He's all about the moola. Johnny Depp was named Forbes magazine's most overpaid actor
— for the second year in a row.
To compile the annual list, Forbes examined the
Oscar-nominated actor's three most recent major films before June 2016,
including 2016's Alice Through the Looking Glass. The analysts
"deducted the estimated production budget from the global box office for
each film according to Box Office Mojo to come up with a limited definition of
each movie's operating income." Forbes then divided the
operating income by Depp's estimated pay for the three films to find "a
final return on investment number."
In layman's terms, Depp, 53, returned approximately $2.80 at the
box office for each dollar he was paid.
According
to Box Office Mojo, Alice
Through the Looking Glass grossed
a disappointing $77 million domestically and $300 million worldwide. Its
production budget was $170 million. The film was released in late May as Depp
in the midst of a bitter divorce with ex-wife Amber Heard.
(The former couple reached a $7 million settlement in August.)
The
actor's next film, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales,
which is slated for a May 2017 release, is expected to be a success as the
franchise has already grossed $3.7 billion with its first four films, per Forbes.
Will Smith came in second on Forbes' list with $5 for every dollar he was paid. The
magazine noted that his 2015 film Concussion "barely met its $34 million production
costs." Channing Tatum, meanwhile, placed third with $6 for each dollar he was paid.
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