Partial list of art house films given wide releases because of Movie Star leads.

http://www.deadline.com/2012/12/brad-pitts-killing-them-softly-dies-as-twilight-saga-james-bond-and-steven-spielberg-dominate-again/

LONELY ARE THE BRAVE--Kirk Douglas
SOLARIS, THE AMERICAN-- George Clooney
KILLING THEM SOFTLY--Brad Pitt
CLOUD ATLAS (to be fair, wide release was inevitable due to $100 million budget)--
Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Hugh Grant

There are more, but these films come immediately to mind.

Another poetry video for Funny Or Die--CLINT EASTWOOD IN ITALY

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/3a447214d3/clint-eastwood-in-italy