The Top 10 Actors of the Week recognize those actors who star in the most popular Film, Television, Broadway and Home Video productions.
The rankings are based on the reported box office gross receipts, television ratings and DVD sales, and are compiled and released by The Actors Hall of Fame Foundation.
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The Top 10 Actors of the Week (ending June 28, 2009)
Film
1. Shia LaBeouf (Transformers, Revenge of the
Fallen)
2. Sandra Bullock (The Proposal)
3. Bradley Cooper (The Hangover)
4. Edward Asner (Up)
5. Cameron Diaz (My Sister's Keeper)
6. Jack Black (Year One)
7. Denzel Washington (The Taking of Pelham 123)
8. Chris Pine (Star Trek)
9. Ben Stiller (Night at the Museum-Battle of the Smithsonian)
10. John Krasinksi (Away We Go)
Television
1. Mark Harmon (NCIS)
2. Simon Baker (The Mentalist)
3 Laurence Fishburne (CSI)
4. Charlie Sheen (Two and A Half Men)
5. David Caruso (CSI: Miami)
6. Joe Mantegna (Criminal Minds)
7. Gary Sinise (CSI: NY)
8. Johnny Galecki (The Big Bang Theory)
9. James Purefoy (The Philanthropist)
10. Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy)
Broadway
1. Nicole Parker (Wicked)
2. Hadyn Gwynne (Billy Elliot)
3. Matt Cavenaugh (West Side Story)
4. Derek Smith (Lion King)
5. Matt Bogart (Jersey Boys)
6. Sasha Allen (Hair)
7. Jeff Daniels (God of Carnage)
8. Carolee Carmello (Mamma Mia)
9. Brian d'Arcy James (Shrek, The Musical)
10. Howard McGillin (The Phantom of the Opera)
Home Video
1. Tyler Perry (Madea Goes to Jail)
2. Clint Eastwood (Gran Torino)
3. Jared Padalecki (Friday the 13th)
4. Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy Vol. 7)
5. Kevin James (Paul Blart: Mall Cop)
6. Liam Neeson (Taken)
7. Ben Affleck (He's Just Not That Into You)
8. Tom Cruise (Valkyrie)
9. Clive Owen (The International)
10. Daniel Craig (Defiance)
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Based on the prior week's results of box office, ratings and sales, The Top 10 Actors of the Week recognizes those artists who star in current Film, Television, Broadway and DVDs, as reported by the leading industry research organizations.
The list is compiled and distributed by The Actors Hall of Fame Foundation, a non-profit educational organization that is dedicated to restoring dramatic arts education in schools.
