Mary Steenburgen Movies

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Mary Steenburgen (1953-) is an Oscar® winning American actress.  Steenburgen is also known for her singing and songwriting talents.   She has been appearing in movies for 6 decades.  Her IMDb page shows over 110 acting credits since 1978.  This page will rank Mary Steenburgen movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, movies that were not released in North American theaters were not included in the rankings.  To do well in our overall rankings a movie has to do well at the box office, get good reviews by critics, be liked by audiences and get some award recognition.

1989’s Parenthood

Mary Steenburgen Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.

1979’s Time After Time

Mary Steenburgen Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table

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1978’s Goin’ South

Best IMDb Trivia On Mary Steenburgen

1. Mary Nell Steenburgen was born on February 8, 1953, in Newport, Arkansas, USA.

2. Mary Steenburgen was discovered by Jack Nicholson in the reception room of Paramount’s New York office. Nicholson cast her as his leading lady in Goin’ South (1978), Steenburgen’s feature debut.

3.  In both Time After Time (1979) and Back to the Future Part III (1990),Mary Steenburgen played the love interest of a time traveller who later became one herself. In the former, she was from the time traveller’s future and in the latter, she was from his past.

4.  Mary Steenburgen was married to actor and Time After Time co-star Malcolm McDowell from 1980 to 1990.  They had two kids.  She has been married to actor Ted Danson since 1995.

5. Mary Steenburgen was the third of four consecutive winners of the Best Supporting Actress Oscar to have the initials “M.S.”. The others are: Maggie Smith for California Suite (1978), Meryl Streep for Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), and Maureen Stapleton for Reds (1981).

Check out Mary Steenburgen’s career compared to current and classic actors.  Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.

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  1. Mary Steenburgen who stills plays sexy roles in her 60’s was always a unique type to me, sort of like Jennifer Tilly who also played sexy parts later in life and had a baby voice. You could say the same for Renee Zellweger’s voice but she seems to play more character parts as opposed to those two.

    Mary is # 304 on the Oracle of Bacon Top 1000 Center of the Hollywood Universe list and these are the actors on the list she appeared with.

    6 ROBERT DE NIRO LAST VEGAS (2013)
    11 SAMUEL L. JACKSON Ragtime (1981)
    15 ANTHONY HOPKINS Nixon (1995)
    25 MALCOLM MCDOWELL Cross Creek (1983)
    25 MALCOLM MCDOWELL Time After Time (1979)
    29 NED BEATTY In the Electric Mist (2009)
    33 MORGAN FREEMAN LAST VEGAS (2013)
    35 HARRY DEAN STANTON Inland Empire (2006)
    35 HARRY DEAN STANTON One Magic Christmas (1985)
    35 HARRY DEAN STANTON The Open Road (2009)
    40 ROBERT DUVALL Four Christmases (2008)
    54 JACK NICHOLSON Goin’ South (1978)
    54 JACK NICHOLSON Ragtime (1981)
    59 ANTONIO BANDERAS Philadelphia (1993)
    62 JAMES CAAN Elf (2003)
    62 JAMES CAAN THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA (2014)
    63 ED HARRIS Nixon (1995)
    68 CHRISTOPHER LLOYD Back to the Future Part III (1990)
    68 CHRISTOPHER LLOYD Goin’ South (1978)
    68 CHRISTOPHER LLOYD Wish You Were Dead (2002)
    77 CANDICE BERGEN BOOK CLUB (2018)
    78 JASON ROBARDS Melvin and Howard (1980)
    78 JASON ROBARDS Parenthood (1989)
    78 JASON ROBARDS Philadelphia (1993)
    83 RICHARD JENKINS Step Brothers (2008)
    93 TIM ROBBINS Miss Firecracker (1989)
    96 CARY ELWES Wish You Were Dead (2002)
    98 JOHN GOODMAN In the Electric Mist (2009)
    98 JOHN GOODMAN Marilyn Hotchkiss’ Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005)
    102 RIP TORN Cross Creek (1983)
    106 BRAD DOURIF Ragtime (1981)
    110 RODDY MCDOWELL Dead of Winter (1987)
    110 RODDY MCDOWELL The Grass Harp (1995)
    123 JEFF GOLDBLUM Powder (1995)
    126 SCOTT GLENN Miss Firecracker (1989)
    128 DAVID WARNER Time After Time (1979)
    129 TOMMY LEE JONES In the Electric Mist (2009)
    136 JOHNNY DEPP What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
    148 WHOOPI GOLDBERG The Long Walk Home (1990)
    149 BOB HOSKINS Nixon (1995)
    152 JEREMY IRONS Inland Empire (2006)
    158 JAMES WOODS Nixon (1995)
    160 DANNY GLOVER Honeydripper (2007)
    162 GARY OLDMAN Nobody’s Baby (2001)
    166 JON VOIGHT Four Christmases (2008)
    169 CLINT HOWARD End of the Line (1987)
    169 CLINT HOWARD Parenthood (1989)
    173 TOM HANKS Philadelphia (1993)
    177 LANCE HENRIKSEN Powder (1995)
    178 RICHARD GRIFFITHS Ragtime (1981)
    186 MICHAEL DOUGLAS LAST VEGAS (2013)
    188 MICHELLE PFEIFFER I Am Sam (2001)
    191 COLIN FIRTH Hope Springs (2003)
    195 NICK NOLTE A WALK IN THE WOODS (2015)
    197 OLIVER PLATT Hope Springs (2003)
    197 OLIVER PLATT THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA (2014)
    204 ELIAS KOTEAS One Magic Christmas (1985)
    209 KEANU REEVES Parenthood (1989)
    210 BRUCE MCGILL End of the Line (1987)
    213 DANNY DEVITO Goin’ South (1978)
    213 DANNY DEVITO Marilyn Hotchkiss’ Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005)
    213 DANNY DEVITO Nobel Son (2007)
    214 NAOMI WATTS Inland Empire (2006)
    215 STACY KEACH Honeydripper (2007)
    218 GEORGE SEGAL THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA (2014)
    223 JEFF BRIDGES The Open Road (2009)
    225 BOB BALABAN End of the Line (1987)
    228 JOSE FERRER A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy (1982)
    229 CHARLES DURNING The Grass Harp (1995)
    246 WILLIAM HURT MARILYN HOTCHKISS’ BALLROOM DANCING & CHARM SCHOOL (2005)
    248 WOODY ALLEN A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy (1982)
    253 VING RHAMES The Long Walk Home (1990)
    255 EDWARD HERRMANN Nixon (1995)
    257 PAUL SORVINO Nixon (1995)
    262 WALLACE SHAWN BOOK CLUB (2018)
    268 CAROL KANE Four Christmases (2008)
    272 DENZEL WASHINGTON Philadelphia (1993)
    274 MIA FARROW A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy (1982)
    280 JULIETTE LEWIS What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
    283 PETER COYOTE Cross Creek (1983)
    293 ALLISON JANNEY THE HELP (2011)
    307 DAN HEDAYA Nixon (1995)
    314 BILL PULLMAN Nobel Son (2007)
    317 ANDY GARCIA BOOK CLUB (2018)
    320 BOB GUNTON Numb (2007/I)
    326 BRUCE DAVISON The Dead Girl (2006)
    327 DARYL HANNAH Casa de los babys (2003)
    334 ROBERT REDFORD A WALK IN THE WOODS (2015)
    334 ROBERT REDFORD THE DISCOVERY (2017)
    335 KEVIN DUNN Nixon (1995)
    348 KEITH CARRADINE Elvis and Anabelle (2007)
    350 KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS Life as a House (2001)
    354 WILLIAM H. MACY Inland Empire (2006)
    359 DIANE KEATON BOOK CLUB (2018)
    362 KEVIN POLLAK Numb (2007/I)
    372 BEAU BRIDGES THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA (2014)
    376 HUGH GRANT Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009)
    377 JEFF DANIELS Ragtime (1981)
    377 JEFF DANIELS The Butcher’s Wife (1991)
    378 JODIE FOSTER The Brave One (2007)
    383 JOHN RATZENBERGER Ragtime (1981)
    387 LIN SHAYE Goin’ South (1978)
    387 LIN SHAYE Wish You Were Dead (2002)
    388 MARCIA GAY HARDEN Casa de los babys (2003)
    388 MARCIA GAY HARDEN The Dead Girl (2006)
    404 SCOTT WILSON The Grass Harp (1995)
    405 ERNIE HUDSON Marilyn Hotchkiss’ Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005)
    405 ERNIE HUDSON Nobel Son (2007)
    409 MICHAEL LERNER Elf (2003)
    412 DAVID PAYMER Marilyn Hotchkiss’ Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005)
    412 DAVID PAYMER Nixon (1995)
    413 RANCE HOWARD Parenthood (1989)
    445 DABNEY COLEMAN Clifford (1994)
    445 DABNEY COLEMAN Melvin and Howard (1980)
    448 DEMI MOORE The Butcher’s Wife (1991)
    449 CHARLES NAPIER Melvin and Howard (1980)
    449 CHARLES NAPIER Philadelphia (1993)
    450 KEVIN BACON End of the Line (1987)
    454 JAMES GAMMON In the Electric Mist (2009)
    458 SAM ELLIOTT Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009)
    460 SEAN PENN I Am Sam (2001)
    469 VINCENT PRICE The Whales of August (1987)
    477 TRACEY WALTER Goin’ South (1978)
    477 TRACEY WALTER Nobel Son (2007)
    477 TRACEY WALTER Philadelphia (1993)
    482 JOHN C. MCGINLEY Nixon (1995)
    492 DYLAN BAKER The Long Walk Home (1990)
    500 JOSH BROLIN The Dead Girl (2006)
    502 JACK LEMMON The Grass Harp (1995)
    515 JOE MANTEGNA Elvis and Anabelle (2007)
    515 JOE MANTEGNA The Trumpet of the Swan (2001)
    531 DIANE LADD Inland Empire (2006)
    532 HEATHER GRAHAM Hope Springs (2003)
    546 STEVE MARTIN Parenthood (1989)
    547 RICHARD DREYFUSS BOOK CLUB (2018)
    549 CHARLES S. DUTTON HONEYDRIPPER (2007)
    555 WALTER MATTHAU The Grass Harp (1995)
    561 HOLLY HUNTER END OF THE LINE (1987)
    561 HOLLY HUNTER MISS FIRECRACKER (1989)
    573 RICHARD SCHIFF I Am Sam (2001)
    578 MATTHEW MODINE Nobody’s Baby (2001)
    580 CLIFTON JAMES Sunshine State (2002)
    582 RICHARD EDSON Sunshine State (2002)
    592 JOHN C. REILLY Step Brothers (2008)
    592 JOHN C. REILLY What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
    597 FRANCES MCDORMAND The Butcher’s Wife (1991)
    599 NASTASSJA KINSKI Inland Empire (2006)
    600 JANE FONDA BOOK CLUB (2018)
    608 RIC YOUNG NIXON (1995)
    612 LEONARDO DICAPRIO What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
    615 JOE DON BAKER The Grass Harp (1995)
    628 JASON ALEXANDER THE TRUMPET OF THE SWAN (2001)
    630 MIRIAM MARGOLYES The Butcher’s Wife (1991)
    636 TONI COLLETTE THE DEAD GIRL (2006)
    637 VINCE VAUGHN Four Christmases (2008)
    652 LILI TAYLOR Casa de los babys (2003)
    670 J.T. WALSH Nixon (1995)
    681 ED BEGLEY JR. BOOK CLUB (2018)
    681 ED BEGLEY JR. Goin’ South (1978)
    685 TOM BOWER Nixon (1995)
    691 DUB TAYLOR Back to the Future Part III (1990)
    694 KEVIN KLINE DEAN (2017)
    694 KEVIN KLINE LAST VEGAS (2013)
    694 KEVIN KLINE Life as a House (2001)
    709 SAUL RUBINEK Nixon (1995)
    710 SETH GREEN THE TRUMPET OF THE SWAN (2001)
    714 MICHAEL J. POLLARD Melvin and Howard (1980)
    722 BESSIE LOVE Ragtime (1981)
    731 BRADLEY WHITFORD PHILADELPHIA (1993)
    742 DIANNE WIEST I AM SAM (2001)
    742 DIANNE WIEST PARENTHOOD (1989)
    745 HARRY SHEARER Marilyn Hotchkiss’ Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005)
    748 TERRY CREWS INLAND EMPIRE (2006)
    756 TIMOTHY HUTTON Sunshine State (2002)
    758 GRACE ZABRISKIE Inland Empire (2006)
    761 JAMES FRANCO The Dead Girl (2006)
    764 FRANKIE FAISON Ragtime (1981)
    770 MADELINE KAHN Nixon (1995)
    772 SALLY KIRKLAND Wish You Were Dead (2002)
    773 PRUITT TAYLOR VANCE In the Electric Mist (2009)
    778 SANDRA BULLOCK The Proposal (2009/I)
    791 EMMA THOMPSON A WALK IN THE WOODS (2015)
    796 WILL FERRELL Elf (2003)
    796 WILL FERRELL Step Brothers (2008)
    797 TONY PLANA Nixon (1995)
    801 BETTE DAVIS The Whales of August (1987)
    807 LUCY LIU THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA (2014)
    810 BILL COBBS Sunshine State (2002)
    822 GIOVANNI RIBISI THE DEAD GIRL (2006)
    831 COLLEEN CAMP Four Christmases (2008)
    837 MARISA TOMEI Marilyn Hotchkiss’ Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005)
    851 E.G. MARSHALL Nixon (1995)
    854 PAT O’BRIEN Ragtime (1981)
    868 JOHN DIEHL Nixon (1995)
    870 DEE BRADLEY BAKER THE TRUMPET OF THE SWAN (2001)
    873 MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL Casa de los babys (2003)
    880 SARAH JESSICA PARKER Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009)
    881 ELIZABETH MCGOVERN RAGTIME (1981)
    884 WILFORD BRIMLEY DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE MORGANS? (2009)
    884 WILFORD BRIMLEY END OF THE LINE (1987)
    887 JEFFREY DEMUNN RAGTIME (1981)
    892 MATT CLARK Back to the Future Part III (1990)
    901 JAY O. SANDERS Cross Creek (1983)
    911 EDIE FALCO SUNSHINE STATE (2002)
    918 MIGUEL SANDOVAL MARILYN HOTCHKISS’ BALLROOM DANCING & CHARM SCHOOL (2005)
    934 SISSY SPACEK Four Christmases (2008)
    934 SISSY SPACEK The Grass Harp (1995)
    934 SISSY SPACEK The Long Walk Home (1990)
    944 BAI LING Nixon (1995)
    949 DORIS ROBERTS THE GRASS HARP (1995)
    971 PIPER LAURIE The Dead Girl (2006)
    971 PIPER LAURIE The Grass Harp (1995)
    991 JANE ALEXANDER SUNSHINE STATE (2002)
    995 RICHARD KIND Clifford (1994)
    1000 MANDY PATINKIN Ragtime (1981)
    HM (816) MICHAEL KELLY DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE MORGANS? (2009)

    Mary has appeared with 48 Oscar winners: I wonder if that’s the most Oscar winning co-stars for a woman.

    ALLISON JANNEY THE HELP (2011)
    ANNE HATHAWAY SONG ONE (2015)
    ANTHONY HOPKINS Nixon (1995)
    BETTE DAVIS The Whales of August (1987)
    COLIN FIRTH Hope Springs (2003)
    DENZEL WASHINGTON Philadelphia (1993)
    DIANE KEATON BOOK CLUB (2018)
    DIANNE WIEST I AM SAM (2001)
    DIANNE WIEST PARENTHOOD (1989)
    EMMA STONE THE HELP (2011)
    EMMA THOMPSON A WALK IN THE WOODS (2015)
    FRANCES MCDORMAND The Butcher’s Wife (1991)
    GARY OLDMAN Nobody’s Baby (2001)
    GLORIA GRAHAME Melvin and Howard (1980)
    HOLLY HUNTER END OF THE LINE (1987)
    HOLLY HUNTER MISS FIRECRACKER (1989)
    JACK LEMMON The Grass Harp (1995)
    JACK NICHOLSON Goin’ South (1978)
    JACK NICHOLSON Ragtime (1981)
    JAMES CAGNEY Ragtime (1981)
    JANE FONDA BOOK CLUB (2018)
    JASON ROBARDS Melvin and Howard (1980)
    JASON ROBARDS Parenthood (1989)
    JASON ROBARDS Philadelphia (1993)
    JEFF BRIDGES The Open Road (2009)
    JEREMY IRONS Inland Empire (2006)
    JOANNE WOODWARD Philadelphia (1993)
    JODIE FOSTER The Brave One (2007)
    JON VOIGHT Four Christmases (2008)
    JOSE FERRER A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy (1982)
    KEVIN KLINE DEAN (2017)
    KEVIN KLINE LAST VEGAS (2013)
    KEVIN KLINE Life as a House (2001)
    LEONARDO DICAPRIO What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
    MARCIA GAY HARDEN Casa de los babys (2003)
    MARCIA GAY HARDEN The Dead Girl (2006)
    MARISA TOMEI Marilyn Hotchkiss’ Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005)
    MICHAEL DOUGLAS LAST VEGAS (2013)
    MORGAN FREEMAN LAST VEGAS (2013)
    OCTAVIA SPENCER MARILYN HOTCHKISS’ BALLROOM DANCING & CHARM SCHOOL (2005)
    OCTAVIA SPENCER THE GRASS HARP (1995)
    OCTAVIA SPENCER THE HELP (2011)
    REESE WITHERSPOON Four Christmases (2008)
    REESE WITHERSPOON The Trumpet of the Swan (2001)
    RICHARD DREYFUSS BOOK CLUB (2018)
    RITA MORENO Casa de los babys (2003)
    ROBERT DE NIRO LAST VEGAS (2013)
    ROBERT DUVALL Four Christmases (2008)
    SANDRA BULLOCK The Proposal (2009/I)
    SEAN PENN I Am Sam (2001)
    SISSY SPACEK Four Christmases (2008)
    SISSY SPACEK The Grass Harp (1995)
    SISSY SPACEK The Long Walk Home (1990)
    TIM ROBBINS Miss Firecracker (1989)
    TIMOTHY HUTTON Sunshine State (2002)
    TOM HANKS Philadelphia (1993)
    TOMMY LEE JONES In the Electric Mist (2009)
    VIOLA DAVIS THE HELP (2011)
    WALTER MATTHAU The Grass Harp (1995)
    WHOOPI GOLDBERG The Long Walk Home (1990)
    WILLIAM HURT MARILYN HOTCHKISS’ BALLROOM DANCING & CHARM SCHOOL (2005)

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    1. Hey Dan….as always…thanks for putting this information together. Her Oracle ranking is about where I would have guessed…she has been a very busy actress for the last 40 plus years. Interesting about her voice…I had never really thought about it before….but both you and Bob mentioned it. I will be paying more attention to that, the next time I watch one of her movies.

      Looking at the first list…lots of threepeats…and we have pages on all of them…DeVito, Lloyd and Kline. A pretty long list for the little lady. Looking at the second list..48 Oscar winning co-stars….that is one of the better totals…period….but one of the highest for an actress. Lots of threepeats there too….and we have pages on them as well….Robards, Spacek. Funny….I had never connected the Steenburgen/Robards connection in Parenthood. I watch Parenthood pretty regular…yet…I never remembered her Oscar was in Melvin and Howard….Robards played Howard…and Robards was her father-in-law in Parenthood. I will remember that the next time I watch Parenthood. Good stuff as always.

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  2. Desiree possibly grossed even more than $400 million adjusted worldwide- Marlon was especially massive EVERYWHERE in 1954/55 and a local cinema here didn’t even mention Desiree by the film’s name when it was showing there and simply blazoned on it’s marquee “Marlon Brando is here!” Across the road from that cinema another one was showing a re-run too of On the Waterfront released earlier in the year- “he’s BACK!” screamed out the marquee. It was almost unheard of for Northern Ireland to so quickly show movie reruns after initial release.**

    In short: the value of the Cogerson site is that with Bruce you get the ‘whole picture’ as far as he can give it: eg critical reviews, domestic and worldwide grosses, ranking places based on hard statistical facts and carefully-constructed comment- ie whatever his own views about for example Myrna Loy’s status he provides you with the information that enables you to make up your own mind.

    So WH doesn’t simply “throw his hat” at things the way that those Hirschhorn types [who apparently live in their own twilight world where the rest of us don’t have opinions or at least ones that count] seem to do at times. Long may it continue!

    **Al this is academic because according to The US Bureau of Labor Stats Desiree’s production budget was a relatively mere $22.2 million in today’s money. Set against Bruce’s also-adjusted $255 million quote for its US gross, such a low budget meant that Desiree went massively into profit in the US alone. So, no matter what Joel Hirschhorn says SOMEBODY was certainly interested in it. Indeed if the producers and financial backers of Desiree ever read Joel’s statement they probably laughed – all the way to the bank, as the cliché goes!

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    1. Thanks for the further information on Desiree. Made at the peak of the Brando craze….I am sure lots of people went to see the movie. Good stuff as always.

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  3. Desiree possibly grossed even more than $400 million adjusted worldwide- Marlon was especially massive EVERYWHERE in 1954/55 and a local cinema here didn’t even mention Desiree by the film’s name when it was showing there and simply blazoned on it’s marquee “Marlon Brando is here!” Across the road from that cinema another one was showing a re-run too of On the Waterfront released earlier in the year- “he’s BACK!” screamed out the marquee. It was almost unheard of for Northern Ireland to so quickly show movie reruns after initial release.**

    In short: the value of the Cogerson site is that with Bruce you get the ‘whole picture’ as far as he can give it: eg critical reviews and domestic and worldwide grosses, ranking places based on hard statistical facts and carefully-constructed comment- ie whatever his own views about for example Myrna Loy’s status he provides you with the information that enables you to make up your own mind.

    So WH doesn’t simply “throw his hat” at things the way that those Hirschhorn types [who apparently live in their own twilight world where the rest of us don’t have opinions or at least ones that count] seem to do at times. Long may it continue!

    **Al this is academic because according to The US Bureau of Labor Stats Desiree’s production budget was a relatively mere $22.2 million in today’s money. Set against Bruce’s also-adjusted $255 million quote for its US gross, such a low budget meant that Desiree went massively into profit in the US alone. So, no matter what Joel Hirschhorn says SOMEBODY was certainly interested in it. Indeed if the producers and financial backers of Desiree ever read Joel’s statement they probably laughed – all the way to the bank, as the cliché goes!

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  4. PART ONE CONTINUED

    5/On the big screen Mary is currently filming a supporting role in Happiest Season, a romantic comedy about a female same-sex relationship. The female lead is played by Kirsten Stewart.

    6/Mary’s present net worth is reported as $20 million and IMDB credits her with 26 acting awards and 26 noms. Ted Danson’s reported net worth is currently $80 million. That compares as follows with the net worth of these other members of the old Cheers cast-

    Rhea Perlman $50 million [aka Mrs Danny Devito in real life]
    George Wendt $45 million
    Kirstie Alley $40 million.
    Shelley Long $16 million.

    7/Mary’s former husband Malcolm McDowell [see item 4 of Bruce’s Best Trivia above which also mentions Ted Danson] has apparently a net $70 million in his kitty at the moment. Collectively. someday Ted/Mary/Malcolm may match the joint historical earnings of Team Gimme More! NB: Malcolm is one of my own fave character actors.

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    1. In Part One of my previous posts about Mary today I said that The Help had been the last big hit Mary had been in since 2011. I ignored 2013’s Las Vegas as it was not a big hit in the States [adjusted $71 million dollars according to Bruce] which didn’t crash the fabled Cogerson adjusted $100 million barrier. However Bruce’s adjusted worldwide figure for it is $150 million.

      That’s respectable but doesn’t make it a ‘massive’ hit; The Help’s adjusted worldwide gross for example is around $250 million according to WH. However Las Vegas’ budget was $30 million in today’s money against the $150 million overall Bruce credits it with; and according to Wikipedia it is the biggest hit to date for CBS Films.

      All of which goes to show that we can make the mistake of designating a movie as a box office failure without taking into consideration its foreign earnings. We can forgive ourselves because many professional sources make that mistake too; and haughty characters [take Joel Hirschhorn for instance] often label a move ‘failure’ because the Critical Class don’t like it.

      The ‘all seeing’ Joel for example said that “NOBODY was interested Brando’s Napoleon” in 1954’s Desiree, which the critics panned, though they were contradicted by Lord Olivier [the cheek – trying to out-analyse The Master and his clique indeed!]

      Yet Bruce Cogerson gives Desiree a whopping worldwide gross of nearly $255 million, which pro rata for those days when foreign earnings on average were 50% of domestic ones may well have amounted in the end to a worldwide gross of nearly $400 million.**
      ** see Part 2 of this post.

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      1. Hey Bob…thanks for the clarification of her box office run. As for Last Vegas…I liked the movie…I like her….but I do not really remember her part in the movie…that success was due to the quartet of aging stars. Her role in The Book Club was much more important. This movie Desiree you mention….I am not sure I have heard of it….and the actor in that movie….name sounds familiar….but I can not remember where I have heard of it….but if Joel wrote it….then it has to be true…good stuff….lol.

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        1. HI BRUCE

          Always great to get your reaction to anything I have to say about box office – though often I am simply throwing your own comprehensive and to me valuable stats back at you, so that even YOU cannot argue with ME on at least a factual basis!

          I take your point about Joel and in fact a historian’s quote about some big icon or other comes to mind “He speaketh as one who hath many Great Things to say!”

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    2. Hey Bob…..of the Cheers cast….Woody has a net worth of 65 million….and Kelsey sits at 60 million…so it seems being a cast member on that show was a very very good thing. As for Malcolm …..he will be getting an UMR page soon…..and maybe even Ted will get a page as well…..Danson has actually appeared in a fair amount of movies…though his television career far outshines his movie career.

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      1. HI BRUCE Great news about Malcolm and Ted possibly getting their own pages – I look forward to them.

        Thanks for sharing Kelsey’s net worth; as you may have gathered he’s a big TV idol of mine and he was once reportedly the highest paid actor on American television.

        However even a ‘Great’ can be deferential to other perceived Greats. 3rd billed Kelsey [not a bad serious actor acttually in my opinion] supported DeNiro in 2001’s 15 Minutes and in an interview at the time Grammer unashamedly confessed to being “very nervous” in Robert’s presence.

        I’ve told you before how both Sir Maurice and Elvis admitted to being tongue-tied in Brando’s presence; and Marlon in turn owned to being “overawed and intimidated” when he accidentally found himself at the same dinner table as The Duke at one function. The Great Micklewhite actually confesses his own trepidations at the Brando meeting on a current U Tube video. The Thin Woman of course trembled at the knees when she had to compete with Asta!

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  5. 1/Mary has one of the most distinctive voices that I have heard on screen; indeed it reminds me of that of Jean Arthur back in the classic era.

    2/Many of the films in the lists above are unfamiliar to me; but of those that I have seen Mary most impressed me in – Philadelphia, Ragtime, The Brave One, One Magic Christmas, Nixon and Dead of Winter.

    3/The table above shows that the last big theatrical hit she was in was nearly 10 years ago -2011’s The Help- and she was well down even the supporting cast in that one.

    4/ On top of her hefty theatrical movie career Mary has been in 40 television productions. She has just guested in a 30 Jan 2020 episode of The Good Place, a TV sitcom that has been running since 2016 and in which her current real-life husband Ted Danson has the top-billed lead role along with Kirsten Bell. Ted has been a big TV fave of mine since his Cheers days on television. In that 30 Jan episode Mary plays [wait for it Work Horse] a teacher – one keeps falling over them on this site!

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    1. Hey Bob….thanks for the thoughts on Mary Steenburgen. Interesting about her voice….I guess I had not really paid too much attention to that detail about her. I like the comparison between her and Arthur. Hmmmm…..I do not see Parenthood on the list of the ones you know. I would highly highly recommend that one…it is aging very nicely….and is still a great watch. There is a great scene with Steenburgen and Steve Martin….and a attempt to relax. Her brief appearance on The Good Place…actually had her trending on the top spot on Yahoo the other day…which is one of the reasons she now has an UMR page. I agree, the last 10 years did not really show massive box office success…but The Book Club did well enough that a sequel is coming….she was very good in that one. Good stuff as always.

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      1. HI BRUCE:

        Thanks for the feedback. I always eagerly anticipate it as I do the of Steve.

        As I like both Mary and Steve Martin I’ll take your advice about catching up with Parenthood.

        Some possibly ‘sexist’ males don’t like women with strong or distinct voices. For example my boss in the shipyard years ago told me about Jean Arthur’s voice “It deives me mad!”

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