"Brangelina" Reigns in Guinness World Records 2009

"Brangelina" Reigns in Guinness World Records 2009

LONDON, September 14/PRNewswire/ -- As if their superstardom, beauty and an ever-expanding brood of children weren't enough to make Hollywood green with envy - Guinness World Records 2009 crowns Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie the Most Powerful Actor and Actress in the world. Jolie grabs her previously-joint title from Jennifer Aniston and stands solo on the top as Most Powerful Actress, while husband (and Aniston's ex) Pitt topples Tom Cruise's four-year reign as Most Powerful Actor. The record category is calculated based on a 12-month matrix of Google, Yahoo and Factiva searches; IMDBPro news stories and "Star Meter" readings, as well as Forbes earnings and Celebdaq share price, at the time of press.

The 2009 edition also reveals amazing achievements by other high calibre actors in the cinematic arena. Samuel L Jackson sets the world record for the Highest Grossing Actor with a whopping 68 movies at a total gross of US$7.42 billion (GBP3.94 billion). Fans of Tim Burton and Johnny Depp (both USA) can celebrate that their actor/director union became the Most Lucrative Movie Partnership ever formed with five blockbuster films netting an amazing GBP287m (US$570.6 million). Other record-breakers include the 21 Bond movies and Transformers (USA, 2007) which mark the Highest Grossing Movie Series and Most Downloaded Movie, respectively.

From the world of television, Lost (ABC) becomes the Most Downloaded Show of all times. However, in a bizarre record twist, it loses its title for Most Popular TV Show to hospital drama House (Fox), starring Hugh Laurie (UK) as the unconventional maverick Dr Gregory.

Also receiving a major accolade in the 2009 book, UK actor Christopher Lee is named Most Connected Living Actor based on the University of Virginia's 'Oracle of Bacon' software. The database maps the working relationship between 1,250,000 actors and actresses and Lee is identified as living in the "Centre of the Hollywood Universe".

The all new 2009 edition of the Guinness World Records is on sale from the 17th September 2008, bursting with new records, fascinating stats, celebrity gossip and - for the first time ever - incredible 3D images.

About Guinness World Records

Guinness World Records is the universally recognized authority on record-breaking achievement. First published in 1955, the annual Guinness World Records book is published in more than 100 countries and 25 languages and is one of the highest-selling books under copyright of all time with more than 3 million copies sold annually across the globe. Guinness World Records celebrated its 50th anniversary edition in 2004, a year after the sale of its 100 millionth copy. Guinness World Records also annually publishes the Gamer's Edition; a records book devoted solely to the world of computer gaming and high score record achievements. The Guinness World Records website (www.guinnessworldrecords.com) receives more than 11 million visitors a year. Guinness World Records is part of the Jim Pattison Group, one of Canada's largest privately owned companies which is a conglomerate of interests, including advertising, broadcasting, grocery stores and automotive retailing.

Source: Guinness World Records

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