Some guys are better at supporting roles than at leading roles. Thats just how it is.

Morgan Freeman - The Shawshank Redemption, Neo Batman
Jason Statham - Snatch - Lock-Stock
Benicio del Toro - Traffic
Ken Watanabe - Samurai
Djimon Honsou - Biker Boyz - Blood Diamond
Jamie Foxx - That taxi driver thing
Brad Pitt - Pretty much any movie ever
Samuel L. Jackson - Pulp Fiction and a short list 100 movies long
Gary Sinise - Forrest Gump




Others suck at supporting roles, and just are better as lead


Arnold Schwarzenegger - Commando/ Total Recall
Sylvester Stallone - Rambo/ Rocky
Mel Gibson - Braveheart/ Lethal Weapon Saga
Tom Hanks (the terminal, forrest gump, robinson crusoe movie, philadelphia)


Few guys can pull both off, like

George Clooney (Ocean's, Micheal Clayton, etc..)
Kevin Spacey (the usual Suspects, american beauty)
Eddie Norton (that one poker movie, italian job, and pretty much any othermovie that came out)
Tom Cruise (yeah, he used to act, and pretty damn well)




So there you go, if you want to make a blockbuster, make a movie with Arnold Schwarzenegger or Sylvester Stallone or Mel Gibson, ft. Morgan Freeman and Jason Statham and watch the cash & the oscars come flowing in