Forbes Magazine has named actor Matt Damon, star of “The Bourne Identity’ series, “The Departed’ and the “Ocean’s 11′ series, as giving the best box office returns for his salary. Damon reportedly makes $29 for each dollar he is paid.
Hearthrobs Brad Pitt (“Ocean’s 11, 12 & 13′, “Babel’) and Johnny Depp (“Pirates of the Caribbean’) are second and third, with Vince Vaughn (“Wedding Crashers’, “The Break-up’) surprisingly tying with Depp for third place.
Jennifer Aniston (“Rumour Has It’, “The Break-up’) is the highest-ranked actress on the list, at number five. She is followed by three Oscar winners, namely Angelina Jolie (“A Mighty Heart’, “The Good Shepherd’), Renee Zellweger (“Cold Mountain’, “Bridget Jones’) and Reese Witherspoon (“Walk the Line’, “Legally Blonde’).
In ninth place is funnyman Ben Stiller (“Zoolander’, “Meet the Parents’) and Sandra Bullock (“Premonition’, “Miss Congeniality’). (Source: Studio Briefing)