Is Nicole Kidman’s star fading?
What box-office receipts say about the actress' career
Kidman promoting 'Australia'
(AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Australia’s poor opening at the box office "once again proves that Nicole Kidman is many things, but not a movie star," said Patrick Goldstein in the Los Angeles Times. In Hollywood, “being a star isn't about being a recognizable celebrity,” it comes down to one “very simple equation: Do people pay money on opening weekend to see you in a movie?” And based on “that standard, Kidman doesn't fill the bill.”
“Australia looks set to join a list of Kidman films with a U.S. gross considerably lower than what it cost,” said David Thomson in the Guardian, so it’s fair to ask whether the actress is “becoming box-office poison.” But she has “always tended to be at her best in difficult rather than mainstream roles,” and “the bigger the picture, the greater the peril.”
Kidman is still a star, said Roger Moore in the Orlando Sentinel. “She took a role in a big romantic picture, helped Baz Luhrmann get it made and willingly took a back seat to Hugh Jackman, a cute kid and a big Land Called Oz—her home country—to serve the picture.” The fact the Australia didn’t open well is “not really her fault.”
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Posted by gloria, Monday, December 8, 2008, 3:56 pm Nicole is definitely still a star in my book! She's much more than a lot of the actresses out their today! She has class and elegance! I saw her movie AUSTRALIA last week and I loved it! She was amazing. In fact the whole cast was. What were some of these ridiculous critics thinking when they called this movie a flop!! One of the BEST movies I've seen in a long time...well, maybe since TITANIC! You people that listen to the critics that panned this movie....well, you don't know what you are missing!
Posted by lena, Monday, December 8, 2008, 5:26 pm Do you spend all of your time commenting on this woman? Unbelievable.
Posted by Jennifer, Monday, December 8, 2008, 7:28 pm I'm saddened that America doesn't work our actor women the way England does. There are terrific, mature actresses like Judi Dench and Helen Mirren who stillwork and work. Our simply wonderful experienced actresses get tossed once they lose the cutting edge of estrogen lips and cleavage. What a waste of talent and a sad commentary on our value of women!
Posted by Aarin, Tuesday, December 9, 2008, 2:48 pm I think if I knew for sure that NK got naked in this film, I'd go see it. Eyes Wide Shut was definitely her best work since Dead Calm.
Posted by mark, Tuesday, December 9, 2008, 3:47 pm The only decent film Kidman has been in was "To Die For" where she didn't have to act and simply played to type as an icy self serving bitch who would trample on anyone who got in her way. She only got a leg up in her acting career when she married a similar type and they both promoted each other despite their narcissim and lack of talent. Cruise has already disappeared and thankfully "Australia" will relieve us of any more movies with Kidman spoiling them.
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