There are lists that most people would want to top. Be it Billboard hitlists, the Grammy win list, the Oscar list, the Euro or Powerball lottery and so on and so on…

But there are also lists that you would never want to be on… Will Ferrell just took first place on one of them!

“Land of the Lost’s dismal box office helped land star Will Ferrell at the top of our annual list of Hollywood’s Most Overpaid Stars. Ferrell is no longer the sure bet he seemed after hits like Elf ($220 million worldwide box office) and Talladega Nights ($162 million box office). Ferrell’s 2008 film Semi-Pro earned only $43 million. Step Brothers did better with $128 million, but it wasn’t enough to help Ferrell–mainly because the star commands a high salary in comedies where he plays his trademark man-child role.

For every dollar Ferrell was paid, his films earned an average $3.29. Compare that to Shia LaBeouf, who topped our list of Best Actors for the Buck in August. For every dollar LaBeouf was paid, his films earned an average $160.”

The Forbes list looks like this:

1. Will Ferrell ($3.29)

2. Ewan McGregor ($3.75)

3. Billy Bob Thornton ($4)

4. Eddie Murphy ($4.43)

5. Ice Cube ($4.77)

6. Tom Cruise ($7.18)

7. Drew Barrymore ($7.43)

8. Leonardo DiCaprio ($7.52)

9. Samuel Jackson ($8.59)

10. Jim Carrey ($8.62)

I guess it’s a thing of actorsgetting to a point of wanting to get sa much money as possible to do the gig, maybe not because you’re worth it, but because everybody else seems to think so, and because everybody else is getting that kind of cash, so why not you?

Well then you’d better pick the right movies too, and not just make them because of the check!

This is how i remember Will Ferrell…

And i can honestly say that i haven’t though he was really funny in a movie since The Achorman, and i’ve only ever thought he was good, like really good, in one movie, Stranger Than Fiction.

But does topping this list automatically mean that he’s a bad actor. Off course not, but it does mean that he’s overchargin’ n****s for what they did to the Cold Crush… or something!

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