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Hanks Ranks as Fave Actor
Round up the usual suspects. The latest Harris Poll is out.
The annual survey tracking U.S. filmgoers' favorite movie stars has once again named Tom Hanks the country's most popular screen actor, an honor he captured two years ago.
The two-time Oscar winner was the top pick among both adult men and women, despite what might be considered an off-year for the actor.
While his computer-generated Christmas fantasy, The Polar Express, has chugged along to box-office success after mixed reviews and a slow start, Hanks' other two movies this year, the Coen brothers' comedy The Ladykillers and Steven Spielberg's The Terminal, both failed to garner wide audiences.
The popcorn-crunching set dropped last year's number one, Mel Gibson, down one spot, even though his Jesus epic The Passion of the Christ was hugely popular, ranking as 2004's third highest grossing film.
Julia Roberts and Johnny Depp came in third and fourth, respectively, with the 37-year-old Pretty Woman, who recently gave birth to twins, scoring in the top four for the fourth consecutive year.
Give Americans credit. At least we're consistent.
The folks at Harris Interactive tabulated the results based on an online poll sampling the movie star preferences of 1,015 adults. The poll was conducted between Dec. 8 and 15.
And this year's batch of perennials proves once again that the older the screen icon, the more stable their fan base. That's why Hanks and Gibson, both 48, remain popular--with the latter making the top five in the rankings every year since the poll began in 1993.
Depp, 41, surged up six places in the survey. While his latest film, the biopic Finding Neverland is a critical hit and modest art-house success, he still is basking in the glow of last year's Pirates of the Caribbean, which catapulted him to a new level of stardom. Depp was the top pick among Hispanic voters and voters in the 18-29 range.
Coming in at number five is 62-year-old Harrison Ford, who hasn't had a big hit since 1997's Air Force One, but apparently has built up plenty of good will with audiences after playing Han Solo, Indiana Jones and Jack Ryan. Denzel Washington, still the favorite among African-Americans, shot up three places to six.
Male moviegoers continued their affinity for the late John Wayne, who remained steady at number seven despite dying in 1979. The Duke is the only deceased star to appear in the Harris top 10--and he's been there every year since the launch of the poll.
Meanwhile, Clint Eastwood, whose boxing drama Million Dollar Baby is earning him some of the best reviews of his storied career since, well, last year's Mystic River, grabbed the eighth spot.
Sean Connery dropped from number three last year to number nine. Ocean's Twelve star George Clooney rounded out the list in 10th place.
The most notable star absent from 2004's rundown was Tom Cruise, who fell off the poll after being ranked number five last year. Perhaps his villainous turn in Collateral had something to do with it.
Harris also sampled the faves of the politically oriented. Democrats loved Hanks; Republicans, Gibson; and independents, Robin Williams.
Here's the complete list of 2004's favorite movie stars, per the Harris Poll:
1. Tom Hanks
2. Mel Gibson
3. Julia Roberts
4. Johnny Depp
5. Harrison Ford
6. Denzel Washington
7. John Wayne
8. Clint Eastwood
9. Sean Connery
10. George Clooney
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