the Fashion Spot - The most overpaid actor in Hollywood is Nicole Kidman

Nemezide · 12-09-2008

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That is according to the business journalists at Forbes.
The mag's analysis found that Nic's movies only made $1.00 for each dollar she was paid.
Ouch!
Here's the rest of the Overpaid Actor list.
No surprise - Kidman's ex-husband, Tom Cruise, is on the list, too.
2. Jennifer Garner ($3.60/dollar paid)
3. Tom Cruise ($4.00/dollar paid)
4. Cameron Diaz ($4.00/dollar paid)
5. Jennifer Lopez ($4.10/dollar paid)
6. Jim Carrey ($4.11/dollar paid)
7. Nicolas Cage ($4.16/dollar paid)
8. Drew Barrymore ($4.38/dollar paid)
9. Will Farrell ($4.67/dollar paid)
10. Cate Blanchett ($4.97/dollar paid)

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brokenenglish · 12-09-2008

I heard about this too and I am baffeled.
Why is Cameron Diaz still pulling in the most $ in Hollywood if her movies don't make any $?....

eternitygoddess · 12-09-2008

^I think maybe it's b/c they include independent films in their calculations, and independent films usually don't make a huge amount of $$$$.

carmen_kass · 12-09-2008

Will Farrel's can't be right, right? Or is it that he gets paid so much that despite his films making decent money he's still overpaid?

seahorseinstripe · 13-09-2008

nic don't do indie movies nowadays i think...

LetThemEatCake · 13-09-2008

And Drew? She hasnt done a good movie since Guncrazy!

HighMaintenance · 13-09-2008

Jennifer Garner #2... yeah she is overpaid

ckashie · 15-09-2008

I'm not surprised really, looking at the list I can't remember the last really good movie any of these people did. Although Cate Blanchett has done smaller movies recently to be fair (however the others haven't). Nicole is so overhyped, overbotoxed and overperoxided now.

brokenenglish · 15-09-2008

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Originally Posted by eternitygoddess

^I think maybe it's b/c they include independent films in their calculations, and independent films usually don't make a huge amount of $$$$.

I would say that has to be the case with Cate Blanchett being on here.
She could never be overpayed, IMO. She is always worth the $$.

I think the last indie NK did was Fur.

**sethii** · 15-09-2008

It doesn't mean she is overpaid - maybe if she wasn't in it the film would make even less. Personally I always enjoy her performances and she is beautiful

Pulp Fiction · 15-09-2008

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Originally Posted by brokenenglish

I would say that has to be the case with Cate Blanchett being on here.
She could never be overpayed, IMO. She is always worth the $$.

I think the last indie NK did was Fur.

she did one last year "Margot at the Wedding".

Miss Dalloway · 15-09-2008

I love Nicole and i think she is one of the most talented actors in the biz, so whatever better to over pay her than someone else on that list like Cameron Diaz,J.Lo or Garner.

**Spike413** · 15-09-2008

I don't think they should be going by what the movie makes in comparison to what the actor/actress earns, but rather, was their performance good enough to deserve their fee. I do think that a lot of the names mentioned on the list fall into the category of "overpaid actor", but the likes of Nicole Kidman and Cate Blanchett do not.

dior_couture1245 · 18-09-2008

All actors...celebrities....are overpaid. I'm sorry...I REALLY take issue to the fact that actors and sports stars, etc. get paid so much for a living. They get paid 10 times more than people who work 10 times harder than them. It really makes me sick to my stomach.

ParadEyes · 18-09-2008

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Originally Posted by Miss Dalloway

I love Nicole and i think she is one of the most talented actors in the biz, so whatever better to over pay her than someone else on that list like Cameron Diaz,J.Lo or Garner.

Couldn't agree more.