And the most overpaid actor in the world is.......

[TripletDaddy]

Will Ferrell.

At least according to financial figures that measure the actor's salary against total revenues, DVD sales, and production costs. Sounds reasonable enough.

Forbes looked at 100 top actors based on their widely released films over the past five years. It factored in the production costs of those movies against how much boxoffice, DVD and other revenue they generated in order to come up with an operating income for each film, which it then compared with the salaries the stars earned.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/...0fa034513ce3c0

Apparently, Will brings in $3.29 for every dollar he is paid (still a profitable investment, to be sure). In contrast, Shia LaBeouf brings in $160 for every dollar he is paid (better investment right now). I guess movies like "Land of the Lost" and "Semi-Pro" did not help Will's overall average.

Other actors rounding out the most overpaid list include Leonardo DiCaprio, Ewan McGregor, Billy Bob Thornton, Jim Carey and Drew Barrymore.

[Indy Coug]

Bela Lugosi has had more funny movies than Will Ferrell.

[Slim]

I'm not gonna lie. I liked Land of the Lost.

[Commando]

I'm not gonna lie. I liked Land of the Lost.

me too! all I heard for months is what a P.O.S. movie that was and when it came through Netflix there I was dying laughing for 2 hours. And I am definitely not a Will Ferrell fanboy.

[Green Lantern]

Apparently, Will brings in $3.29 for every dollar he is paid (still a profitable investment, to be sure).

Not really. Remember, that just means that the movie earns $3.29 for every dollar paid to Will Ferrell's salary. It doesn't include the rest of the cast and crew's salaries, not to mention marketing and distribution costs. It's really a pretty crappy number.

[BoylenOver]

Bela Lugosi has had more funny movies than Will Ferrell.

I'll give you "Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla", but what else does he have?

Ferrell: "Anchorman", "Talladega Nights", "Step Brothers", "Old School", "Wedding Crashers", "Elf",

[Non Sequitur]

I'll give you "Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla", but what else does he have?

Ferrell: "Anchorman", "Talladega Nights", "Step Brothers", "Old School", "Wedding Crashers", "Elf",

Wedding Crashers? Was he in that movie?

[Slim]

Wedding Crashers? Did he play Owen Wilson's or Vince Vaughn's part?

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZWfDtNRvA4"]YouTube- Meatloaf[/ame]

[Non Sequitur]

YouTube- Meatloaf

Now I remember. I'm not a huge Will Ferrell fan, but that was pretty funny.

[TripletDaddy]

Not really. Remember, that just means that the movie earns $3.29 for every dollar paid to Will Ferrell's salary. It doesn't include the rest of the cast and crew's salaries, not to mention marketing and distribution costs. It's really a pretty crappy number.

I see you read the article closely.