As a point of reference for what kind of profit they might expect, the Financial Times reported that Taylor Swift's per-show gross for Reputation increased by $1.4 million, including two dates in July at FedEx Field, home of the Redskins.
What drew viewers into "Jackass" was its reputation for gross-out, anything-goes stunts and potentially injurious pranks.
Mayawati has a reputation for egomania and gross corruption (though this has never been stood up in court).
Given that Annan's reputation had been irreparably damaged by his gross mishandling of the Rwandan genocide and its aftermath in Congo, his interest in blaming others is hardly surprising.
Authorities appear more concerned with investigating what they see as a gross violation of sovereignty that badly damaged the prestige and reputation of the powerful Pakistani military.
A Fatah parliamentarian from the West Bank city of Nablus, Najat Abu Baker, eroded his reputation for financial propriety by accusing his government of gross corruption and of drowning the PA in debt.
Backbench Tory MPs were less measured, with Dominic Raab claiming it as evidence of Strasbourg's "warped moral compass", a gross distortion of the human rights convention and toxic for the reputation of human rights with the public.
While this has helped gross margins, it could have a long-term ill effect on reputation.
What sullied his reputation on the way out of the White House was a gross misjudgment in a far less exalted realm.
Yet, it would be impossible for Penn State to completely ignore revelations about Sandusky's abuses and the school's gross mishandling of this tragic situation -- including placing the institution's reputation above the welfare of the victims.
In North America, pre-release tracking estimated that the film would gross between $8 and $10 million during its opening weekend based on its adult rating and the poor reputation of the 1995 adaptation.
