Vulture.com today released its fourth annual Most Valuable Stars list (online here: http://nym.ag/1kSNNvD), and Jennifer Lawrence took the top spot for the second year in a row. “Put very simply, she is the leading movie star of her generation,” Vulture’s editors write. The list ranks Hollywood’s 100 most valuable movie stars based on an exclusive formula that weighs a variety of factors including domestic and international box office, Twitter mentions, Oscar nominations, critical respect, feedback from Hollywood insiders, and a star’s overall “likability” (as determined by E-Poll).
The top three spots on the list remain unchanged from last year, with Jennifer Lawrence followed by Robert Downey Jr. and Leonardo DiCaprio, who kept his place despite not releasing a film in the last year. Bradley Cooper rose to No. 4, thanks to the megahit American Sniper, which was 2014’s highest-grossing film domestically, followed by “franchise Viagra” Dwayne Johnson at No. 5, Tom Cruise at No. 6, Hugh Jackman at No. 7, Sandra Bullock at No. 8, Channing Tatum at No. 9, and Scarlett Johansson at No. 10, moving up 21 spots on the list from last year.
Debuts on the list this year include Amy Schumer (No. 39), Margot Robbie (No. 88), and Idris Elba (No. 97). The most notable gainer on the list was Chris Pratt, who jumped 57 points to No. 11 and also topped every other star’s likability score, even those of beloved veterans like Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock.
Vulture enlisted Harry Enten of FiveThirtyEight as guest statistician to help craft the formula used to determine the Most Valuable Stars list.
A comparison of the 2015 and 2014 top ten lists:
2015
1. Jennifer Lawrence
2. Robert Downey Jr.
3. Leonardo DiCaprio
4. Bradley Cooper
5. Dwayne Johnson
6. Tom Cruise
7. Hugh Jackman
8. Sandra Bullock
9. Channing Tatum
10. Scarlett Johansson
2014
1. Jennifer Lawrence
2. Robert Downey Jr.
3. Leonardo DiCaprio
4. Sandra Bullock
5. Denzel Washington
6. Angelina Jolie
7. Tom Hanks
8. Johnny Depp
9. Brad Pitt
10. Bradley Cooper