Not to mention she rode a massive wave of public sympathy as the wronged ex-wife, and then proceeds to do the same exact thing to Justin's partner of 14 years. To quote a poster, 'Its funny how some personal biases have a way of distorting facts.'
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Not to mention she rode a massive wave of public sympathy as the wronged ex-wife, and then proceeds to do the same exact thing to Justin's partner of 14 years. To quote a poster, 'Its funny how some personal biases have a way of distorting facts.'
^Those are not substantiated facts my dear, they are your opinions. I was referring to the statement of Jen not being a big movie star. The facts state something different as she made well over $200 million dollars STARING IN MOVIES. That's is a fact. An analogy of the "personal biases" as a way of "distorting facts" if I said Angelina Joilie is not a household name or a big movie star, because I don't like her and that would be delusional. One could say the only reason AJ is famous is because of her PR. The daily pap strolls, going after a married man...etc.
Regarding this "so called" sympathy PR she didn't need to put anything out there as Angelina team was already doing that with daily photos of she and Brad while he was still married. I definitely remember all her smug photos so if the PR is what made Jen a huge celelberirty
Picture Perfect (1997) $2,000,000
Rock Star (2001) $3,000,000
Bruce Almighty (2003) $20,000,000 (thanks to profits )
Along Came Polly (2004) $5,000,000
Rumor Has It... (2005) $18,500,000
The Break-Up (2006) $18,000,000
Marley & Me (2008) $26,000,000 (includes % of profits)
He's Just Not That Into You (2009) $26,000,000 (includes % of profits)
The Bounty Hunter (2010) $14,000,000
The Switch (2010) $8,000,000
Just Go with It (2011) $14,000,000
Horrible Bosses (2011) $21,000,000 (includes huge profits)
Wanderlust (2012) $8,000,000
We're the Millers (2013) $31,000,000 (include back-end deal)
Horrible Bosses 2 (2014) $10,000,000
Office Christmas Party (2016) $15,000,000 +% of profit
Regarding this "so called" sympathy PR she didn't need to put anything out there as Angelina team was already doing that with daily photos of she and Brad while he was still married. I definitely remember all her smug photos so if the PR is what made Jen a huge celelberirty
Picture Perfect (1997) $2,000,000
Rock Star (2001) $3,000,000
Bruce Almighty (2003) $20,000,000 (thanks to profits )
Along Came Polly (2004) $5,000,000
Rumor Has It... (2005) $18,500,000
The Break-Up (2006) $18,000,000
Marley & Me (2008) $26,000,000 (includes % of profits)
He's Just Not That Into You (2009) $26,000,000 (includes % of profits)
The Bounty Hunter (2010) $14,000,000
The Switch (2010) $8,000,000
Just Go with It (2011) $14,000,000
Horrible Bosses (2011) $21,000,000 (includes huge profits)
Wanderlust (2012) $8,000,000
We're the Millers (2013) $31,000,000 (include back-end deal)
Horrible Bosses 2 (2014) $10,000,000
Office Christmas Party (2016) $15,000,000 +% of profit
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But who said she wasn't a big movie star? She is. She gets parts that can go to any cute, blue eyed blonde, but they go to her because she is so popular.
I think she sustained that initial Friends popularity by playing to her fan-base. The Friends fame could not be maintained without feeding the media attention, which she had a part in.
As I said before, she relied on the media attention to sustain her stardom. Some celebrities don't want to play that game, but she does.
I think she sustained that initial Friends popularity by playing to her fan-base. The Friends fame could not be maintained without feeding the media attention, which she had a part in.
As I said before, she relied on the media attention to sustain her stardom. Some celebrities don't want to play that game, but she does.
^The clearest example of Jennifer playing the game was the whole Gerard Butler public dating debacle, I can recall weird pap photos of him pinching her ass. The whole thing was strange and suspect. Maybe at that time it was a way to take back control of her press narrative from the paps.
For me Aniston has always been one of those people where I have a hard time recalling the movies she's been in. You know she was in friends and you know she's in highly publicized movies from time to time and some of them may turn a profit but they never really stick in your memory or make much of an impact on the pop culture. It's the tabloid stuff that comes to mind before any of her work, maybe that's another reason people suspect she feeds it. Friends was a long time ago... In my mind she's more famous for her tabloid drama than any of her recent work.
I just don't understand how some people can disappear for long stretches at a time without anyone bothering them and others can't help but avoid the drama. Anne Hathaway is a good example... for a long time she was the internet's favorite whipping boy but since she's had her baby it's been radio silence, how'd you manage that Anne with an e?
I can understand in a very few cases that people might not actively tip off the paps but most actors would be forgotten within a year or less if they didn't feed the beast.
For me Aniston has always been one of those people where I have a hard time recalling the movies she's been in. You know she was in friends and you know she's in highly publicized movies from time to time and some of them may turn a profit but they never really stick in your memory or make much of an impact on the pop culture. It's the tabloid stuff that comes to mind before any of her work, maybe that's another reason people suspect she feeds it. Friends was a long time ago... In my mind she's more famous for her tabloid drama than any of her recent work.
I just don't understand how some people can disappear for long stretches at a time without anyone bothering them and others can't help but avoid the drama. Anne Hathaway is a good example... for a long time she was the internet's favorite whipping boy but since she's had her baby it's been radio silence, how'd you manage that Anne with an e?
I can understand in a very few cases that people might not actively tip off the paps but most actors would be forgotten within a year or less if they didn't feed the beast.
I liked her on Friends. I like her style and think she has a great figure. I also like her personality to the extent I feel I know her from interviews.
Those are some interesting stats but she still isn't a big movie star to me. Household name, yes. Big TV star, yes. Big money maker on endorsements, very much so.
Jennifer does a great job of feeding the beast. Like you said, she's weathered some spots in her career where her movies have been lackluster, and people overlook it because she's willing to play the celebrity game and sell a certain degree of her private life. A key part of playing that game is to fan emotions and drawing in a healthy level of pity. For a while Jennifer did that through her personal life. But then that started to make her seem weak, so she stabilized that publicly and started playing the victim card with publicity. She complains about having no privacy, and then sells her privacy, all while eliciting the needed sympathy.
I understand where you’re coming from but I think to be considered a big movie star doesn’t just involve being in several money making movies. Consider Daniel Day-Lewis, the only man to win 3 best Actor Oscars - he’s worth $50M, that’s only a quarter of her earnings and he’s regarded as movie star royalty.
Additionally, many of her movies were and are romcoms, pretty forgettable movies and her one serious movie that I can remember, “ The Good Girl,” is not mentioned here. Many tv stars know that the transition from small screen to big screen, is very difficult. For every Will Smith, there’s a 1000 Alfonso Robeiros, who don’t make it. Jennifer was the most successful from her crew, but she was never in the same league wrt movie stardom as her ex-husband, Brad Pitt. However, I am now giving her credit because although I have considered her a bit of an airhead before, I now realize how well she and her team have managed her career and maintained her relevance. I don’t think she even wants to be considered a serious actress, she’s found her niche - a female Hugh Grant or sorts - and it works for her. Good for her.
Being famous doesn’t just depend on being in a number of movies, it also involves how active you are in the spotlight. Compare Matt Damon and Brad Pitt and their families. Both pretty big movie stars, but when Brad was with Angie, the circus surrounding them was crazy, as opposed to Matt Damon, who can pretty much walk down the street unrecognized.
Apparently Hollywood feels JA was enough of a Star to pay her over 200 million dollars for her to Star in their movies for over a decade. Maybe 200 million dollars is not a lot to some of you, but I doubt seriously anyone on this forum has that in their bank accounts. 
So what if she has a PR person, who in Hollywood doesn't. I have not read any "poor me" articles about her and people have yet to provide any proof that these articles come from her PR team. Maybe they came from Angelina's team.
This is just such a silly argument for me to continue and it seems like the same group of people like to jump in for the sake arguing, so have at it.
So what if she has a PR person, who in Hollywood doesn't. I have not read any "poor me" articles about her and people have yet to provide any proof that these articles come from her PR team. Maybe they came from Angelina's team.
This is just such a silly argument for me to continue and it seems like the same group of people like to jump in for the sake arguing, so have at it.
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you're entitled to your opinion and others are entitled to theirsApparently Hollywood feels JA was enough of a Star to pay her over 200 million dollars for her to Star in their movies for over a decade. Maybe 200 million dollars is not a lot to some of you, but I doubt seriously anyone on this forum has that in their bank accounts.
This is just such a silly argument for me to continue and it seems like the same group of people like to jump in for the sake arguing, so have at it.
some of us don't agree with you that what she has earned makes her a Big Movie Star
Can we disagree to disagree?
I got it done... And I regretted every second of it until I grew out. People forgot to mention she has naturally wavy, thick hair. My straight, fine hair had cowlicks all over the damn place.The Rachel hairstyle was not a style people were rushing to my salon to get done...
She makes lots of money from endorsements
from LA Times:
Forbes released its annual list of Hollywood's highest-paid actresses Wednesday and Oscar-winning "La La Land" star Emma Stone landed at the top of the heap, earning $26 million.
It's a payday triumph for Stone, who didn't make the list in 2016, with last year's top earner, Jennifer Lawrence, dropping to No. 3, bringing in $24 million before taxes.
Landing at No. 2 with $25.5 million is former "Friends" actress Jennifer Aniston, who continues to bring in a hefty annual paycheck, thanks in large part to endorsements with companies including Smartwater and Aveeno.
from LA Times:
Forbes released its annual list of Hollywood's highest-paid actresses Wednesday and Oscar-winning "La La Land" star Emma Stone landed at the top of the heap, earning $26 million.
It's a payday triumph for Stone, who didn't make the list in 2016, with last year's top earner, Jennifer Lawrence, dropping to No. 3, bringing in $24 million before taxes.
Landing at No. 2 with $25.5 million is former "Friends" actress Jennifer Aniston, who continues to bring in a hefty annual paycheck, thanks in large part to endorsements with companies including Smartwater and Aveeno.