Will Ferrell tops Forbes list of most overpaid actors

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WILL Ferrell and Tom Cruise are among the most overpaid Hollywood actors, with their films regularly failing to draw big enough bucks to justify their massive pay cheques, a report says.

According to the list published in Forbes magazine, Land of the Lost star Ferrell attracts the lowest return on investment, bringing in $3.29 for every dollar he is paid.

Others on the list include Eddie Murphy, Samuel L Jackson, Drew Barrymore and Ewan McGregor.
The biggest surprise in the top ten list was the inclusion of Cruise, who only pulls in $7.18 for every dollar he earns from the studios.

Forbes said that it came up with the figures by comparing how much each star earned to how much the films cost to make and how much it earned from box office, DVD and TV sales.

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By comparison, here are the Top 10 most underapaid actors. Not really a great comparison, because most aren't the lead actors in their movies


1. Shia LaBeouf
Return on Investment: $160 revenue per dollar of salary.
Movies included: Eagle Eye, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Transformers

2. James McAvoy
ROI: $114 revenue per dollar of salary
Movies included: Wanted, Penelope, Atonement

3. Michael Cera
ROI: $102 revenue per dollar of salary
Movies included: Year One, Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist, Superbad

4. Daniel Radcliffe
ROI: $93 revenue per dollar of salary
Movies included: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

5. Robert Downey Jr.
ROI: $78 revenue per dollar of salary
Movies included: The Soloist, Tropic Thunder, Iron Man

6. Javier Bardem
ROI: $73 revenue per dollar of salary
Movies included: Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Love in the Time of Cholera, No Country for Old Men

7. Ryan Reynolds
ROI: $61 revenue per dollar of salary
Movies included: The Proposal, Definitely, Maybe and Just Friends

8. Christian Bale
ROI: $55 revenue per dollar of salary
Movies included: Terminator Salvation, The Dark Knight, 3:10 to Yuma

9. Aaron Eckhart
ROI: $45 revenue per dollar of salary
Movies included: No Reservations, The Black Dahlia, Thank You for Smoking

10. Dennis Quaid
ROI: $43 revenue per dollar of salary
Movies included: The Express, Smart People, Vantage Point

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Cruise - Scientology at work...

liked most of his movies until he got all crazy whacked out on scientology