Variety reports that Bullock's The Blind Side became the first film in history driven solely by a top female star to jump the US$200 million mark at the US domestic box office.No previous films in which Bullock had top solo billing have reached $200 million, nor have any of the solo starring efforts of the likes of Julia Roberts, Meryl Streep, Angelina Jolie or Reese Witherspoon.
Roberts' Erin Brockovich - the film most often compared with Blind Side - grossed $125.6 million domestically. Streep's The Devil Wears Prada fashioned $124.7 million at the US box office.
The only female-driven film that jumped $200 million domestically was romantic comedy My Big Fat Greek Wedding, the 2002 indie hit starring then-unknown Nia Vardalos and Northern Exposure star John Corbett, which earned $241.1 million domestically.
Some female-driven films have found more love overseas. Musical Mamma Mia!, with a cast led by Streep, grossed $144.1 million domestically and a massive $465.7 million overseas.
source:heraldsun.com.au
