32) STEVE MARTIN

RANK LAST YEAR: Not ranked.

TITLE: Sugar Daddy.

CAREER DOMESTIC BOX OFFICE: $1.6 billion.

2005 BOX OFFICE: $68 million.

STATUS REPORT: The king of family comedy (such as Cheaper by the Dozen 2), where profit is aplenty. His screenwriting chops and tireless marketing efforts are an indispensable asset. Helped Sony cut the raunch from The Pink Panther and launch a family-friendly franchise. Produced low-budget Shopgirl, which he adapted from his own novella and starred in as Claire Danes’s boyfriend.

NEXT: Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Pink Panther sequel.

YES, IT’S TRUE: Queen Latifah gave him a banjo when Bringing Down the House wrapped.