Movie-Goers Are Taken with Mature Hollywood Stars

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“Taken 2,” a kidnapping movie starring aged Hollywood star Liam Neeson, shows that the market for new films is not driven only by films that feature young actors, vampires or animated characters. “Taken 2” raked in $22.5 million, which took its domestic total to $86.8 million. The movie bested Ben Affleck’s “Argo” at $20.1 million and Ethan Hawke’s “Sinister,” which only sold $18.3 million in tickets.

The news bodes well for several movies that will be released over the next few weeks. In the lead among these is the new Denzel Washington movie “Flight,” in which the “well over 50 year old” star plays a pilot with substance abuse problem who miraculously lands a crippled plane.

Add Neeson and Washington to stars such as Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson and Alec Baldwin who can carry a film at the box office just as well as actors under 40.

Douglas A. McIntyre

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Trey has been an editor and author at 24/7 Wall St. for more than a decade, where he has published thousands of articles analyzing corporate earnings, dividend stocks, short interest, insider buying, private equity, and market trends. His comprehensive coverage spans the full spectrum of financial markets, from blue-chip stalwarts to emerging growth companies.

Beyond 24/7 Wall St., Trey has created and edited financial content for Benzinga and AOL's BloggingStocks, contributing additional hundreds of articles to the investment community. He previously oversaw the 24/7 Climate Insights site, managing editorial operations and content strategy, and currently oversees and creates content for My Investing News.

Trey's editorial expertise extends across multiple publishing environments. He served as production editor at Dearborn Financial Publishing and development editor at Kaplan, where he helped shape financial education materials. Earlier in his career, he worked as a writer-producer at SVE. His freelance editing portfolio includes work for prestigious clients such as Sage Publications, Rand McNally, the Institute for Supply Management, the American Library Association, Eggplant Literary Productions, and Spiegel.

Outside of financial journalism, Trey writes fiction and has been an active member of the writing community for years, overseeing a long-running critique group and moderating workshop sessions at regional conventions. He lives with his family in an old house in the Midwest.

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