Question, Is Ryan Reynolds A Movie Star?

I saw a comment on this and I wonder. One one hand, I enjoyed Ryan Reynolds, one another, he really doesn't have great success when it comes to tentpole films.

Let me explain, His 1st major film that got him attention, Van Wilder, it was modestly successful at the box office, it made 38 Million on a 5 Million Budget. His next major film was Blade: Trinity as Hannibal King, and that did not go se well with Audiences. His next tentpole film is X-Men Original: Wolverine, where he finally plays Deadpool, However, this version of Deadpool was very unpopular with Fans, and as a whole, the film underperformed, grossing 350 Million on a 150 Million Budget. His next major role was in Romantic Comedy, The Proposal, and that film was a real box-office success grossing 317 Millon on a 40 Million Budget, however you could argue that people went to see that for Sandra Bullock.

His next major film is Green Lantern where he plays Hal Jordon, and once again, people didn't like and was a bomb grossing 220 Millon on a 200 Millon Budget. His next major roles were in 2013, with The animated film, The Croods, Turbo, and R.I.P.D. The Croods was successful, while Turbo and R.I.P.D underperformed.

He next major tentpole is Deadpool, and a re-interpertation of the character and I think Deadpool finally got Ryan Reynolds into the pop-culture and was a Major Box Office Success, grossing 782 Million on a 58 Million Budget. His next major films were in 2017 with Life and The Hitman's Bodyguard and they were modestly successful, grossing 100.5 Million and 183.4 Million. Next is Deadpool II, and that film was a Major Box-Office Success grossing 786 Million on a 110 Million. Next is Detective Pikachu and that one was a success grossing 450 Million on a 150 Million Budget.

Now this is where we get tricky because when you look at some of his major tentpole, 6 Underground, The Croods: The New Age, Red Notice, The Adam Project, Spirited were all release on Streaming. His other films that I haven't list are also either mid-budgeted for Indie tier Films.

I think Ryan Reynolds is a good actor, but let's be real, he hasn't gotten a lot of success at the box office and when he does, it is when he does a more mid-budget type film.