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While Jennifer Lawrence has been under the radar in the recent past, the actress was the ‘it girl’ of Hollywood in the 2010s as she starred in multiple acclaimed films and blockbusters. Gaining global stardom due to her role as Katniss Everdeen inThe Hunger Gamesfranchise. She was also the highest-paid actress in 2014.
In 2013, Lawrence reportedly achieved a rare feat. While she earned critical acclaim for her role inSilver Linings Playbookand won the Oscar for Best Actress, she also headlined the year’s highest-grossing domestic releaseThe Hunger Games: Catching Fire. The only other actor to do this was reportedly Tom Hanks in 1995 withToy StoryandForrest Gump.
Jennifer Lawrence Achieves A Rare Feat Previously Only Achieved By Tom Hanks
The early 2010s were ruled byJennifer Lawrenceas the young actress shot to the mainstream withThe Hunger Gamesfranchise. Proving her mettle as an actress in multiple indie films and dramas, Lawrence became a global star when she headlined the young-adult fantasy adapted from the popular novels of the same name.
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Lawrence not only fared well in the mainstream but also gained critical acclaim for her roles in films likeThe Poker HouseandWinter’s Bone, before taking on her most appreciated role in David O’Russel’sSilver Linings Playbook. The black comedy starred Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro and even won Lawrence the Oscar for Best Actress. She was only 22.
In the same year, 2013, Lawrence starred in the second film ofThe Hunger Gamesfranchise,Catching Fire. The film became North America’s highest-grossing film of the year, earning $424 million, and was also thefifth highest-grossing filmof the year worldwide. The only other actor to reportedly achieve both feats in the same year was Tom Hanks (viaReddit).
In 2013, Jennifer Lawrence achieved something that seemingly happens very rarely – in her case, the first time since 1995 (and Tom Hanks) – Lawrence became the first actor in almost 18 years to win an Oscar (Silver Linings Playbook) and lead the highest grossing domestic release of the year (Catching Fire) – in the same year. This is one of those rare accomplishments that thrust actors into superstardom – true in the case of both Hanks and Lawrence.
Hanks achieved the feat in 1995 when he won the Oscar (his second consecutive one) for Best Actor forForrest Gump. He also headlined Pixar’s feature film debutToy Story, which at $191 million, became the highest-grossing domestic film of the year (viaBO Mojo).
Will Jennifer Lawrence Regain Her Superstardom In the 2020s?
While Jennifer Lawrence had a dream run in the early to mid-2010s, the actress seemed to have a few failures in the latter part of the decade, with films likeMother!being polarizing and the big-scale filmX-Men: Apocalypsenot earning the expected amounts. The actress reportedly took a break and returned with 2021’s Netflix releaseDon’t Look Up.
She also turned producer with the filmsCausewayandNo Hard Feelingswhich got positive reviews but did not make much at the box office, with the first one being an Apple TV+ release. Lawrence may be able to regain her box office success with blockbusters and the MCU’sX-Menis the perfect avenue for that.
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While Hugh Jackman’s appearance in the top-grossingDeadpool & Wolverineis a good example, Lawrence may not get back into the role of Mystique. The actress played a young Mystique fromX-Men: First Classand said that she hated putting on the blue paint every time. She said toEW,
I love these movies — it’s just the paint. I was 20 [when she starred in First Class] and I didn’t care about fumes and toxins, and now I’m almost 25 and I’m like, ‘I can’t even pronounce this and that’s going in my nose? I’m breathing that?’
The actress also reportedly returned forDark Phoenixonly because it was writer Simon Kinberg’s feature film debut.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fireis currently available to rent on Apple TV.
Nishanth A
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Nishanth A is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows with over 2,000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years and a scriptwriter at various corporations before that, working on educational content. With a Communications, English Literature, and Psychology triple major, Nishanth usually covers news and analyses on Star Trek, particularly Strange New Worlds and The Next Generation; Doctor Who, the DCU, and more.A Nolan fan, Nishanth spends his time exploring the filmographies of various directors with an auteurial style or can be found making short movies of his own. He has also contributed as a feature writer for Film Companion, focusing on the South division.
