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Johnny Depp dethrones Adam Sandler as most overpaid actor in Hollywood for 2015

December 22, 2015 by Gary Collinson

Originally published December 22, 2015. Updated April 15, 2018.

It’s almost the end of the year, and as such Forbes has posted its annual list of the most overpaid actors in Hollywood, with Johnny Depp dethroning Adam Sander (who topped the list for both 2013 and 2014) for the unenviable title.

According to Forbes’ ranking, the poor performance of The Lone Ranger, Mortdecai and Transcendence meant that Johnny Depp’s movies returned just $1.20 for every dollar he was paid, which puts him way ahead of the competition.

Here’s the top ten, or rather “bottom ten”:

1. Johnny Depp: $1.20 per $1
2. Denzel Washington: $6.50 per $1
3. Will Ferrell: $6.80 per $1
4. Liam Neeson: $7.80 per $1
5. Will Smith: $8.60 per $1
6. Christian Bale: $9.20 per $1
7. Channing Tatum: $10.80 per $1
8. Brad Pitt: $12.00 per $1
9. Ben Affleck: $12.30 per $1
10. Tom Cruise: $13.60 per $1

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Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Ben Affleck, Brad Pitt, Channing Tatum, Christian Bale, Denzel Washington, Johnny Depp, Liam Neeson, Tom Cruise, Will Ferrell, Will Smith

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, TV and digital content producer and writer, who is the founder of the pop culture website Flickering Myth and producer of the gothic horror feature film 'The Baby in the Basket' and the upcoming suspense thriller 'Death Among the Pines'.

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