As a singer, Whitney Houston wants no introduction. As a Christmas film star, although, she might come throughout as considerably extra obscure. Regardless of this, she discovered success on that avenue of life as properly. Not solely did she star within the surprisingly good 1996 Christmas movie “The Preacher’s Spouse,” however she additionally did so reverse the nice Denzel Washington, and earned loads of cash for her efforts.
A remake of the 1947 movie “The Bishop’s Spouse” (itself primarily based on the 1928 e book of the identical title), “The Preacher’s Spouse” is a fantasy comedy-drama about Henry Biggs (Courtney B. Vance), a stressed-out reverend who’s going by a disaster of religion whereas his church is standing in the way in which of an actual property mogul’s (Gregory Hines) development challenge. Thankfully, an angel named Dudley (Washington) and Biggs’ spouse Julia (Houston) are there to assist the preacher. Sadly, plainly the 2 are additionally falling in love. It is a Christmas film, after all, so regardless of its potential for heartbreak, the ending is comfortable — very like Houston’s checking account after she took the function. The truth is, her wage for “The Preacher’s Spouse” was a formidable $10 million.
For context, this was again at a time when movie star paychecks have been ballooning throughout the trade, with Jim Carrey commanding as a lot as $20 million per film. Nonetheless, when you think about that the period’s top-earning starlet, Demi Moore, was paid $12.5 million for her starring function in “Striptease,” Houston’s $10 million payday for a comparatively low-stakes vacation movie is a formidable haul by any requirements.
The Preacher’s Spouse was simply considered one of Houston’s notable roles
Whitney Houston was solely 48 years outdated when she tragically died in 2012. Because of the 2022 music biopic “Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody” and the identical 12 months’s clearly Houston-inspired Netflix movie “Beauty,” she has remained a strong presence within the movie trade after her dying, however “The Preacher’s Spouse” was removed from her solely noteworthy movie challenge throughout her lifetime.
Houston’s most well-known film is her performing debut, “The Bodyguard.” Although Hollywood bigwigs warned Kevin Costner against casting Houston for the 1992 romantic drama about movie star singer-actor Rachel Marron (Houston) and her ex-Secret Service bodyguard Frank Farmer (Costner), the film’s worldwide field workplace haul of $411 million towards a $25 million price range speaks for itself. Aside from propelling Houston towards a good brighter limelight than earlier than, the music-filled movie is stuffed with nice tunes that earned it two Academy Award nominations. It additionally gave Houston her signature track, the Dolly Parton cowl “I Will At all times Love You” — although not earlier than Costner had to defended Houston from pushback when her report label disliked the track’s opening.
Aside from “The Bodyguard” and “The Preacher’s Spouse,” the performing leg of Houston’s profession is remembered for her function as Savannah in Forest Whitaker’s 1995 comedy-drama “Ready to Exhale.” She additionally performed the Fairy Godmother within the 1997 TV film “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella.” Her last film function was in Salim Akil’s music drama “Sparkle,” which was launched in August 2012 — only a few months after her dying.
As a singer, Whitney Houston wants no introduction. As a Christmas film star, although, she might come throughout as considerably extra obscure. Regardless of this, she discovered success on that avenue of life as properly. Not solely did she star within the surprisingly good 1996 Christmas movie “The Preacher’s Spouse,” however she additionally did so reverse the nice Denzel Washington, and earned loads of cash for her efforts.
A remake of the 1947 movie “The Bishop’s Spouse” (itself primarily based on the 1928 e book of the identical title), “The Preacher’s Spouse” is a fantasy comedy-drama about Henry Biggs (Courtney B. Vance), a stressed-out reverend who’s going by a disaster of religion whereas his church is standing in the way in which of an actual property mogul’s (Gregory Hines) development challenge. Thankfully, an angel named Dudley (Washington) and Biggs’ spouse Julia (Houston) are there to assist the preacher. Sadly, plainly the 2 are additionally falling in love. It is a Christmas film, after all, so regardless of its potential for heartbreak, the ending is comfortable — very like Houston’s checking account after she took the function. The truth is, her wage for “The Preacher’s Spouse” was a formidable $10 million.
For context, this was again at a time when movie star paychecks have been ballooning throughout the trade, with Jim Carrey commanding as a lot as $20 million per film. Nonetheless, when you think about that the period’s top-earning starlet, Demi Moore, was paid $12.5 million for her starring function in “Striptease,” Houston’s $10 million payday for a comparatively low-stakes vacation movie is a formidable haul by any requirements.
The Preacher’s Spouse was simply considered one of Houston’s notable roles
Whitney Houston was solely 48 years outdated when she tragically died in 2012. Because of the 2022 music biopic “Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody” and the identical 12 months’s clearly Houston-inspired Netflix movie “Beauty,” she has remained a strong presence within the movie trade after her dying, however “The Preacher’s Spouse” was removed from her solely noteworthy movie challenge throughout her lifetime.
Houston’s most well-known film is her performing debut, “The Bodyguard.” Although Hollywood bigwigs warned Kevin Costner against casting Houston for the 1992 romantic drama about movie star singer-actor Rachel Marron (Houston) and her ex-Secret Service bodyguard Frank Farmer (Costner), the film’s worldwide field workplace haul of $411 million towards a $25 million price range speaks for itself. Aside from propelling Houston towards a good brighter limelight than earlier than, the music-filled movie is stuffed with nice tunes that earned it two Academy Award nominations. It additionally gave Houston her signature track, the Dolly Parton cowl “I Will At all times Love You” — although not earlier than Costner had to defended Houston from pushback when her report label disliked the track’s opening.
Aside from “The Bodyguard” and “The Preacher’s Spouse,” the performing leg of Houston’s profession is remembered for her function as Savannah in Forest Whitaker’s 1995 comedy-drama “Ready to Exhale.” She additionally performed the Fairy Godmother within the 1997 TV film “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella.” Her last film function was in Salim Akil’s music drama “Sparkle,” which was launched in August 2012 — only a few months after her dying.
