Johnny Depp vs. Will Smith vs. Julia Roberts vs. Tom Hanks vs. Denzel Washington

I came across a blog post that gave the Harris Poll's Annual List of of America's Favorite Movie Stars for 2007. I faced off the top five:

1. Denzel Washington;
   
2. Tom Hanks;
   
3. Johnny Depp;
   
4. Julia Roberts;
   
5. Will Smith.
   

Scale is based on the average worldwide traffic of "will smith" in all years
"johnny depp" 1.70
"will smith" 1.00
"julia roberts" 0.70
"tom hanks" 0.45
"denzel washington" 0.30

Guess what, the 4-year Google-popularity gives a different ranking:

1. Johnny Depp;
   
2. Will Smith;
   
3. Julia Roberts;
   
4. Tom Hanks;
   
5. Denzel Washington.
   

In a way, this shows the individual star's staying power and/or whether or not he/she starred in many hit movies. Well, Washington goes from 1st to last and Hanks from 2nd to 2nd last... However, the list was of course for 2007. Maybe a 12-months look-back is more appropriate:


Scale is based on the average worldwide traffic of "will smith" in the last 12 months
"johnny depp" 0.86
"will smith" 1.00
"julia roberts" 0.34
"tom hanks" 0.30
"denzel washington" 0.24

Let's make the rankings list again:

1. Will Smith;
   
2. Johnny Depp;
   
3. Julia Roberts;
   
4. Tom Hanks;
   
5. Denzel Washington.
   

Washington and Smith jumped from the back to the top due to successful movies. Here too, the rankings contradict the Harris Poll.