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Natalie Portman, Kristen Stewart Top Forbes' Most Bankable Actors List
Natalie Portman, Kristen Stewart Top Forbes' Most Bankable Actors List
December 27, 2012

Natalie Portman is a worthy investment.

Forbes has released its annual Best Actors for the Buck list, naming Portman as the most bankable star in Hollywood.

The Academy Award winner, 31, returns $42.70 for every dollar she's paid thanks to the success of films like Black Swan, which earned a whopping $329 million at the box office. The other films included in her tally were No Strings Attached and Your Highness.

To calculate the list, Forbes examined each actor's last three movies that opened in more than 2,000 theaters. The magazine did not include films featuring the actors in supporting roles, which is why the superhero blockbuster Thor was not tallied in Portman's total.

Thanks in large part to the massively successful Twilight saga, Kristen Stewart -- who also happened to top Forbes' Highest-Paid Actresses list with $34.5 million in one year -- is hot on Portman's heels with an average return of $40.60 for every dollar paid. Shia LaBeouf** placed third, returning $35.80 for every dollar he's paid.

The rest of the list includes Robert Pattinson**, (No. 4, $31.70 returned for every $1 paid), Daniel Radcliffe** (No. 5, $30.50 returned for every $1 paid), Taylor Lautner** (No. 6, $29.50 returned for every $1 paid), Bradley Cooper** (No. 7, $25 returned for every $1 paid), Dwyane "The Rock" Johnson (No. 8, $22.70 returned for every $1 paid), Amy Adams** (No. 9, $22.60 returned for every $1 paid) and Kevin James (No. 10, $22.40 returned for every $1 paid).

Comparatively, Eddie Murphy** was recently named Forbes' Most Overpaid Actor, returning just $2.30 for every $1 he gets paid. Katherine Heigl** placed second, returning $3.40 for every $1 paid, while Reese Witherspoon came in third with $3.90 returned for every $1 paid.

This article originally appeared on Usmagazine.com: Natalie Portman, Kristen Stewart Top Forbes' Most Bankable Actors List


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@Mercedes13 Dazzlingeyes, agree with both of your comments.
Posted by Bella*S December 28, 2012, 12:03 am
Must be nice....
Posted by LaTrisha December 27, 2012, 8:18 pm
I would think Jennifer Anniston would be the most overpaid. She gets paid well, but her movies usually fail and don't bring much in -- unless it's an ensemble cast, like HJNTIY, or Horrible Bosses, even the break up...any movie that she doesn't carry, actually.
Posted by obamagirl85 December 27, 2012, 8:00 pm
As much as these pple make, I don't think the economy is bad.
Posted by lyav December 27, 2012, 7:29 pm
THEY GOOD ON WHAT THEY DO, CONGRATS.
Posted by Mairy December 27, 2012, 6:32 pm
Good for them! Love these two actresses.
Posted by Mercedes13 December 27, 2012, 5:47 pm
People are $$$$? Investments? Personal property? Unbelievable.
Posted by riz December 27, 2012, 5:44 pm
Wow,natalie has come along way since the movie ' the professional'
Posted by sâtánika December 27, 2012, 5:24 pm
And yet teachers make? social workers make? GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!
Posted by Dazzlingeyes December 27, 2012, 4:46 pm
Supporting roles should have been counted!
Posted by HarrietJB December 27, 2012, 4:45 pm