![]() She was Oscar supporting actress nominated for “Silkwood,” overlooked but praised for “Mask,” then won for “Moonstruck” (1987). Her films have grossed a little under a billion, and she returned this summer in “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again,” which has grossed about $400 million worldwide. That was followed by her “Moonlight,” her biggest hit. Off-Broadway work followed before making Robert Altman’s “Come Back to the 5 and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean.” She quickly gained serious attention for her supporting role with Meryl Streep in “Silkwood,” then the lead in “Mask,” both deglamorized roles. Her movie career actually goes back to 1967, when she appeared with then-husband Sonny Bono in William Friedkin’s debut feature “Good Times.” That was followed by the little-seen “Chastity” (1969), in which she appeared solo (Bono produced). She got a second Oscar nomination with “For the Boys.” Her later hits were ensembles like “Hocus Pocus,” “The First Wives Club,” “The Stepford Wives,” and most recently “Parental Guidance.” Meryl Streep and Cher in “Silkwood” SNAP/REX/Shutterstock Cher First leading role: “Come to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean” (1982) She also scored in 1988 with “Beaches” (which spawned her biggest single “The Wind Beneath My Wings.”) It’s an impressive career, with grosses over $1.5 billion. Her next film was the major flop “Jinxed!” in 1982, and then she starred in a series of Disney comedies, three of which topped $100 million (“Ruthless People” the biggest). A romantic melodrama with similarities to “A Star Is Born,” “The Rose” came three years after the Streisand remake. Midler had limited sales success prior to “The Rose,” with only two top 20 singles. But what sustained her long film career was ambition, flexibility, and control of her trajectory.īette Midler First leading role: “The Rose” (1979) Streisand used her musical renown to front a massive hit (and win a Best Actress Oscar). The next year she paired with Robert Redford for “The Way We Were” ($236 million) before returning to musicals with “Funny Lady” ($176 million) and a contemporary third version of “A Star Is Born” in 1976 ($348 million). (By comparison, 2018’s biggest comedy “Crazy Rich Asians” should reach $180 million or a little higher.) Her box-office career total is around $3.2 billion, with “Meet the Fockers” at $409 million.Īlways smart in her career moves, she adjusted to the decline in Broadway-adapted movie musicals and switched to straight comedy roles, with “What’s Up, Doc?” in 1972 scoring a $360 million gross. After “Funny Girl” came “Hello, Dolly! (estimated $200 million, though the film barely made a profit), then “On a Clear Day You Can See Forever” ($84 million). ![]() Today, Billboard ranks her as the #1 female artist ever overall, with estimates of her total sales somewhere between around 100 million and 150 million units. At that point in her career, she’d had seven albums in the Billboard top 10 and was the biggest-selling female singer of the ’60s. It’s been 50 years since Streisand’s big-screen debut, “Funny Girl,” opened and went on to gross $371 million (adjusted). “Hello, Dolly!” Barbra Streisand First leading role: “Funny Girl” (1968) All grosses are adjusted to 2018 ticket prices. To set the context for Lady Gaga’s leading-lady debut, here’s a look at the movie careers of female singer superstars. Tina Turner was a major force in “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome,” Olivia Newton-John starred in “Grease,” and Reba McIntire had a few films before settling comfortably into series TV. Miley Cyrus’ Hannah Montana movie made nearly $100 million, but “So Undercover” (2012) barely received a release. Britney Spears was a one-shot wonder in 2002 with Crossroads” ($59 million). (Of course, she was once slated for Lady Gaga’s role in “A Star is Born.”) Rihanna’s taken more tentative steps into movies with “Battleship” and more recently “Ocean’s Eight.” Beyonce made a big bow with “Dreamgirls” in 2006, but her subsequent roles in films like “The Fighting Temptations” and “The Pink Panther” weren’t starmakers. ‘Oppenheimer’ Sold $5 Million in Tickets This Weekend Because ‘Barbie’ Was Sold OutĪfter years of smaller film and TV roles, with “Mudbound,” Mary J Blige became the the first female singer crossover to receive an Oscar acting nomination since Cher. ![]()
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