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Will Ferrell is on the top of the Forbes list of the Most Overpaid Stars, list that calculated how much moviemakers earn per dollar paid to their lead actor.

The latest films of Will bombed at the box office and his rate of return went down to $3.29 for every dollar of his fee.

As a contrast to that, Shia LaBeouf earned studios around $160 for every dollar of his fee.

Ewan McGregor was the second best on the list after Will; other big names such as Tom Cruise, Leonardo DiCaprio or Samuel L. Jackson reached the top ten.

Nevertheless, the situation might change as Will revealed his plans for a sequel to “Anchorman” one of his most successful films.

Here is Forbes’ top ten of Most Overpaid Stars:
1. Will Ferrell
2. Ewan McGregor
3. Billy Bob Thornton
4. Eddie Murphy
5. Ice Cube
6. Tom Cruise
7. Drew Barrymore
8. Leonardo DiCaprio
9. Samuel L. Jackson
10. Jim Carrey

Here it is Forbes’ new best-paid actor list, covering June 1, 2007 to June 1, 2008.

Will Smith ranked first with $80 million, Johnny Depp with $74 and Eddie Murphy with $55. He tied with Mike Myers, who also made $55 million. Others rounding out the top 10: Leonardo DiCaprio, Bruce Willis, Ben Stiller, Nicolas Cage, Will Ferrell, and Adam Sandler.

And, notes Forbes, men are still making more than women. Collectively, the big screen’s leading men took home an estimated $487 million in the past year compared with the leading ladies’ haul of $244.5 million.

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