08 December 2011

Twilight's Kristen Stewart tops bankable actors list

The Forbes magazine 'Best Actors for the Buck' calculates actors' wages against their movies' box-office return investment.


Twilight actress Kristen Stewart is number 1.

Her films earn $55.83 ( £35.79) for every $1 (0.64p) she is paid.

The most recent film, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1, has been at the top of the box office for three weeks.

Twilight co-star Robert Pattinson is number 3 on the Forbes list. The actor is also famous for roles in films like Water for Elephants and Remember Me.

His films earn $39.43 (25.27) for every $1 (0.64p) he's paid.


Anne Hathaway sits in between the Twilight stars at number 2.

For every $1 (0.64p) she's paid, her films, including Alice in Wonderland, earn back $45.67 (£29.27).

Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe is number 4. For every $1 he's paid, his films earn back $34.24 (£21.95).

Transformers star Shia LaBeouf is number 5. His films earn back $29.40 (£18.85) for every $1 (0.64p) he makes.

Also in the top 10 are Iron Man and Sherlock Holmes star Robert Downey Jr. who earns $18.74 (£12.01) for every $1.

Matt Damon earns $15.83 (£10.15) for every $1, Cate Blanchett earns $15.17 (£9.72) for every $1.

Meryl Streep $13.54 (£8.68) for every $1 (0.64p) and Pirates of the Caribbean star Johnny Depp $12.48 (£8.00) for every $1.

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