{"id":1144,"date":"2007-12-23T23:58:00","date_gmt":"2007-12-23T23:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2007\/12\/random-debatable-movie-trivia-of-the-day\/"},"modified":"2007-12-23T23:58:00","modified_gmt":"2007-12-23T23:58:00","slug":"random-debatable-movie-trivia-of-the-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2007\/12\/random-debatable-movie-trivia-of-the-day.html","title":{"rendered":"Random debatable movie trivia of the day."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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I Am Legend<\/a><\/i> grossed $100 million in its first seven days, so Will Smith<\/a> may have just tied the record \u2014 set by Tom Cruise<\/a> and possibly Tom Hanks<\/a> \u2014 of starring in seven consecutive movies that crossed the century mark. I say \u201cmay have\u201d and \u201cpossibly\u201d because it depends on what sort of films you count.<\/span><\/p>\n

For example, if you don\u2019t count voice-acting in animated films, then Hanks\u2019s role in Toy Story 2<\/a><\/i> (1999) and Smith\u2019s role in Shark Tale<\/i> (2004) would have to be cut from their lists, leaving them with six<\/i>-movie streaks.<\/p>\n

And if you count films in which actors had cameos as themselves, then Cruise\u2019s role in Austin Powers in Goldmember<\/a><\/i> (2002) would boost his streak to eight<\/i> movies, while Smith\u2019s role in Jersey Girl<\/i> (2004; my review<\/a>) would interrupt his current streak and cut it down to five (or four, if we don\u2019t count his cartoon).<\/p>\n

And if you count the IMAX documentaries that are narrated by these actors, then Cruise\u2019s involvement in Space Station 3-D<\/i> (2002) would interrupt his streak and cut it down to five (or six, if we count his cameo in the Austin Powers<\/i> movie).<\/p>\n

The main thing that sets Smith apart from Cruise and Hanks right now is that his streak is still ongoing. Cruise\u2019s streak came to an end this year with the flop that was Lions for Lambs<\/a><\/i>, and Hanks\u2019s streak was broken three years ago by The Ladykillers<\/i> \u2014 and it seems likely that any new streak on his part would have to wait until after his current film, Charlie Wilson\u2019s War<\/i>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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