Jennifer Aniston

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sdkitty said:
some of us don't agree with you that what she has earned makes her a Big Movie Star
Can we disagree to disagree?
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Saying you don't like her movies or you think she was not worth what she is paid is an opinion. Saying she is not a movie star when being paid top dollar to star in movies, I am not sure what's to argue about.
 
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sdkitty said:
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.
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Isn't JA so lucky, not only did Hollywood pay her over 200 million to star in movies, she was also paid a TON more for endorsements. You guys may not like her, but obviously where it counts (her bank account) others do.
 
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imgg said:
Isn't JA so lucky, not only did Hollywood pay her over 200 million to star in movies, she was also paid a TON more for endorsements. You guys may not like her, but obviously where it counts (her bank account) others do.
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I like her (as I have stated earlier). But I don't think she's a big movie star. If she was, it's past tense. She isn't on IMBD's top 25 for 2017.
 
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Singra said:
^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.
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I remember that publicity stunt and it was a lot more lewd than him just pinching her ass. Google 'Gerard Butler finger' and it's one of the first images that comes up. See for yourself. Gross.
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terebina786 said:
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.
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Didn't she hate it too? I think I would've howled if someone walked into a black salon asking for "The Rachel" - first, no one would've know what the hell they were talking about and second, it probably would've looked a mess.
 
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Have to admit I'm tickled that people get worked up like this about celebs. . . lol
I think she's a "movie star". You don't have to be Meryl Streep to be considered a movie star imo.
I think she has some pretty decent longevity from coming out of tv stardom and working for years as a big screen actress. Lots of people launch careers that way, and now look at how some "stars" snubbed tv roles are now on them because tv has gotten so good.
*IMO* she's not doing any more than anyone else imo when it comes to trying to manipulate us lol
 
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BindiBabe said:
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.
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Anyone remember her movie Cake, which came out in 2014?
 
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That movie wasn't the most pleasant viewing experience but that was one of her best performance, she was very good in that. This is what I don't get, she's not a bad actress when she applies herself but she usually takes safe roles in forgettable movies. Surely the financial success of friends would have enabled her to take certain creative risks without having to worry about paying the bills.

But beneath her warmth and friendliness she's always had this fragility and melancholy... I assume those kinds of risks are not her thing.
 
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Swanky said:
Have to admit I'm tickled that people get worked up like this about celebs. . . lol
I think she's a "movie star". You don't have to be Meryl Streep to be considered a movie star imo.
I think she has some pretty decent longevity from coming out of tv stardom and working for years as a big screen actress. Lots of people launch careers that way, and now look at how some "stars" snubbed tv roles are now on them because tv has gotten so good.
*IMO* she's not doing any more than anyone else imo when it comes to trying to manipulate us lol
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Chloe_chick999 said:
Anyone remember her movie Cake, which came out in 2014?
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My first thought to your question was, “lsn’t that the movie with Sienna Miller and Daniel Craig?” And then realised that movie was “Layercake” LOL.
I actually never saw Cake but I have thought of watching one of the Horrible Bosses movies - it seems like fun.
 
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Swanky said:
Have to admit I'm tickled that people get worked up like this about celebs. . . lol
I think she's a "movie star". You don't have to be Meryl Streep to be considered a movie star imo.
I think she has some pretty decent longevity from coming out of tv stardom and working for years as a big screen actress. Lots of people launch careers that way, and now look at how some "stars" snubbed tv roles are now on them because tv has gotten so good.
*IMO* she's not doing any more than anyone else imo when it comes to trying to manipulate us lol
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Totally agree with describing Jen as a movie star. To me, a movie star is someone who essentially has one character that gets put into movies. When you need someone for that sort of character, you call on that person. Movie stars do not sink into a role - they stand out for the character they are known for.
With just about all of Jennifer's film catalog, she's essentially playing the same character. You can guess how she'll deliver a line before she does it, because you've seen it before. She looks the same so often that she got accolades for the one movie (Cake) where she looked slighly different due to light makeup. She's the kind of person who gets cast because people know what to expect - like Tom Cruise, George Clooney and Julia Roberts. She's def a movie star rather than an actress.
 
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Jayne1 said:
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.
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She has also done indie films and was certainly not cute in Cake. And her performance was critically acclaimed, considered the biggest snub of the 2015 oscars. Dream for an Insomniac opened in six theaters. I really enjoyed Friends With Money.
 
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