According to Forbes, the most overpaid star in Hollywood is Will Ferrell. Most likely because his last 3-4 movies have been about as funny as watching a baby get tortured for information. Reuters confirms that I'm always right:
The movie followed a disappointing $43 million box office for Ferrell's 2008 outing "Semi-Pro", and $128 million for "Step Brothers".
Using a formula that calculated the actor's estimated salary on each film, including DVD and TV sales, compared to the film's revenues from theater box offices and elsewhere, Forbes.com said that for every dollar Ferrell was paid, his films earned an average $3.29.
Let's do a little recap: Will starts out with Old School, Anchorman and Talladega Nights with a bunch of guest appearances in other awesome movies like Wedding Crashers and Zoolander. After that, he added Blades of Glory, Semi Pro, and Land of the Lost to his resume...all absolutely horrific movies. He needs to stick to playing a fat loser who drinks a lot and excels at some kind of stupid job. I think I'll write a script about a Staples employee who sells more paper than anyone else and pitch it to him. I'll let you know how that goes.
