Forbes has posted its annual list of the most overpaid actors in Hollywood, and just like last year, former funnyman Adam Sandler finds himself in the unenviable position of first place, although he did have some competition from Johnny Depp following the disappointing box office for Dark Shadows and The Lone Ranger.
The list is worked out by taking the estimated salary of each star and compared it against the budget and box office takings of their previous three movies, up to June 2014. For Sandler – whose past three films were That’s My Boy, Jack and Jill and Grown Ups 2 – the return on investment worked out at $3.20 revenue for every $1 paid to the star. Here’s the full top ten:
1. Adam Sandler – $3.20
2. Johnny Depp – $4.10
3. Ben Stiller – $4.80
4. Ryan Reynolds – $4.90
5. Tom Hanks – $5.20
6. Will Ferrell – $6.60
7. Channing Tatum – $6.70
8. Denzel Washington – $6.90
9. Sandra Bullock – $9.00
10. Ben Affleck – $9.37
Still, a 3x return on investment isn’t that bad, is it?
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Originally published December 24, 2014. Updated April 13, 2018.
