Tom Cruise, Will Ferrell Top List of Most Overpaid Actors

Us Magazine - November 18, 2009 11:25 PM PST
Story photo: Tom Cruise, Will Ferrell Top List of Most Overpaid ActorsAlberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images; Denise Truscello/WireImage.comUs Magazine

Hollywood is taking its box office bombs to the bank, according to a new ranking released by Forbes magazine Wednesday.

Will Ferrell tops the list of stars who cost more than their movies do, taking in one dollar for every $3.29 his films make. The 42-year-old star -- known for his man-child roles in comedies including Elf -- was pushed to No. 1 on the Forbes list because of Land of the Lost, which earned just $65 million worldwide after a $100 million price tag.

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Tom Cruise -- who celebrates his third wedding anniversary with wife, Katie Holmes today -- came in sixth, earning one dollar for every $7.18 his movies earn. Forbes reports that the 47-year-old even skips out on an up-front lump sum in exchange for a large chunk of his films' initial gross dollars, earning a paycheck even if his bosses don't.

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Rounding out the top 10 list? Ice Cube, Ewan McGregor, Billy Bob Thornton, Eddie Murphy, Drew Barrymore, Leonardo DiCaprio, Samuel L. Jackson and Jim Carrey.

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In order to make the Forbes list, each celeb had to star in at least three blockbuster movies in the last five years. The return-on-investment dollar amount was calculated based on dividing the films' operating costs by the actors' total compensation.

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  • SKM-IL
    Inasmuch as I haven't been in a movie theatre since 1982 and refuse to buy DVD's, I hope the powers that be in La La Land go broke. The outrageous amounts of money paid to many "A List" actors is ridiculous and even more so now that our country is in such poor shape economically.
    report abuseposted November 20, 2009 7:13 PM PST
  • s.
    HOLLYWOOD SHOULD START LOOKING 4 NEW TALENT -- LORD KNOWS THAT THERE'S WAY MORE OUT THERE THAN JUST THESE BLOW-HARDS + FACTOR IN THE ECONOMY & SOME OF THEIR ARROGANCE & YOU GET NO-SHOWS WHO REALLY DON'Y WANT 2 SEE SOME OF THESE %@!*#S ANYMORE...
    report abuseposted November 20, 2009 9:04 AM PST
  • Ashley T
    stepbrothers is super funny
    report abuseposted November 19, 2009 5:25 PM PST
  • mary g
    DON'T CARE FOR CRUISE ANY MORE HIS PERSONAL LIFE IS CRAPY I FEEL SORRY FOR HIS DAUGHTER DOES HE LIKE BOYS? WILL FERRAL ACTS STUPID IN HIS MOVIES NO ATTRACTION TO ME WILL NOT GO AND SEE EITHER OF THEIR MOVIES
    report abuseposted November 19, 2009 4:24 PM PST
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