Each year Forbes ranks the stars under various titles. Back in June they told us that Oprah has the most power. Now it’s all about the cash.
Here is the list of stars that have made the most in the past year, all from just signing there name on a few film contracts. Unfortunately this list features no female actors. For Shame.
Best Paid Stars
1. Will Smith-$80 million
2. Johnny Depp-$72 million
3. Eddie Murphy-$55 million
4. Mike Myers-$55 million
5. Leonardo Dicaprio- $45 million
6. Bruce Willis-$41 million
7. Ben Stiller-$40 million
8. Nicholas Cage-$38 million
9. Will Ferrell-$31 million
10. Adam Sandler-$30 million
Now here are the stars that bring the studios back what they invested, in other words they are the bankable stars that bring butts to the seats of theaters. In the end that may count more than how much they make per film. If a 20 million dollar a film actor has flop after flop, then what’s the point of paying them ridiculous amounts of money?
Ultimate Star Paybacks
1. Vince Vaughn
2. Tobey Maguire
3. Julia Roberts
4. Brad Pitt
5. Naomi Watts
6. Matt Damon
7. George Clooney
8. Jennifer Aniston
9. Hugh Jackman
10. Ben Stiller
Get the complete list can be found at Forbes.com
