Nicole Kidman Tops List of Overpaid Stars

Forbes has turned their financial genius toward Hollywood in a recent report. They have used a system which factors in a movie’s revenues both internationally in theaters and on DVD, dividing the star’s total earnings by the films’ gross income to get the actor’s payback figure. See more photos and video below.

Overpaid star – Nicole Kidman

Due to the failure of last summer’s “The Invasion,” a remake of the 1956 classic “Invasion of the Body Snatchers”, Nicole Kidman has topped the list of overpaid stars. That movie lost $2.68 for every dollar Kidman was paid. On average, her movies only bring in a $1 for every dollar the actress is paid! Also on the top of the list are Tom Cruise, due to flops like “Lions for Lambs,” Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Drew Barrymore, Jim Carrey, Nicolas Cage and Jennifer Garner. Although Garner doesn’t demand that much money, her movies, including “The Kingdom” and “Catch and Release” just don’t make enough for her to be a “worthwhile investment.”

Apparently these celebrities do have a chance to get off this list. Thanks to the 2007 movie American Gangster, Russell Crowe is no longer known as an overpaid celebrity with a return of $6.88 for every dollar he earned. The movie, also starring Denzel Washington, returned a staggering $10.80 for every dollar Crowe was paid.

More photos of the Forbes list stars below plus a video of “The Invasion”