Ferrell named Hollywood's most overpaid star

Will Ferrell is Hollywood's most overpaid actor, according to Forbes magazine.

Ferrell heads the list, which measures cinema, DVD and TV sales against star's salaries, thanks to the commercial failure of his recent comedy Land Of The Lost. The movie cost $100 million to produce and made just $65 million at the worldwide box office last summer.

The business publication calculated that for every dollar Ferrell was paid, his films make an average of $3.29 million. Ewan McGregor, Billy Bob Thornton and Eddie Murphy also ranked highly, while Drew Barrymore is the most overpaid actress with $7.43 million returns for every dollar she earned.

The top ten most overpaid stars are:

Will Ferrell ($3.29m)

Ewan McGregor ($3.75m)

Billy Bob Thornton ($4m)

Eddie Murphy ($4.43m)

Ice Cube ($4.77m)

Tom Cruise ($7.18m)

Drew Barrymore ($7.43m)

Leonardo DiCaprio ($7.52m)

Samuel L. Jackson ($8.59m)

Jim Carrey ($8.62m)