Top of the Box

Interesting bit of trivia. For years, Harrison Ford was the "most successful" actor ever, at least according to one measurement. Ford's movies had collected a combined gross that was larger than the total of any other actor. That makes sense if you consider that he was in Star Wars, Indiana Jones, the Tom Clancy movies and other successful hits.

Lo and behold, Samuel L. Jackson recently overtook the trophy and that financial claim to fame. It's all detailed in this list. Sam didn't do it with any major ongoing movie series, outside of Star Wars. If you look at his list, it includes a number of movies that don't make the all-time top-ten box office hits, yet once in a while something like The Incredibles or Jurrasic Park gets in there. Very cool.