By 1991, Bacon began to give up the idea of playing leading men in big-budget films and to remake himself as a character actor.

She took little advantage of her new-found fame by choosing not to do any big-budget films for the next three years.

Even acting in big-budget films has a bit of normalcy at this point.

It is the season of the blockbuster, when studios roll out their big-budget films and pit them against one another.

United Artists is also moving ahead on two big-budget, big-star films.

Maybe only big-budget films could do full justice to such a scene.

Even the video market, once a major purveyor of B movies, has been flooded with big-budget films.

The industry itself is shaky, faced with a weakened local economy and stronger competition from big-budget American films.

This year's figures, which do not include several big-budget films that began in late 1991 and carried over into the early months of 1992, may improve.

One thing Tatum doesn't have to hope for: a couple of leads in some upcoming big-budget films.