William Ostick, a spokesman, said the case of the Cuban Five and Mr. Gross "are not comparable".
Ms. Ricci and Ms. Gross are similarly well matched with their delicate frames and finely chiseled beauty.
Instead, the rapturous reception and £1.3bn-plus worldwide gross are clear indicators that Abrams, 49, is now Hollywood's most trusted reviver of ailing franchises.
Hot, muggy and gross are in the forecast, with temperatures in the low 90s, and the heat index in the upper 90s.
'Hurlyburly' Returns Bobby Cannavale (right), Josh Hamilton, Ethan Hawke, Parker Posey, Wallace Shawn and Halley Wegryn Gross are to star in a major New York revival of "Hurlyburly," the David Rabe play about the lives of four Los Angeles men in love-hate relationships with Hollywood women.
For Mr. Jurosko toils in the world of light opera, a high-talent, low-glamour backwater of the performing arts, where pure singing, rapid-fire recitative skills and comic timing are taken for granted, and the words "percentage of the gross" are never heard.
