Editing A-list (section)

{{short description|Person at the very top of their field}}
{{other uses|A-list (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2012}}

An '''A-list''' actor is a major [[movie star]], or one of the most [[bankable star|bankable]] actors in a [[film industry]].

The A-list is part of a larger guide called ''The Hot List'', which ranks the bankability of 1,400 movie actors worldwide,<ref name=ulmerscale /> and has become an industry-standard guide in Hollywood. American entertainment journalist [[James Ulmer (journalist)|James Ulmer]], the guide's creator, has also developed a version including directors, the ''Hot List of Directors''.<ref name=ulmerscale>{{cite news |url=http://www.ulmerscale.com/aboutHL.html |title=About The Ulmer Scale |publisher=The Ulmer Scale|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111214005830/http://www.ulmerscale.com/aboutHL.html |archive-date=December 14, 2011 }}</ref> The '''Ulmer scale''' categorizes the lists into A+, A, B+, B, C, and D listings. Similarly, in India, there is three-tier strategy, tier-1, tier-2 and tier-3, which are based on the saleability and box office collection capability of a star.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/what-does-three-tier-strategy-mean-for-tamil-heroes/article27465870.ece | title=What's the story behind star-rating meter in Kollywood? | newspaper=The Hindu | date=June 4, 2019 | archive-date=June 17, 2023 | access-date=June 17, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617100148/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/what-does-three-tier-strategy-mean-for-tamil-heroes/article27465870.ece | url-status=live }}</ref>