Big Money, Big Actors

It is interesting how one actor can make or break how popular movies or television shows can turn out. There have been multiple times I have seen which actors were in a movie and wanted to see it without even watching the trailer. For me those actors are probably Tom Hanks, Russell Crowe, Gerard Butler, and a few more. Or theres movies where they throw in a ton of famous actors into one movie and instantly get a huge audience. Movies like Tropic Thunder and first and second The Expendables had a large cast of very popular stars and drew in a large number of viewers. Thats one thing I don't like about the industry. Im not saying these are bad movies, but I feel its a cheaper way to get people to come and watch. If companies have a lot of money they can hire big actors and instantly make a lot of money, no matter how good the actual movie is. I'd rather make a no name actor a popular one after being in a great movie. I give low budget movies that become popular a lot of credit, saying they can beat the big production companies without the money they have.