Gservo
21st June 2002, 12:49 PM
An article from the Sydney Morning Herald in recognition of some of the most famous faces on the planet. From smh.com.au:
" ... The notion that comfortable old Sam Neill, the dinosaur chaser, might be one of the most familiar people in the world is attractive, while Harry Potter's Daniel Radcliffe has certainly extended his franchise with posters and book covers and sweet wrappers. But if you adjust box-office grosses for inflation, you find that the films that sold the most tickets around the world in the past 25 years were E.T. and the three original Star Wars adventures. The recent revamp of E.T. flopped, so he may no longer hold the under-25s, while Star Wars has contributed an enduring image of evil to the collective unconscious: Darth Vader. That black helmet must join our list."
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/06/14/1023864339987.html
" ... The notion that comfortable old Sam Neill, the dinosaur chaser, might be one of the most familiar people in the world is attractive, while Harry Potter's Daniel Radcliffe has certainly extended his franchise with posters and book covers and sweet wrappers. But if you adjust box-office grosses for inflation, you find that the films that sold the most tickets around the world in the past 25 years were E.T. and the three original Star Wars adventures. The recent revamp of E.T. flopped, so he may no longer hold the under-25s, while Star Wars has contributed an enduring image of evil to the collective unconscious: Darth Vader. That black helmet must join our list."
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/06/14/1023864339987.html