The rankings come from Quigley Publishing Co.'s annual list (since 1932) of top money making stars, which based on a poll of hundreds of theater executives. The list does not rank stars only on how much cash their films made, but on what theater owners say about who attracts audiences on their star power alone.
Bing Crosby
(1944 films: Going My Way, Here Come the Waves-released Dec. 1944)
2.
Gary Cooper
(1944 films: Casanova Brown, The Story of Dr. Wassell)
3.
Bob Hope
(1943 films: The Princess and the Pirate)
4.
Betty Grable
(1944 film: Pin Up Girl)
5.
Spencer Tracy
(1944 films: Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, The Seventh Cross)
6.
Greer Garson
(1944 film: Mrs. Parkington)
7.
Humphrey Bogart
(1944 films: To Have and Have Not, Passage to Marseille)
8.
Abbott & Costello
(1944 films: Lost In a Harem, In Society)
9.
Cary Grant
(1944 films: Arsenic and Old Lace, None But the Lonely Heart, Once Upon A Time)
10.
Bette Davis
(1944 film: Mr. Skeffington, Old Acquaintance-released Nov 1943)
I love Mr.Skeffington!
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen that one yet!
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