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The Embarrassing List of Overpaid Celebrities

Guess who's number one? Hint: Nicole Kidman came in second

By Monica Gaza, Entertainment News Editor

13th of December 2007, 16:27 GMT

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Finally! Someone has been listening to my prayers after all! I had no idea there was such a thing as a top of Hollywood's Most Overpaid Celebrities, but looks like it's my lucky day after all. I mean, over the past months - well, over the past year, actually - I kept hearing people in the film industry complain about how there have been more and more box office flops, about how people are losing interest in movies on the big screen and in going to the cinema...you know how the story goes. And at the same time, I have always been wondering just how someone like Nicole Kidman, who seems to be turning to dust pretty much everything she touches, reportedly made about $15 million for her latest movie, "The Golden Compass" - which is largely deemed a major flop. Well, wonder no more - for here comes the answer: these are Hollywood's most overpaid celebs.

The top was drawn out by Forbes, and the idea was to draw a comparison between the stars' salaries on the one hand, and the gross income made by the films in which they starred, on the other hand. And here are the top 10. At number one, meet Kurt Russel, an actor who may have triumphed in "Gladiator", but whose more recent films (think "Cinderella Man" and "A Good Year") have been serious box office flops. His rescue (well, sort of) came with "American Gangster", which has already cashed in about $173 million.

And here is Nicole, second on the list. I was telling you about how she got a whole lot of money for starring in "The Golden Compass". I guess it's also time I mentioned that this movie allegedly cost about $200 million to make, and in its debut weekend it took in a meager $26 million. That pretty much says it all, I'm afraid. Next come Jim Carrey and Will Ferrell, followed by none other than Jennifer Lopez, another one of my favorite "sit around, do nothing and get paid" actresses, also known for her embarrassing box office flops - if you'll remember, that horrible "Gigli" did not even manage to take in as much as it cost to make. I'm kind of surprised Tom Cruise made it on the list - but then again, nothing that has to do with this guy surprises me anymore.

This is the complete Forbes list of Overpaid Celebrities:

1. Russell Crowe
2. Nicole Kidman
3. Jim Carrey
4. Will Ferrell
5. Jennifer Lopez
6. Adam Sandler
7. Cameron Diaz
8. Denzel Washington
9. Will Smith
10. Tom Cruise

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Nicole Kidman | Kurt Russel | overpaid | box office flop

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