The Top Ten Money Making Stars Poll was published from a questionnaire given to movie exhibitors every year between 1932 and 2013 by Quigley Publishing Company.
The list was based on a poll of movie theater owners, who were asked to name who they felt were the previous year's top 10 moneymaking stars. The Top 10 Poll, which appeared annually in Quigley's Motion Picture Herald and The Motion Picture Almanac, was long regarded as one of the most reliable barometers of a movie star's box-office power, as film exhibitors base their decisions on one economic criterion: those stars who will bring patrons into their theaters.
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Poll Results by Year
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In addition to the top ten stars for that year, the Quigley Poll would commonly list the next 15 stars as well. A sample of these are below:
- Other listings for 1933: 28) Ann Harding, 29) Marlene Dietrich, 30) Greta Garbo, 32) John Barrymore, 46) Walter Huston, 57) Ruth Chatterton, 67) Leslie Howard, 86) Kate Smith
- Random ratings for 1934: 29) Greta Garbo, 57) Marlene Dietrich, 60) Charles Farrell, 64) Constance Bennett, 96) Maurice Chevalier
Top Ten Western Stars
For a number of years, there was also a poll for the top ten Western stars in the United States.
Top Ten Money Makers in Britain
The Motion Picture Herald published a similar list for the UK, listing the most popular stars at the British box office, including the most popular British stars.
*Another poll by Sidney L. Bernstein of his theatre group listed these actors.
- In 1967, Sean Connery was voted most popular male star and Julie Christie most popular female star.
Top Stars in France
Various polls have been taken for the top stars in France too.
Box Office Poison
In 1938 a list was published of stars who were considered "box office poison" by exhibitors. The list was from Harry Brandt of the Independent Theater Owners Association.
The stars included:
- Edward Arnold
- Fred Astaire
- John Barrymore
- James Cagney
- Joan Crawford
- Dolores del Río
- Marlene Dietrich
- Kay Francis
- Greta Garbo
- Katharine Hepburn
- Norma Shearer
- Mae West
Variety's Over Priced Stars of 1968
In 1968 Variety magazine published a list of ten stars it considered over priced. The stars charged at least $250,000 a film and had at least four flops in a row recently:
- Brigitte Bardot
- Marlon Brando
- Yul Brynner
- Tony Curtis
- Glenn Ford
- James Garner
- William Holden
- Rock Hudson
- Anthony Quinn
- Natalie Wood
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