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The News Reporter
Gellar breaks through: Many try but few succeed in crossing over from television to movies. Credit Sarah Michelle Gellar with making the leap. Between "Scooby-Doo 2," which grossed $84 million, and "The Grudge," which surprised even Sony executives with its $39 million opening, the ex-TV actress formerly known as Buffy the Vampire Slayer has became the only movie actress this year to enjoy starring roles in two No. 1 box-office films. Her pair of pictures, collectively grossing $123 million, have outdrawn Lindsay Lohan's teen oeuvre ($115 million between "Mean Girls" and "Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen") and Drew Barrymore's romantic comedy ($121 million for "50 First Dates"). Kirsten Dunst still leads the pack thanks to "Spider-Man 2."
"It's probably a situation not unlike Ashley Judd after 'Double Jeopardy, ' " says David Mumpower, an analyst for BoxOfficeProphets.com. "Gellar is going to be up for a lot more A-list parts than she would have been just a month ago."
Still, Mumpower believes it's premature to crown Gellar with It Girl status. He credits her recent hits to high concepts rather than casting.
"We'll find out if she actually has that much appeal on her own," he says. "A lot of people thought Angelina Jolie was very popular with women. They haven't been showing up lately."
Source: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/11/07/PKGIJ7PLO61.DTL
"It's probably a situation not unlike Ashley Judd after 'Double Jeopardy, ' " says David Mumpower, an analyst for BoxOfficeProphets.com. "Gellar is going to be up for a lot more A-list parts than she would have been just a month ago."
Still, Mumpower believes it's premature to crown Gellar with It Girl status. He credits her recent hits to high concepts rather than casting.
"We'll find out if she actually has that much appeal on her own," he says. "A lot of people thought Angelina Jolie was very popular with women. They haven't been showing up lately."
Source: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/11/07/PKGIJ7PLO61.DTL