To be honest although many have argued that the quality of Egyptian cinema is deteriorating, it appears that the public always know whose movies are worth watching and those movies come up on top. In this season of movies Ahmed El Saka’s movie ‘El Gezeera’ (The Island) has taken first place with ticket sales worth a whopping 222,740,00 E.P in Egypt alone after 13 weeks of being in cinemas. Not too far behind was Kareem Abdel Aziz’s ‘Khareg An El Kanoon’ (Outlaw) which made 191,170,00 E.P. Controversy is a movie maker’s best friend they say and ‘Heena Maysara’ which takes third place in the Egyptian Box office saw a lot of controversy regarding the presence of homosexual scenes, the movie made 169,030,00 E.P.

- Spider Man 2 .. Budget: $207 Million. Earnings: $778.5 Million.
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest .. Budget: $217 Million. Earings: $973 Million.
- Titanic .. Budget: $243.5 Million. Earnings: $2.3 Billion!
- Superman Returns .. Budget: $261 Million. Earnings: $389 Million.
- Cleopatra (1963) .. Budget: $282 Million. Profits barely covered production costs!
But Elizabeth Taylor was the 1st ever star to be paid a whopping $1 Million to star in a movie!

How much does Hollywood get for every $1 it pays an actor? That's what determines if an actor should be hired or not!
So, who is Hollywood's best actor? In terms that this actor gives Hollywood a lot for every $1 they pay him ... With out doubt, it's Matt Damon!
According to the Ultimate Star Payback list, published by the business magazine Forbes yesterday, Damon offers the best box-office return on his salary.
For every $1 Damon received in salary his films brought in $29 at the box office!
He is Hollywood's Leading Man!

1977: 360 visual effect shots in star wars IV – A New Hoppe -
2005: 2151 visual effect shots in star wars III – Revenge of the Sith –