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WHEN MUSIC STARS ACT
Big Screen Starring Debuts of Music Stars
1980-Present
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Rank |
Title (Pop Star) |
Total Gross / Theaters |
Opening / Theaters |
Release |
|
1 |
The Bodyguard
(Whitney Houston) |
$121,945,720 |
1,806 |
$16,611,793 |
1,717 |
11/25/92 |
|
2 |
8 Mile
(Eminem) |
$116,744,370 |
2,585 |
$51,240,555 |
2,470 |
11/8/02 |
|
3 |
9 to 5
(Dolly Parton) |
$103,290,500 |
- |
$3,966,832 |
910 |
12/19/80 |
|
4 |
Purple Rain
(Prince) |
$68,392,977 |
1,022 |
$7,766,201 |
917 |
7/27/84 |
|
5 |
Boyz N the Hood
(Ice Cube) |
$57,890,356 |
917 |
$10,023,462 |
829 |
7/12/91 |
|
6 |
Romeo Must Die
(Aaliyah) |
$55,973,336 |
2,641 |
$18,014,503 |
2,641 |
3/22/00 |
|
7 |
New Jack City
(Ice-T) |
$47,624,353 |
905 |
$7,039,622 |
862 |
3/8/91 |
|
8 |
A Walk to Remember
(Mandy Moore) |
$41,239,940 |
2,420 |
$12,177,488 |
2,411 |
1/25/02 |
|
9 |
Crossroads
(Britney Spears) |
$37,191,304 |
2,381 |
$14,527,187 |
2,380 |
2/15/02 |
|
10 |
Set It Off
(Queen Latifah) |
$36,461,139 |
1,016 |
$8,812,105 |
1,014 |
11/8/96 |
|
11 |
Mad Max Beyond
Thunderdome (Tina Turner) |
$36,230,219 |
1,475 |
$7,283,714 |
1,474 |
7/12/85 |
|
12 |
How High
(Method Man, Redman) |
$31,178,740 |
1,273 |
$7,102,260 |
1,266 |
12/21/01 |
|
13 |
Spice World
(Spice Girls) |
$29,259,636 |
2,339 |
$10,527,222 |
2,339 |
1/26/98 |
|
14 |
Poetic Justice
(Janet Jackson) |
$27,515,786 |
1,285 |
$11,728,455 |
1,273 |
7/23/93 |
|
15 |
Desperately Seeking Susan
(Madonna) |
$27,398,584 |
1,108 |
$1,526,098 |
268 |
3/29/85 |
|
16 |
House Party
(Kid 'n' Play) |
$26,385,627 |
700 |
$4,611,024 |
520 |
3/9/90 |
|
17 |
Fear
(Marky Mark) |
$20,831,000 |
1,615 |
$6,312,240 |
1,584 |
4/12/96 |
|
18 |
People Vs. Larry Flynt
(Courtney Love) |
$20,300,385 |
1,233 |
$523,295 |
16 |
12/27/96 |
|
19 |
Juice
(Tupac Shakur) |
$20,146,880 |
1,100 |
$8,085,915 |
1,089 |
1/17/92 |
|
20 |
Pure Country
(George Strait) |
$15,164,458 |
1,103 |
$2,739,680 |
993 |
10/23/92 |
|
21 |
In Too Deep
(LL Cool J) |
$14,011,454 |
674 |
$4,220,297 |
667 |
8/27/99 |
|
22 |
Hard to Hold
(Rick Springfield) |
$11,113,806 |
1,017 |
$3,410,001 |
1,017 |
4/6/84 |
|
23 |
Light of Day
(Joan Jett) |
$10,489,617 |
1,041 |
$3,536,309 |
1,041 |
2/6/87 |
|
24 |
Disorderlies
(Fat Boys) |
$10,348,437 |
545 |
$2,707,980 |
545 |
8/14/87 |
|
25 |
I Got the Hook Up
(Master P) |
$10,317,779 |
655 |
$3,310,349 |
655 |
5/27/98 |
|
26 |
The Wash
(Dr. Dre) |
$10,097,538 |
749 |
$2,875,067 |
749 |
11/14/01 |
|
27 |
Belly
(DMX, Nas) |
$9,639,390 |
630 |
$3,454,776 |
600 |
11/4/98 |
|
28 |
Bones
(Snoop Dogg) |
$7,316,658 |
847 |
$2,823,548 |
847 |
8/24/01 |
|
29 |
Six Degrees of Separation
(Will Smith) |
$6,405,918 |
201 |
$53,058 |
2 |
12/8/93 |
|
30 |
UHF
('Weird Al' Yankovic) |
$6,157,157 |
1,295 |
$2,251,831 |
1,295 |
7/21/89 |
|
31 |
From Justin to Kelly
(American Idols) |
$4,584,583 |
2,001 |
$2,715,848 |
2,001 |
6/20/03 |
|
32 |
On the Line
(*N Sync) |
$4,365,455 |
901 |
$2,307,063 |
900 |
10/26/01 |
|
33 |
Glitter
(Mariah Carey) |
$4,274,407 |
1,225 |
$2,414,596 |
1,202 |
9/21/01 |
|
34 |
Dancer in the Dark
(Bjork) |
$4,184,036 |
126 |
$91,612 |
3 |
9/22/00 |
|
35 |
Tougher Than Leather
(Run DMC) |
$3,582,760 |
166 |
$748,193 |
130 |
9/16/88 |
|
36 |
The Bride
(Sting) |
$3,558,669 |
955 |
$1,763,277 |
955 |
8/16/85 |
|
37 |
The Allnighter
(Susanna Hoffs) |
$2,607,090 |
977 |
$1,419,581 |
977 |
5/1/87 |
|
38 |
Vibes
(Cyndi Lauper) |
$1,883,000 |
1,003 |
$916,482 |
1,003 |
8/5/88 |
|
39 |
Turn It Up
(Pras, Ja Rule) |
$1,247,949 |
661 |
$576,820 |
661 |
9/6/00 |
|
40 |
Cool as Ice
(Vanilla Ice) |
$1,193,000 |
393 |
$638,625 |
393 |
10/18/91 |
|
41 |
Ride with the Devil
(Jewel) |
$635,096 |
60 |
$64,159 |
11 |
11/26/99 |
|
42 |
Falling from Grace
(John Mellencamp) |
$231,826 |
22 |
$49,708 |
22 |
2/21/92 |
|
43 |
The Leading Man
(Jon Bon Jovi) |
$18,012 |
3 |
$2,483 |
2 |
3/6/98 |
Total: $1,069,428,947
Average: $24,870,441
(From Justin to Kelly total as of 6/29/03)
While no firm figures are
available, Elvis Presley's 1956 debut Love Me Tender and The Beatles'
1964 debut A Hard Day's Night would equal approximately $50 million and
$70 million respectively today, adjusted for ticket price inflation.
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