Entertainment: Do Stars Deliver?

Arnold and Kevin can still pack 'em in like old-time idols, but most other leading lights suffer from fickle fans and outrageous fortune

Kevin Costner is a big star. He dances with wolves, he fields his dreams, he plays Robin Hood in a California accent, and lines form outside the local plex that are longer than the queue of creditors at an S&L.; Star quality: people want to watch him on the big screen. Star power: tens of millions of people will pay for the privilege. And keep on paying. His western smash, Dances with Wolves, has been filling theaters for nine months now. Last week more folks went to see it than Return to the Blue Lagoon, which was all of two weeks...

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