It occurred to me some time ago that there should be a quantifier examining the importance of an actor/actress regarding the Science-Fiction Fanbase. Hollywood uses a system called TAG (Trailing Average Gross). TAG represents a performers average box-office performance over their last five released credited films. Its used to score how big a draw an actor is.
Daniel Radcliffe has stared in all eight Harry Potter films as well as three side projects.
As we can see his last 5 films:
$53.959M + $381.011M + $295.983M + $301.959M + $0.046M = $1,032.958M
or an average of $206.59M this tells Hollywood Producers that Daniel Radcliffe is a $200 Million draw.
I wanted a way to see his draw to Sci-Fi. By the same system, removing the non-genre films we get a total of $1,560.97M or average $520.32M. For genre films this makes Radcliffe a $520 Million draw to the box-office for genre related films.
But what about the small screen (TV), and significant but smaller rolled actors? How do we judge the cast of Firefly, the new Battlestar Galactica or Doctor Who? I don't have a perfected system, but through discussion and the scientific method of trial and error, I hope to tweak and devise a system we can all agree reflects the score of an Actor or Actress to our beloved genre.
Until I get a better idea or suggestion, my plan is to count the number of appearances in a series as 1 Million in box-office, but not to count series as a divisor.
Patrick Stewart, best known in the genre as Jean-Luc Picard and Professor Xavier appeared in 176 episodes of Next Generation and 1 episode of DS9. If that is added to his last five genre films:
$177M + $234.362M + $214.949M + $43.254M + $157.299M + $70.187M = $897.051 Million, or a Sci-Fi Factor of 179.
What are we missing? Is Patrick Stewart that much less of an influence on the genre than Daniel Radcliffe? Or are there other significant factors that we need to calculate? Do we bring Radcliffe's score down, or Stewart's up?
Through my blog I'll make references to this Sci-Fi Factor with {179}, so if I mention an actor like Patrick Stewart{179}, it tells you his Sci-Fi Factor, as of the date of the article.
Daniel Radcliffe has stared in all eight Harry Potter films as well as three side projects.
| Release | Movie Name | Role | US Gross | Worldwide Gross | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/3/2012 | The Woman in Black | Arthur Kipps | $53,959,499 | $59,459,499 | |
| 7/15/2011 | Harry Potter Deathly Hallows: Pt II | Harry Potter | $381,011,219 | $1,328,111,219 | |
| 11/19/2010 | Harry Potter Deathly Hallows: Pt I | Harry Potter | $295,983,305 | $956,399,711 | |
| 7/15/2009 | Harry Potter Half-Blood Prince | Harry Potter | $301,959,197 | $934,416,487 | |
| 9/14/2007 | December Boys | Maps | $46,474 | $1,146,474 | |
| 7/11/2007 | Harry Potter Order of the Phoenix | Harry Potter | $292,004,738 | $942,943,935 | |
| 11/18/2005 | Harry Potter Goblet of Fire | Harry Potter | $290,013,036 | $896,911,078 | |
| 6/4/2004 | Harry Potter Prisoner of Azkaban | Harry Potter | $249,538,952 | $796,688,549 | |
| 11/15/2002 | Harry Potter Chamber of Secrets | Harry Potter | $261,987,880 | $878,979,634 | |
| 11/16/2001 | Harry Potter Sorcerer's Stone | Harry Potter | $317,575,550 | $974,755,371 | |
| 3/30/2001 | Tailor of Panama | Mark | $13,491,653 | $27,491,653 | |
| Total Grs | $2,457,571,503 | $7,797,303,610 | |||
| courtesy The-Numbers.com | Average Grs | $223,415,591 | |||
$53.959M + $381.011M + $295.983M + $301.959M + $0.046M = $1,032.958M
or an average of $206.59M this tells Hollywood Producers that Daniel Radcliffe is a $200 Million draw.
I wanted a way to see his draw to Sci-Fi. By the same system, removing the non-genre films we get a total of $1,560.97M or average $520.32M. For genre films this makes Radcliffe a $520 Million draw to the box-office for genre related films.
But what about the small screen (TV), and significant but smaller rolled actors? How do we judge the cast of Firefly, the new Battlestar Galactica or Doctor Who? I don't have a perfected system, but through discussion and the scientific method of trial and error, I hope to tweak and devise a system we can all agree reflects the score of an Actor or Actress to our beloved genre.
Until I get a better idea or suggestion, my plan is to count the number of appearances in a series as 1 Million in box-office, but not to count series as a divisor.
Patrick Stewart, best known in the genre as Jean-Luc Picard and Professor Xavier appeared in 176 episodes of Next Generation and 1 episode of DS9. If that is added to his last five genre films:
| Released | Movie Name | Role | 1st weekend | US Gross | Worldwide Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | Ariscratle (Voice) | - | ||
| 2012 | Ted | Narrator (Voice) | - | ||
| 2/11/2011 | Gnomeo and Juliet | Bill Shakespeare (Voice) | $25,356,909 | $99,967,670 | $191,340,411 |
| 10/2/2009 | The Invention of Lying | $7,027,472 | $18,451,251 | $32,679,264 | |
| 4/22/2009 | earth | Narrator (International Version) (Voice) | $8,825,760 | $32,011,576 | $109,011,576 |
| 3/23/2007 | TMNT | Max Winters (Voice) | $24,255,205 | $54,149,098 | $95,009,888 |
| 5/26/2006 | X-Men: The Last Stand | Professor Charles Xavier | $102,750,665 | $234,362,462 | $459,359,555 |
| 11/4/2005 | Chicken Little | Mr. Woolensworth (Voice) | $40,049,778 | $135,386,665 | $314,432,738 |
| 4/22/2005 | The Game of Their Lives | Dent McSkimming | $175,336 | $375,474 | $375,474 |
| 3/18/2005 | Steamboy | Lord Steam | $136,148 | $468,867 | $10,468,867 |
| 1/14/2005 | Racing Stripes | Sir Trenton (Voice) | $13,920,052 | $49,772,522 | $93,772,522 |
| 5/2/2003 | X2 | Prof. Charles Xavier | $85,558,731 | $214,949,694 | $407,711,549 |
| 12/13/2002 | Star Trek: Nemesis | Capt. Jean-Luc Picard | $18,513,305 | $43,254,409 | $67,312,826 |
| 12/21/2001 | Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | King Goobot | $13,832,786 | $80,936,232 | $102,992,536 |
| 7/14/2000 | X-Men | Xavier | $54,471,475 | $157,299,717 | $296,339,717 |
| 12/18/1998 | The Prince of Egypt | Pharaoh Seti | $14,524,321 | $101,413,188 | $218,600,000 |
| 12/11/1998 | Star Trek: Insurrection | Capt. Jean-Luc Picard | $22,052,836 | $70,187,658 | $117,800,000 |
What are we missing? Is Patrick Stewart that much less of an influence on the genre than Daniel Radcliffe? Or are there other significant factors that we need to calculate? Do we bring Radcliffe's score down, or Stewart's up?
Through my blog I'll make references to this Sci-Fi Factor with {179}, so if I mention an actor like Patrick Stewart{179}, it tells you his Sci-Fi Factor, as of the date of the article.
| Name | Job | Sci-Fi Factor | TAG |
| David S. Goyer | Writer | {W268} | 38 |
| Robert Downey Jr. | Actor | {330} | 199 |
| Jerry Bruckheimer | Producer | {P185} | --- |
| James Cameron | Director | {D891} | 105 |
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