I’m Not There (2007)

Based On the Life of: Bob Dylan

Starring: Cate Blanchett (and others)

Movie Budget: $20 million

Star Salary: $2 million

This unconventional film employs many techniques—and actors—to portray the life of singer Bob Dylan and his many public personas. Cate Blanchett portrayed Dylan’s post-electric phase with other Dylan interpretations played, in turn, by Christian Bale, Richard Gere, Heath Ledger, Ben Whishaw, and Marcus Carl Franklin.

The edgy arthouse-style film, directed by veteran filmmaker Todd Haynes, was produced by a combination of seven smaller, independent production companies. It made a scant $11.7 million at the box office, $9.3 million off from its production budget.