Drew Barrymore & Eddie Murphy Top Forbes Most Overpaid Actors List. Will Ferrell & Denzel Washington Also In Top 10 [Full List Inside]
Eddie Murphy has been one of Hollywood's most bankable actors for years, but according to Forbes his recent box office failures have landed him in the No. 2 spot in their Most Overpaid Actors list.
Murphy struck box office gold with Dr. Doolittle and The Nutty Professor, both brought in $250 million worldwide. But two of his most recent films, Imagine That and Meet Dave bombed terribly. Leaving the actor in desperate need of a hit.
Drew Barrymore is also searching for a hit flick. According to Forbes the actress only brings 40 cents for every dollar she is paid, placing her at the top of the list.
Will Ferrell (No. 3), Reece Witherspoon (No. 4) and Denzel Washington round out the top five.
Here is the criteria that Forbes uses to compile the list.
To create our list we looked at the 40 highest-earning actors in Hollywood. To qualify, each had to have starred in at least three movies in the past five years that opened in more than 500 theaters. Movies that opened after May 1 of this year were not counted.
We also didn’t look at animated films because the stars aren’t really the draw. So Murphy doesn’t get credit for the Shrek movies where he voiced Donkey. Those films have brought in a total $3 billion at the global box office.
We used data gathered for our annual Celebrity 100 list to calculate each star’s estimated earnings on each film (including up-front pay and any earnings from the movie’s box-office receipts and first year sales of DVDs). We then looked at each movie’s estimated budget (not including marketing costs, which are susceptible to accounting chicanery) and box-office and DVD earnings to figure out an operating income for each film.
We added up each star’s compensation on his or her last three films and the operating income on those films, and divided total operating income by the star’s total compensation to come up with a return-on-investment number. The final number represents an average of how much a studio earns for every dollar paid.
Check out the top ten below.
1. Drew Barrymore
For every $1 Barrymore is paid, her films return an average 40 cents.
2. Eddie Murphy
For every $1 Murphy is paid, his films return an average $2.70.
3. Will Ferrell
For every $1 Ferrell is paid, his films return an average $3.50
4. Reece Witherspoon
For every $1 Witherspoon is paid, her films return an average $3.55.
5. Denzel Washington
For every $1 Washington is paid, his films return an average $4.25.
6. Nicolas Cage
For every $1 Cage is paid, his films return an average $4.40.
7. Adam Sandler
For every $1 Sandler is paid, his films return an average $5.20
8. Vince Vaughn
For every $1 Vaughn is paid, his films return an average $5.20.
9. Tom Cruise
For every $1 Cruise is paid, his films return an average $6.35
10. Nicole Kidman
For every $1 Kidman is paid, her films return an average $6.70
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Comment by moneymikemurder on November 5, 2011 at 11:56am -
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Comment by AVITY on November 5, 2011 at 5:42am -
Great to see the man Denzel in dat list..among my personal favourite
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Comment by jodibbz on November 5, 2011 at 4:45am -
no one is saying they dont like those actors they are just saying there f****** expensive big difference people
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Comment by dickliscious on November 5, 2011 at 4:39am
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DENZEL OVER PAID?! B*******! Whoever put denzel on this kill yo self. where the f*** is jim carrey and jennifer anniston. Jennifer has a movie come out damn near every 6 months. I have yet to hear anybody say they liked or enjoyed any of her movies. Most people really don't think she's that good of an actress. But she is fine as hell.
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Comment by NotoriousRambo on November 4, 2011 at 9:17pm -
TOM CRUISE IS DEFINITELY NOT OVERPAID GTFO
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Comment by C-LOW on November 4, 2011 at 8:42pm -
I highly doubt Denzel is over paid. Yea I can see will ferral, nicolas cage, nicole kidman and reese witherspoon. They even threw tom cruise in there. Plus I don't think this list should exclude the voices these actors provide for animations because it's still acting and a certian actor might make that character stand out more. Plus it shouldn't be based on the last 3 movies, should be based on their whole career because a lot of these actors been terrible.
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Comment by romey rome419 on November 4, 2011 at 8:16pm -
WHTS UP WIT SAMUEL L JACKSON
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Comment by Follw Me @MyWorldNMyHands on November 4, 2011 at 7:58pm -
Denzel, Ferrell, Cruise, & Sandler are worth the money entertaining wise!
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Comment by CALI SUPERSTAR on November 4, 2011 at 5:53pm -
how could they be overpaid if they are the reason people see the movies
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Comment by Ms.Unaware Book "UnAware" Coming on November 4, 2011 at 4:52pm -
Interesting......Some extremely good one on list, shucks, I remember Drew playing "Firestarter" lol...one of my fave movies....
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