Read the article again and choose the correct answers.

1. Tom Cruise announced that he wasn't starring in Cold Mountain in 2000/2002.

2. Bewitched only made about $62/ $85 million.

3. The Adventures of Pluto Nash cost $100/$8.9 million to make.

4. The Island had a budget of $35/ $126 million.

5. The Blair Witch Project made more than $500,000/$248,639,099.

6. A Christmas Carol cost more than $30/$170 million.

Big stars. Big money. Big films? What's the formula for success when it comes to films? No one is sure. Is it the stars? Maybe. Or maybe not.

There are certainly benefits to using a star in a film. It makes the film easier to market. Stars also help sell more tickets and drive DVD sales, which are a big part of studio revenue. For example, the announcement in 2002 that Tom Cruise wasn’t going to star in the film Cold Mountain reduced the movie's expected revenue by $10 million. Then, later, the announcement that he was in talks to play a leading role in the film The Last Samurai increased the film's expected revenue by $28 million.

However, a star does not guarantee success. Bewitched (starring Nicole Kidman) cost an estimated $85 million but only made about $62 million at the American box office. Waterworld (1995) had Kevin Costner in it and cost $175 million to make but only grossed $88 million at the US box office. The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002) starred Eddie Murphy and cost $100 million to make, but only earned about $8.9 million worldwide. The Island (2005) had a production budget of $126 million and had stars Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson in it,

2. to steal (a. to make metals //b. to take something that isn't yours)

3. sin (a. an unholy act // b. a benevolent deed)

4. Feds (a slang term for the police // a slang term for your parents)

5. spurious (done without thought // b. well thought-out; meticulous)

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