Gosling, MBJ, Timmy, and the Biggest Movie Stars Under 50 Power Ranking

The Town with Matthew Belloni

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Society & Culture

4.3 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss the massive weekend at the box office for ‘Project Hail Mary’ and use this as an opportunity to revisit the movie star power ranking. They sourced producers and executives around town and created their ranking of movie stars they believe are the biggest box office draw in Hollywood (00:00). Matt finishes the show with a prediction about the premiere of new Yellowstone sequel ‘Dutton Ranch’ (28:49). Host: Matt Belloni Guest: Lucas Shaw Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jon Jones Theme Song: Devon Renaldo The Clyburn family searches for connection in Montana's Madison Valley. The Madison, New Series now streaming - only on Paramount+ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode of The Town is brought to you by The Madison, the new original series on Paramount Plus.
0:10.2	Its Academy Award nominee Taylor Sheridan's most intimate story yet, a New York City family is uprooted to Montana after an unexpected tragedy.
0:18.6	In the quiet majesty of the Madison Valley,
0:22.3	they confront love and loss,
0:25.7	discovering resilience and the transformative power of family,
0:27.3	and the land that grounds them.
0:29.2	Led by a powerhouse cast,
0:31.2	Academy Award nominee Michelle Pfeiffer and Golden Globe nominee Kurt Russell.
0:33.5	Don't miss the Madison,
0:34.9	the highly anticipated new series streaming now,
0:38.7	only on Paramount Plus.
0:41.8	It is Monday, March 23rd.
0:49.7	A great weekend of the box office with Project Hail Mary taking in 140 million worldwide, biggest original movie opening since Oppenheimer.
0:53.8	Lots of winners here, including me. I took the over on the tracking. Sorry, Craig.
0:59.7	Maybe the biggest winner is Ryan Gosling. Despite being a movie star for 20-something years now,
1:04.8	has never really opened a movie on his own. But does that mean Gosling is now on the A-list?
1:10.3	Is he considered by Hollywood to be among the butts in seat stars to the extent that even exists anymore?
1:13.0	We've discussed this topic before, but not in a while.
1:15.9	There's been a lot of movement among the so-called A-list lately.
1:19.5	Michael B. Jordan just won an Oscar, and even more importantly for the business,
1:22.6	Sinners did $370 million worldwide.
1:26.5	Sidney's latest movie, The House Maid, grossed even more than that.
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