.net> wrote:
> http://www.zap2it.com/movies/news/zap-tomcruiseleastpopularpoll,0,2662359.stor
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> Cruise Crushed, Hanks Hailed in Popularity Poll
> Absence makes the moviegoer's heart grow fonder
> Zap2It.com
>
> December 11 2006
>
> Couch-jumping and three-minute kisses are kind of a turn off, according to
> the American public.
>
> In a USA Today/Gallup poll, Tom Cruise has been voted as the most unpopular
> movie star, with a significant 34 percent of the 1,003 adult voters
> admitting that they go out of their way to avoid the "Mission: Impossible 3"
> star at the theater.
Bwahahahahaha!
I wonder what he'll do when he reads THIS... he'll probably pull some
stupidly inappropriate publicity stunt that he thinks will win back his
public - never realizing that it'll only make him even more unpopular!
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Roofshadow
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> http://www.zap2it.com/movies/news/zap-tomcruiseleastpopularpoll,0,2662359.story
>
> Cruise Crushed, Hanks Hailed in Popularity Poll
> Absence makes the moviegoer's heart grow fonder
> Zap2It.com
>
> December 11 2006
>
> Couch-jumping and three-minute kisses are kind of a turn off, according to
> the American public.
>
> In a USA Today/Gallup poll, Tom Cruise has been voted as the most
> unpopular movie star, with a significant 34 percent of the 1,003 adult
> voters admitting that they go out of their way to avoid the "Mission:
> Impossible 3" star at the theater.
Wow - he even beat Mel "Sugar Tits" Gibson...
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