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(*-as usual indidates an *Academy Award victory) Below if a very, very, verifed from many books on whats stars annually ruled the annual $B.O.$ since the very old movie year of 1932 to present-=(PLEASE SAVE FOR OWN FILES & COMPARE & CROSS REFERENCE PLEASE) (STARS THAT WERE & ARE ANNUAL $BOX-OFFICE$ CHAMPIONS & OR LEADERS) 1932 *Marie Dressler... (l869-l934) 1933 *Marie Dressler 1934 Will Rogers.......(l879-l935) 1935 Shirley Temple....(l928-2013) 1936 Shirley Temple 1937 Shirley Temple 1938 Shirley Temple 1939 Mickey Rooney...(l920-2014)-(*"The King of Hollywood: Clark Gable" closed runner-up) 1940 Mickey Rooney-(TRIVIA: Sole year my #1 idol *"The Great: Tracy" was a close runner-up) 1941 Mickey Rooney 1942 Bud Abbott & Lou Costello-(l895-l974) & (l906-59) 1943 Betty Grable.....(l9l6-73) 1944 *Bing Crosby...(l903-77) 1945 *Bing Crosby 1946 *Bing Crosby 1947 *Bing Crosby 1948 *Bing Crosby 1949 Bob Hope......(l903-2003) 1950 *John Wayne (l907-l979) 1951 *John Wayne 1952 Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis-(l9l7-95) & (l926-2016) 1953 *Gary Cooper (l90l=-6l) 1954 *John Wayne 1955 *James Stewart (l908-97) 1956 *William Holden (l9l8-8l) 1957 Rock Hudson (l925-85) 1958 Glenn Ford (l9l6-1996) 1959 Rock Hudson 1960 Doris Day.....(l922-) 1961 *Elizabeth Taylor (932-2011) 1962 Doris Day 1963 Doris Day 1964 Doris Day 1965 *Sean Connery (l930-) 1966 *Julie Andrews (l935-) 1967 *Julie Andrews 1968 *Sidney Poitier (l927-) 1969 *Paul Newman (l925-2008) 1970 *Paul Newman 1971 *John Wayne 1972 *Clint Eastwood (l930-) 1973 *Robert Redford (l937-) 1974 *Robert Redford 1976 *Robert Redford 1977 Sylvester Stallone 1978 Burt Reynolds (l936-) 1979 Burt Reynolds 1980 Burt Reynolds 1981 Burt Reynolds 1982 Burt Reynolds-(TRIVIA: Tied *Bing as most consecutive leaders with (5) 1983 *Clint Eastwood 1984 *Clint Eastwood 1985 Sylvester Stallone (l946-) 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger (l947-) 1988 Arnold Schwarzenegger 1989 Tom Cruise...,.(l962-) 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger 1991 Arnold Schwarzenegger 1992 *Clint Eastwood 1993 Tom Cruise 1984 Arnold Schwarzenegger 1985 Sylvester Stallone 1986 Tom Cruise 1987 Eddie Murphy..... (l96l-) 1988 Eddie Murphy 1989 Tom Cruise 1991 Arnold Schwarzenegger 1993 Tom Cruise 1994 Arnold Schwarzenegger 1995 Sylvester Stallone 1986 Tom Cruise 1989 Eddie Murphy 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger 1991 Arnold Schwarzenegger 1992 Tom Cruise 1993 Tom Cruise 1984 Tom Cruise 1985 Sylvester Stallone 1986 Tom Cruise 1987 Eddie Murphy 1988 Eddie Murphy 1989 Tom Cruise 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger 1991 Arnold Schwarzenegger 1992 Tom Cruise 1993 *Clint Eastwood 1994 *Tom Hanks.....(l956-) 1995 *Tom Hanks 1997 *Julia Roberts...(l967-)-(TRIVIA: Very 1st female to lead annual $BO$ in 30yrs) 1998 Eddie Murphy 1999 *Tom Hanks 2000 Jim Carrey 2001 *Julia Roberts 2002 *Tom Hanks 2003 Keanu Reeves (l964-) 2004 Ben Stiller...(l965-) 2005 Dakota Fanning 2006 ? 2007 Johnny Depp (l963-) 2008 Robert Downey. Jr. (l965-) 2009 *Sandra Bullock (l964-) 2010 Johnny Depp 2011 Johnny Depp 2012 Robert Downey, Jr. 2013 *Sandra Bullock 2014 *Jennifer Lawrence (l990-=) 2015 *Jennifer Lawrence 2016 *Emma Stone....(l988-)-(NOTE: & after her 1st *Oscar winning opt in *"La La Land" they now call her "America's Sweetheart" But who agrees on the latter title, Gene Siskel; always called Meg Ryan "AS") Then it was of course the incredible *Sandy B. & of course prior to them *Julia was always voted "America's Sweetheart" So who is it?)) 2017 Vin Diesel 2018 will probably be Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (l972-) 2019 Madonna??? please send comments

& again to me pal Topbilled, if you had been limited to only 1 film what would it be buddy-(& I ask the same of rest of you guys?) I'm well aware TCM for some ridiculous rational; still has the rights to the *Godfather-Trilogy? Or *Walt's animated features for that matter So for this 18yr fan I'd have to select the greatest picture ever made in *Orson's 1941 "Citizen Kane" Which in a likeliehood would have already been chosen, soi I'd select my A @1 idol *"The Great: Tracy's" own favorite favorite-(accordijng to his diary) & mine 1937's Rudyard Kipling's Adventure "Captains Courageous" (M-G-M) NOW, I THREW MY FEDORA IN THE RING DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE THE GUTS TO DO SO???

No buddy, I only had a one shot deal with Backlot! Too ill, tired, financially strapped & cannpot pay that $87.00 per year At first the guy tried to tell me it was $87 per month? But saved all the stuff, badge, t-shirt & a lotta' other neat stuff. Maybe someday if I;'m still here huh AGAIN TO TOPBILLED, who did the 2018 TCM GP select as his #1 choice?

To speedracer, do me another favor & just throw in your own 2 cents, maybe to get the ball rolling or something My closest pals on here (mongo, jakeem, topbilled & LawrenceA) contributed nada for some reason? THANK YOU & IF YOU ONLY DESIRE JUST VOTE FOR ONE OPICTURE IN EACH GENRE if you may recall that's how this topic started out

DID IT BUDDY! However & I've been on here almost 18yrs & with every topic there virtually is, but not 1 reply on here, have a theory?

thanx! Will try pal

IT'S A TOTAL MESS & NEEDS EDITING

PLEASE H.E.L.P. DESPERAELY NEED TO REVISE VERY TOP HEADING OF THIS ONE???

Also pal, how do I alter my heading on a topic. Think you helped me before & have you had time to check out that huge item I tried in 2 days-(thanx to tcm,etc) to finally post?

Paul Agguyiure as you know was it's debut "GP" & he goit to air (4) flix, this guy only (1) apparently though? Whats his name? & IF YOU COULD AIR EITHER (1) OR BETTER YET (4) WOULD WOULD THEY BE???

Not really anymore, just couldn't keep up to the extra $87.00 per month, especially with my health & likely all of a sussen & out of the blow moving after 4yrs & never once being late with the rent or complaints Landlord wants to renovate & raise the damn rent is all My mother uses a walker & I have screeching headaches, plus ongoing lumbar back trouble sine 19988!

NOPE, just wanted to find out what the newest guy-(bald) chose to aiur As you know they are ridiculously limit4edc to only one selection, where is last yrs winner got to air (4)

URGENT TO MY TCM PALS, how exactly do you only CHANGE YOUR HEADING??? Though finally finished that post/article after (4) times being deleted, IT IS JUST TOO LONG NOW PLEASE HELP & I THANK YOU & AGAIN, JOIN-IN

My mom used to always listen to him at late night, I found his voice snotty myself though & George Noorey was & is far superior! STILL WHY HE WENT?

Somethging else is at 4th though?

Nice list Lawrence, but as usual it's horse-racin' & left outa couple I'd include Always a huge fan & far ahead of the time was 1982's "BR" ($33m.) & Haur des a s. actor nomination, not so for me with the sequel though (**-oput of 4) DUNKIRK (strong ***-out of 4) THREE BILLBOARDS...(TREMENDOUS & ALREADY AMONG MY % FOR THIS PATHETIC DECADE) WHOOPS, now "mother!" is an entirely different story buddy!!! Only went for "MARVELOUS MICHELLE" & it was probably among the worst new releases I ever attended & kept getting worse & louder too! I never in 36yrs left a theater, but only Michelle kept me from doing so Barely hit $18m. & NOT TO MENTIOJN THAT GOD AWFUL SCENE OR SCENES WITH THE BABY, YUK BUDDY! OUR BIGGEST SPLIT EVER & SAME DIRECTOR HELMED THE TERRIFIC 98 "THE WRESTLER" (***1/2) Speaking of"Three Billboards..." went twice & sooo original too! My own top 5 of this pathetic decade> "*"THE ARTIST"

NOW COME ON FELLOW FANS-(Jakeem, TopBilled, LawrenceA, Marie & Mongo,etc throw in your 2 cents friends, or at least give me your opinion???

THANK YOU FINALLY! This started though at a much smaller level; last evening maybe abvout 9pm & only wanted to submit some more fuin fax for us fans PLEASE ALSO SAVE IT FOR ME SOMEWHERE, AS I'VE BEEN WITHOUT A PRINTER FOR OVER A DECADE OR CERTAINLY WOULD NOT DOING WELL TOP SAY THE LEAST THESEDAYS, DISABLED SINCE '98-(SPINE & NOW A GROWING BRAIN TUMOR, AS YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THIS REAL:LY UPSET ME (P.,S. STILL ANY THOUGHTS ON A TCM FANS POLL/BOIARDS FAVS SURVEY COMING???)

WELL, as stated at heading this is my 3rd time mind you in just trying to re-editit/add opn a few flix to my forementioned same type. That fans & I may enjoy, certain Mr. Osborne & *Marty would. SUPPOSE THIS WILL ALSO GET DELETED Last night I comp-lained to main contact & they immediately re-instated it, not this time??? My personal all-time favorite's in each film genre & maybe yours too? ADVENTURE: 1st "Captains Courageous" (l937-MGM) 2nd "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" (48-Warner Bros.) "The African Queen" (51-UA) "The Man Who Would Be King" (l975) & "Gunga Din" (l939-RKO Radio) BIO's: 1st place "Raging Bull" 2. *"Lawrence of Arabia"-(l962) 3. "Yankee Doodle Dandy"('42 WB's) 4. *"Patton" (l970) "Napolean" (l927-French) (ALSO-RAN: "Young, Mr. Lincoln" (l939-Fox) COMEDY-(my own personal fav. genre & not comedy dramas either): 1st "Modern Times" (l936-UA) 2. "A Night at the 0pera" ('35-M-G-M) 3rd "Duck Soup" ('33-Paramount) 4th "Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop worrying and Love the Bomb" (l964-British) 5th funniest to me *"Annie Hall" (l977) COMEDY-DRAMAS: 1st "It's a Wonderful Life" (l946-RKO Radio) 2. "The Quiet Man" "City Lights" 4. *"One Flew 0ver the Cuckoo's Nest" & 5th "Manhattan" (l979) MOVIE COMICS: 1st place & fav *Charles (Spencer) Chaplin-(l889-l977) 2. Buster Keaton-(l895-l966) 3. The Marx Brothers 4. W.C. Fields-(l879-l946) & Stan Laurel (l890-l965) & Oliver Hardy (l892-l957) (CLOSE BEHIND: "The Three Stooges") CRIME-DRAMA/GANGSTERS: 1st place *"The Godfather" (l972) 2. *"GFII" (l974) 3rd "GoodFellas" (l990) 4. "White Heat": (l949-WB's) 5t. "Angels With Dirty Faces" (l938-Warner Bros.) DOCUMENTARIES/COMPILATIONS: 1st "That's Enteretainment!" (l974)-(an utterly marvelous doxcu & compilation of an empore now gone!?) 2. That's Entertainment, Part 2" (l976) (has more of the momentum of MGMs first, best of all combined *Tracy, *Kate, Sinatra, *Gable, Judy, Kelly & tons of others) 4th "Shoah" (l985-France)-(as Roger Ebert said "A Film for the Ages!" unquote) & over 9 hours & 5th both "Olympia, 1 & !!"-(Germany) (I know tons & more detractors vs director Leni Riefenstahl. She also helmed 1935's Germany made "Triumph of the Will" no matter what epic filmmaking!) (ALSO-RAN FOR YOU MGM & TCM FANS: "MGM: When the Lion Roars" (l992-PBS) Also must have companion piece coffee table book) DRAMA: "Kane" *"Casablanca" *"Schindler's List" (l993) 4. "0n the Waterfront" (l954-Columbia) 5th fav. "Inherit the wind" (1960-ua)-(though filmed at Universal in Burbank in '59, actual United Artists release)F FOREIGN-FILMS: "Cinerama Paradiso" (l988-Italy), 2. "Shoah" 3. "Ran" (l985-Japanese) 4. "Triumph of the Will" & 5th "0lympia, I & II" MOVIE-COMEDIANS: *Chaplin 2. Buster Keaton 3rd fav & place The Marx Brothers" 4th The Three Stooges-" 5th favorite William (Claude) Dukenfield) ALSO: Stan & 0llie & this era: *"The Woodman" Woody Allen (MYSTERY/FILM 'NOIR: "Vertigo" 2. "The Third Man" 3rd "Blue Velvet" (l986) 4th "Rear Window" 5th "The Maltese Falcon" (l94l-WB's version) MUSICALS: "Wizard of the 0z" 2nd "Singin' In the Rain" 3. *"West Side Story" 4."Star Is Born"& 2ndWarner Bros. version 1954) ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SCORES: "(TIE) "Once Upon a Time in the West" (l969 Ennio Morricone) & "Once Upon a Time in America"-(l984)-(Morricone) (l984) SCIENCE-FICTION: 1stlace & the "KANE" of sci-fi "2001: A Space 0dysseyt" (l968-UK) 2. "Close Encounters ofthe Third Kind" (l977) 3rd "Gravity" (2013) & FANTASY. "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial" (l982) 2. "Miracle on 34th Street" (l947-Fox) 3. "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" (l988) 4th "Heaven Can Wait" (l978) (no, not the classic version from 1943, nor the '37 *Capra version but *&Warren's running all over the place brilliantly detailed film & man, that *& D.Grusiin score really outs thisover.) (SILENT ERA: "City Lights" or "M. Times?" "Steamboat Bill, Jr. (l928-MGM), "The General" (l927)-(barely over both"Gold Rush") & 1915's massively current controversial epic "Birth of a Nation") (WAR: 1st rank "Apocalypse Now" (l979) 2nd *"Schindler's L:ist"-(or a drama/) 3rd ranking "Saving Private Ryan" (l998) 4. *"The Deer Hunter" (l978) 5th *"Platoon" (l986)-(NOTE: I used to always break these down into each U.S., & more war, especially on Veteran's Day) (WESTERNS: Hollywoods oldest & still going profession) 1st "The Searchers" 2. "Shane" (l953-Paramnopunt) 3rd "0nce Upon a Time in the West" (l969-=Italian/Spain) 4. *"Unforgiven" (l992 version) 5th "The Wild Bunch" (l969) THANK YOU FELLOW FANS & PLEASE DO PICK, THIS IS MY 3rd to 4th ATTEM<PT ON THIS ARTICLKE/POST???

CaveGirl, damn thing didn't work this time out though??? I'M NOT STOPPING THOUGH IN POSTING THAT ENTIRE LAST PAGE, ARTICLE,etc Thing is, the previous one is all over the place, do I delete it?

WELP, just got my revised area entirely DELETED & for not 1 s8ngle explainable reason either & just complained to all said to be on & within these sites Only wanted to add a wee-bit to above compliation, to maybe make it funner for my fellow TCM-ITES, but the phrase the late great John Belushi-(l949-82) BUT, NOOOOO! THANKS A LOT TCM & thgis isn't the first time in 18 YEARS EITHER (NOTE" Still waiting for somekind of a response?)

LawrenceA-(new picture by the way who is it?) Still never had time plus other troubles to install mine of TRACY or even SINATRA myself! No, who in the ....would be doing it & it shows because I wroite to main complaint group-=(not him, o0ver his head) & all was reinstalled in 5 minutes I just wanted to add to it a bit is all DID YOU POICK YOUR OWN BY THE WAY?

EVERY SINGLE TIME IU TRY & COMPOSE SOMETHING LENGTHY THIS CRAP HAPPENESD FROM SO CALLED MODERATOPR Above compilation is not by any means one I just now finished buddy

THEY DID THIS....SAME THING AGAIN I TOOK ABOIUT 45 MINUTS TO ONLY ADD TO IT-(top 5 each genre this time vs one) & WENT BYE, BYE, AGAIN WHATS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE??? FED=-UP

WHAT A TOTAL BUMER YOU FELLOW BUDDIES I can always count on you TCM_iTES, for classic trivia, views, stats & jazz, the others mostly want to talk about those disgusting Kardashian; Cyrus & more of that ilk There are true "NAME ABOVE THE TITLE STARS" these days, they put on it all, but there are only still a handful *"The Chairman" *Nicholson, *Streep, *Grace Kelly, *Sandy, *Nicole, Harrison Ford, *De Niro,etc & now they show up in their rap entire at premiere's, as opposed to the legendary Cary Grant! Thoiugh to be fair I did once catch Archie Leach getting out of his limo with gold chains, baggie paints & cap turned around, anybody reminder that HE WAS THE QUINTESSIENTIAL MOVIE STAR during his era, but was drawn as to who he truly was? Hence the LSD-(Acid) his dr prescriobed him in mid to late 1960's