Fan favorite George Clooney also found himself on the annual
Forbes list after the limited commercial appeal of films like
"Hail Caesar," "Money Monster" and the 2015 flop "Tomorrowland."
Depp led the list for the second straight year after his movie
"Alice Through The Looking Glass" brought in just $300 million
at the global box-office after costing about $170 million to
produce.
Forbes compiles the list by comparing the estimated pay for a
lead actor in his or her last three movies with the estimated
production costs and box-office gross of those movies.
It calculated that Depp, whose 2015 movie "Mortdecai" also
bombed, returned just $2.8 dollars at the box-office for every
$1 he was paid.
Depp, 53, who became one of Hollywood's highest paid actors with
"Pirates of the Caribbean," also had a bad 2016 on the personal
front. His split from actress Amber Heard made headlines when
the pair exchanged allegations of violence and blackmail that
were later dropped, and Depp paid out $7 million in a divorce
settlement.
"Concussion", the 2015 film about football head injuries that
starred Smith, grossed just $13 million more than its $34
million budget. It followed disappointing receptions for "Focus"
and "After Earth" and led to a $5 return at the box-office for
every $1 Smith was paid, Forbes calculated.
Clooney came in 5th on the list, with a box office return of
$6.70 for every $1 he was paid, largely because of the failure
of "Tomorrowland" which cost $190 million to produce.
"Magic Mike" star Channing Tatum and comedian Will Ferrell
rounded out the top 5 on Forbes list of most overpaid actors.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Frances Kerry)
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