“Harrison was only $50 Million ahead”: Samuel L Jackson Was Confident to Beat Harrison Ford’s Record With One Movie
Samuel L Jackson, an American actor, and producer, is one of the most well-known performers of his generation. He is best known for his role in the MCU. Jackson plays Nick Fury in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Before starring in the biggest franchise, the actor starred in the Star Wars prequel trilogy from 1999 to 2005. He began his acting career in 1972 with roles in theatre plays.
With his role in Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction, he gained international acclaim. The 74-year-old is one of the highest-earning actors, with the films he has appeared in grossing a total of $27 billion. Only a handful, such as Harrison Ford, have managed to compete with or outperform Jackson’s total box office receipts. During his chat with Nick Grimshaw, Samuel L Jackson revealed he beat Ford with just one movie to get the top spot of the highest-grossing actor.
Samuel L Jackson got the upper hand against Harrison Ford with one movie
Samuel L Jackson has appeared in a plethora of big office hits. Few actors have had as many blockbusters with their names on them as Jackson. Some of his most famous franchises, such as Star Wars and Marvel’s The Avengers, have generated billions of dollars at the box office.
The actor is one of the highest-grossing actors in the industry. However, megastar Harrison Ford once managed to surpass the 74-year-old to take the number one spot of highest-grossing actors with his Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises.
The Secret Invasion actor was well aware that Ford outperformed him at the box office. He reasoned that he simply needed to star in one more film to secure the top slot. During the chat with Nick Grimshaw on The Breakfast Show, the Pulp Fiction star said,
“Actually, I’ve been looking into that… Because there was an article in the paper that said I was second, but Harrison [Ford] was only about $50 million ahead but I passed him when we did Tarzan in the summer. So I might be number one again…”
The Legend of Tarzan, a 2016 film, grossed $356.7 million at the box office, which was enough for Samuel L Jackson to take the top spot and beat the Indiana Jones star.
A Look into Samuel L Jackson’s Legendary Acting Career
Samuel L. Jackson is one of the legendary actors in the entertainment industry. Apart from being part of two major franchises, Star Wars, and MCU, the 74-year-old has been in over 100 movies. He began his acting career in 1972 with roles in theatre plays and appeared in the independent film Together for Days in the same year.
Jackson is one of the highest-grossing actors with the movies he has appeared in having earned a combined total of $27 billion. The actor had a setback in his career due to his battle with drugs which resulted in a lack of emotional integrity in the roles he played.
Despite that, the Pulp Fiction star quickly made a comeback with his long-time friend director Spike Lee’s 1991 film, Jungle Fever. He played a drug addict in the film, and his performance was so outstanding that he received an award for Supporting Actor at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.
The Glass actor has also appeared in films with action hero Bruce Willis, notably the third installment of Die Hard. Marvel was granted permission in 2002 to construct Nick Fury’s character based on Samuel L. Jackson’s appearance. His role in Marvel is most famous and long-running. The actor reprised his role of Fury in MCU’s Disney+ series Secret Invasion.
Source: BBC News
