Well there are several things that can improve your "chances" of becoming a movie star, but there is one in particular that can make you a bigger movie star than all the others. Actors that have done this end up becoming the A-listers: actors who are known worldwide, command tens of millions of dollars in salary, and whose movies have grossed hundreds of millions of dollars in the box office.
So what is this technique? Simply put, it's creating a memorable character that people love to see on the screen. And this love for your character will serve many purposes for your career and come with many benefits. Think of ubiquitously known characters like Captain Jack Sparrow, The Terminator, Officer John McClane, etc.
As Long As There Is Die Hard, Bruce Willis Will Have A Job
These characters have benefitted the actors who play them in many, many ways. The first two go hand-in-hand. As long as people will pay to see a certain character, studios will pay to put that character on screen, and thus, will pay you to play that role.
This means that not only will there be a sequel to the first movie, it also means that you already have your next part. By making the franchise live around your character, you can't be replaced. The studios need you for the movie, and you can negotiate some mighty nice terms.
Not only will your salary increase, but you'll probably have the opportunity to demand points on the gross receipts, meaning you'll get a piece of every single ticket sold. It's a beautiful thing that can make an actor using this technique very, very rich. Johnny Depp made $115 million off of Captain Jack Sparrow from PotC 2.
Along with that also comes indelible fame. Sure everyone says they loved Johnny back in the Edward Scissorhand days, but the truth is that Johnny Depp was not a famous actor until he played Captain Jack, and then his old movies became retroactively popular.
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The other benefit is licensing and merchandising points. If you create your character properly, s/he should become a staple of pop culture, spawning action figures, pajamas, lunch boxes, books, cartoons, etc. Franchises can often be worth tens of billions of dollars. That's how George Lucas made $3.6 billion from his Star Wars universe.
In addition to creating a character yourself, you can also opt into roles that are written around already-popular characters like Spider-Man and Batman. From Spider-Man's success, Tobey Maguire more than quadrupled his salary from $4 million to $17 million + a percentage of the gross. And he could do this, because Spider-Man is an awesome character that everyone loves, and his face and voice have become associated with it.
Lastly, you can always go the route of being a beloved actor. If people love you for being you, why switch that up? It's worked perfectly well for Tom Cruise and Will Smith. Because people love Tom's personality so much, he's been able to demand between 10% and 30% of profits on at least 7 of his movies, earning him an extra $305 million on top of the hundreds of millions he's already earned in straight salary.
And if you don't think that being yourself is the way to go, go look at Will Smith. He's the same guy in every movie, and the only movies of his that didn't do well are the ones where he deviated from his typical personality. Oh, and how well has that worked out? He's the only actor in history to have 8 movies gross over $100 million at the domestic box office in a row.
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