Forbes magazine put together a list of the most overpaid actors in Hollywood, placing Will Ferrell (Land of the Lost, Semi-Pro) at the top. The magazine took a look at 100 top actors based on their widely released films over the past five years.
It factored in the production costs of those movies against how much box office, DVD and other revenue they generated in order to come with an operating income for each film, which it then compared with the salaries the stars earned.
In Ferrell’s case, the actor’s films earned just $3.29 for every dollar he was paid. That’s a pretty poor contrast to the $160 that Shia LaBeouf’s movies returned to the studios for every buck he earned.
That figure, by the way, put LaBeouf — who starred in “Transformers” in 2007 and “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” in 2008 — at the top of Forbes list of Best Actors for the Buck. Also included on that list were Robert Downey Jr., Christian Bale and Dennis Quaid.
No. 2 on the overpaid actors list is Ewan McGregor, who made a slew of poorly performing movies after playing Obi-Wan Kenobi four years ago in “Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith.” McGregor’s films earned $3.75 per dollar he was paid.
The third most overpaid actor is Bill Bob Thornton, whose recent films include “Eagle Eye,” “Mr. Woodcock,” “The Astronaut Farmer” and “The Informers.”
Also cracking the Top 10 list of overpaid actors is Drew Barrymore, Leonardo DiCaprio and Jim Carrey.
source: worstpreviews.com
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