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Johnny Depp is Hollywood's most overpaid actor - Forbes

Its a fairly staggering figure, especially considering the number associated with the lists runner-up: Denzel Washington, whom Forbes says returned $6.50 for every $1 he was paid for his most recent work.

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Wait, you're telling us everyone didn't love Mortdecai?

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Scruffy hair chameleon Johnny Depp is 2015's most overpaid actor, Forbes. The money-minded magazine says that the three-time Oscar nominee's most recent wide-release movies —Mortdecai and Transcendence — earned a mere $1.20 for every dollar Depp was paid to star in said movies.

Paltry, to be sure — but not nearly as low as Depp's.

Both figures are even more stunning, though, when compared to the name atop Forbes' list ofmost valuable actors: Chris Evans, whose films apparently returned $181.80 for every dollar he was paid.

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(The four names that followed Evans were all women — Mila Kunis, Scarlett Johansson, Gwyneth Paltrow and Emma Stone — which, as Forbes points out, says more about Hollywood's notorious gender wage gap than anything else.)

Sure, the comparison isn't entirely fair. Evans' most recent starring vehicles were Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Avengers: Age of Ultron — a pair of ginormous Marvel Cinematic Universe installments that almost certainly would've earned zillions regardless of who played Captain America in them. Evans himself isn't the engine behind their success; the Marvel brand is.

Even so, it's interesting to note — as Forbes does — that the Most Overpaid list "is dominated by established male leads who charge top dollar but don't always deliver at the ticket booth." '

Remember all those thinkpieces about the end of the age of movie stars? Yeah, we're there.

But don't be too glum, Johnny: After all, there's another Pirates of the Caribbean flick coming out in 2017.

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The full list of Hollywood's most overpaid actors is as follows:

1. Johnny Depp2. Denzel Washington3. Will Ferrell4. Liam Neeson5. Will Smith6. Christian Bale7. Channing Tatum8. Brad Pitt9. Ben Affleck10. Tom Cruise

And Hollywood's best bangs-for-their-buck are:

1. Chris Evans2. Mila Kunis3. Scarlett Johansson4. Gwyneth Paltrow5. Emma Stone6. Chris Hemsworth7. Vin Diesel8. Jennifer Lawrence9. Mark Wahlberg10. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson

Source: Mashable

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