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‘Grease’ star John Travolta’s fall from $20M Hollywood paydays to box office bombs
The Nightly(Australia) ^
| 7/4/25
| Madeline Cove
Posted on 07/10/2025 1:31:10 PM PDT by DallasBiff
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A tale of two "stars".
One Olivia Newton John(RIP) stayed classy, the other John Travolta has an aura of being a publicity hound in his later years.
To: DallasBiff
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posted on
07/10/2025 1:33:04 PM PDT
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stars & stripes forever
(Blessed is the nation whose GOD is the LORD. Psalm 33:12)
To: DallasBiff
It is always better to retire when your on top
To: DallasBiff
Never thought Travolta was an A list actor. Some great roles and good performances, that’s about it.
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posted on
07/10/2025 1:35:25 PM PDT
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1Old Pro
To: DallasBiff
He’s 70. How often do megastar actors maintain such a high level of movie sales up to that age?
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posted on
07/10/2025 1:37:01 PM PDT
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Tell It Right
(1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
To: DallasBiff
Up your nose with a rubber hose. So Shakespearean.
To: DallasBiff
Wasn’t his career already dead once for over a decade?
To: Tell It Right
He’s 70. How often do megastar actors maintain such a high level of movie sales up to that age? John Wayne did.
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posted on
07/10/2025 1:41:32 PM PDT
by
DallasBiff
(Apology not accepted.la is not the sharpest knife in the drawer)
To: DallasBiff
I really enjoyed watching him in The Punisher. Especially his last two minutes on screen.
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07/10/2025 1:41:45 PM PDT
by
Flatus I. Maximus
(I didn't leave the Democratic Party. It LEFT me, and keeps going further left. )
To: DallasBiff
This is the 3rd time for him to drop. Had his first big time on Welcome Back Kotter & Saturday Night Fever, then dropped out with bombs like Staying alive and others.
Had a comeback with Look Who’s Talking and a couple others then dropped down again.
Made a third comeback with Pulp Fiction.
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posted on
07/10/2025 1:41:59 PM PDT
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packrat35
(Pureblood! No clot shot for me!)
To: nickcarraway
Actually, twice before. See my post on it.
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07/10/2025 1:42:41 PM PDT
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packrat35
(Pureblood! No clot shot for me!)
To: Tell It Right
He’s 70. How often do megastar actors maintain such a high level of movie sales up to that age?Clint Eastwood
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posted on
07/10/2025 1:43:29 PM PDT
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1Old Pro
To: DallasBiff
Just £138 or $A287? Pocket change? A movie only made that!?
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posted on
07/10/2025 1:44:55 PM PDT
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SkyDancer
( ~ Am Yisrael Chai ~)
To: Tell It Right
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07/10/2025 1:46:47 PM PDT
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87FXRC
To: DallasBiff
Battlefield Earth
Voted worst movie in history!
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posted on
07/10/2025 1:46:56 PM PDT
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airborne
(Thank you Rush for helping me find FreeRepublic! )
To: 87FXRC
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07/10/2025 1:48:52 PM PDT
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1Old Pro
To: airborne
Time for an TO8 self-audit before Xeno shows up:
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posted on
07/10/2025 1:48:53 PM PDT
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DCBryan1
(Inter arma enim silent leges! - Cicero )
To: DallasBiff
His latest films, High Rollers and Mob Land, barely registered with audiences — the latter pulling just £138 ($A287) at the UK box office, News.com.au reported. I thought this was sort of a typo. I figured it was a number of thousands or (unlikely) a number of millions. But wikipedia has a similar number -- Mob Land grossed $171 dollars. I have more than that in my wallet right now.
To: DallasBiff
Give me a break. He’s 70, still employed as an actor, with one helluva resume.
To: airborne
Which is a shame because it wasn’t a horrible book.
After I read it I learned more about the whole Scientology thing. Yikes.
But it was fun sci-fi.
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