Forbes Magazine Names Eddie Murphy As The Most Overpaid Actor In Hollywood! + (See Top 10)

Aren’t you just wondering who else ranked in under him…

Forbes released their list for the Top 10 Overpaid Actors In Hollywood and, other than Eddie topping the ranks at numero uno, you may actually be surprised who landed up on there:

#2–Katherine Heigl

#3–Reese Witherspoon

#4–Sandra Bullock

#5–Jack Black

#6–Nicolas Cage

#7–Adam Sandler

#8–Denzel Washington

#9–Ben Stiller

#10–Sarah Jessica Parker

Denzel!?!? For real tho?

Forbes gave their reasons for Eddie landing at number one and they didn’t hesitate to name all of his box office flops


Poor Eddie Murphy desperately needs a comeback. Remember back in the day when he was so funny on Saturday Night Live and in movies like Trading Places and Beverly Hills Cop? His voice work has helped make movies like Shrek and Mulan tolerable for adults, and even his family-friendly movies, like Norbit and Dr. Dolittle, were good for some chuckles.

But lately, Murphy’s career has just collapsed. Imagine That, A Thousand Words and Meet Dave were colossal flops. Last year’s Tower Heist, which was supposed to be something of a return to form for the comedian, failed to wow at the box office, earning $153 million on an estimated budget of $75 million. (In order to even come close to turning a profit, a movie has to earn twice its production budget in ticket sales, plus the millions spent on marketing.)

Murphy then backed out of hosting the Oscars, which didn’t help his reputation.His string of flops lands Murphy at the top of our Most Overpaid Actors list for 2012.

We estimate that for every $1 Murphy was paid for his last three films, they returned an average of $2.30 at the box office.

Ouch!