Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman branded Hollywood's most "overpaid" actors
Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman have been branded Hollywood's most "overpaid" actors.
Business magazine Forbes compared big name stars' salaries to the amount of money their films actually gross at the box office. It found that Oscar-winner Crowe's recent films - which include Cinderella Man and A Good Year, have flopped - averaging $5 of gross income for each dollar he was paid.
Fellow Australian Kidman came second in the list after earning a reported $15 million for her most recent blockbuster The Golden Compass - which made only $26 million in its debut weekend in the US, compared to the $200 million it reportedly cost to make.
That means Kidman's films return $8 on average to the studios, while Angelina Jolie - who is paid less than Kidman - grosses $15 on average.
Comedians Jim Carrey and Will Ferrell came in third and fourth positions.
And mother-to-be Jennifer Lopez rounded off the top five. J Lo is quickly becoming known for her box office flops, with her film Gigli not even taking as much as it cost to make.
Adam Sandler, Cameron Diaz, Denzel Washington, Will Smith and Tom Cruise also featured in the round-up.
The magazine said: "Once you're in Hollywood's A-list earnings club, it's hard to get kicked out, no matter how badly your films perform at the box office."
Forbes magazine's Most Overpaid Celebrities:
1. Russell Crowe
2. Nicole Kidman
3. Jim Carrey
4. Will Ferrell
5. Jennifer Lopez
6. Adam Sandler
7. Cameron Diaz
8. Denzel Washington
9. Will Smith
10. Tom Cruise
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this article is stupid.
this article is stupid. these are the only actors and actresses worth watching you idiot. a more intresting article would have been actors who bring no money in and whose movies just suck. gavin was obviously desperate for an article. try again.
There are so many items that
There are so many items that go into creating a box office smash that putting the entire blame on the talent is not right.
Case: "Cinderella Man" is an excellent movie directed by Ron Howard, no slouch himself. It was in the local theaters 3 weeks and then was yanked. The movie houses get the first box office dollars before the studios.
The studios cut deals for worldwide distribution, DVD and cable distribution and network broadcasts. They know where the money is coming from to pay their production costs before the camera shoot the 1st scene. Box office is gravy for them.
I think you can look at the way studios market the films to attract an audience. But the real bottom line is that you can have great acting, great directing, great production values and great marketing but the story stinks. It's a loser.
Or, you can have all those great things but for some reason the film doesn't "come together". That is why they call it "Hollywood Magic" and "Lighting in a Bottle" when they get a smash hit.
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