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Hollywood’s Most Overpaid Movie Stars

One of the most anticipated movies of the upcoming fall season is “Australia,” Baz Luhrmann’s epic mash note to his home country, which stars Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman as Outback lovers.

Kidman, more than anyone, is likely hoping it’s a hit. Despite winning an Oscar for her performance in 2002’s “The Hours,” Kidman has become the most overpaid celebrity in Hollywood.

Forbes looked at each star’s last three films that opened wide before Jan. 1 (in order to give each film time for a DVD release). They didn’t count animated movies, supporting roles or anyone consistently earning under $5 million per movie.

Nicole Kidman
Kidman has an Oscar and earns $15 million paydays, but she’s proved to offer a poor return on investment. Despite bringing in $370 million in worldwide box office, The Golden Compass only grossed $3.36 for every dollar Kidman was paid. The Invasion lost $2.68 for every dollar that went to Kidman. She has a chance for a high-profile comeback with this fall’s epic Australia, which could earn the Aussie her third best actress nomination.

For every dollar she was paid, Nicole Kidman’s movies averaged $1 of gross income.

Jennifer Garner
Garner has stayed fairly under the radar since her 2005 big-budget disaster Elektra, which cost $40 million to make and earned only $56 million worldwide. Unfortunately for Garner her follow-up films didn’t do much better. Both Catch and Release and The Kingdom underperformed at the box office.

For every dollar she was paid, Jennifer Garner’s movies averaged $3.60 of gross income.

Tom Cruise
His recent cameo as a foul-mouthed studio exec in Tropic Thunder is earning raves and might usher in the era of Tom Cruise comedies. In the meantime, Cruise has to deal with the fallout from his recent dramatic blunder, Lions for Lambs. The film’s box office ($63 million worldwide) was bad enough that even without taking any upfront pay Cruise still earned the movie only $1.88 for every dollar he was paid.

For every dollar he was paid, Tom Cruise’s movies averaged $4 of gross income.

Cameron Diaz
The highest paid actress in Hollywood, Diaz pulled in $50 million last year. But her high salary makes it hard for the romantic comedies she stars in to earn a good return. The Holiday brought in $205 million worldwide but Diaz’s high payday meant the film only grossed $3.70 for every dollar Diaz was paid.

For every dollar she was paid, Cameron Diaz’s movies averaged $4 of gross income.

Jennifer Lopez
The singer/actress/designer has struggled at the box office for the past few years, choosing small projects like 2006’s El Cantante, a low-budget musical biopic starring her husband Marc Anthony, which barely registered at the box office. Her last big film was 2005’s Monster-in-Law, which grossed $155 million worldwide returning $6.85 for every dollar Lopez was paid.

For every dollar she was paid, Jennifer Lopez’s movies averaged $4.10 of gross income.

Jim Carrey
Long gone are the days when Carrey could attract crowds with his talking backside. The actor’s latest attempt at a serious film, last year’s The Number 23, flopped at the box office, earning only $77 million worldwide. Carrey has a chance to turn things around with this winter’s Yes Man. Carrey has so much faith in the comedy that he reportedly took no money upfront for his starring performance.

For every dollar he was paid, Jim Carrey’s movies averaged $4.11 of gross income.

Nicolas Cage
2007 was a year of highs and lows for Nicolas Cage. Book of Secrets, the sequel to Cage’s 2004 hit National Treasure, grossed $456 million worldwide. The sci-fi thriller Next, released that spring, brought in only $73 million. The movie lost 50 cents for every dollar Cage was paid.

For every dollar he was paid, Nicolas Cage’s movies averaged $4.16 of gross income.

Drew Barrymore
Barrymore has been unlucky at the box office recently despite the title of her last film: Lucky You. The movie grossed a mere $8 million in worldwide box office, which means it lost 17 cents for every dollar Barrymore was paid. Maybe that’s why she’s taking a bigger role behind the camera. She’s currently directing her first film, Whip It!, about a female roller derby league.

For every dollar she was paid, Drew Barrymore’s movies averaged $4.38 of gross income.

Will Ferrell
The former Saturday Night Live star did well with high-grossing comedies like Blades of Glory. The sports tale grossed $4.95 for every dollar Ferrell was paid. But he stumbled with his more serious turn in 2006’s Stranger Than Fiction, which grossed $53 million in worldwide box office, only $1.63 for every dollar Ferrell was paid.

For every dollar he was paid, Will Ferrell’s movies averaged $4.67 of gross income.

Cate Blanchett
The actress is better known for her acting skills than her box office draw. She has been nominated for five Oscars. But she stumbled in our list with her 2003 movie The Missing, which earned only $38 million in worldwide box office but cost approximately $65 million to produce. For every dollar Blanchett was paid, the film lost $2.94. She did better with Babel, in which she played Brad Pitt’s injured wife. The film grossed $135 million worldwide, $13.20 for every dollar Blanchett earned.

For every dollar she was paid, Cate Blanchett’s movies averaged $4.97 of gross income.

All of them make entirely too much money — it is extremely amusing that both of Ben Affleck’s women made the list.

source: Hollywood’s Most Overpaid Movie Stars [forbes]

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Links To Hollywood - #68

Sex with Peter Andre is like a Horror Movie - PIC

Jordan: Sex with Peter Andre is like a Horror Movie - Dlisted

Paris Hilton Has Nipples Too - Ninja Dude

Jessica Simpson rocks the Daisy Dukes - Fatback and Collards

Cate Blanchett Fools Us with a Stunt Butt - Celeb News Wire

Kanye West is Insulted by Pamela Anderson - Celebrity Smack

Amy Winehouse is Beyond Scary When First Out of Bed - Seriously? OMG! WTF?

Rock and Roll Edition Celebrity Face Lifts - City Rag

Vanessa Hudgens Has a Crush on Matt Damon - A Socialites Life

Jaime Pressly Does The Cabbage Soup Diet - Pop On The Pop

Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds Hold Hands - Celebrity Warship

Brad Pitt Does ‘V’ Magazine - Popbytes

Beyonce’s Madame Tussaunds Wax Figure is an Insult - Allie Is Wired

Dita Von Teese Needs to Buy Some Jeans - Flisted

 

Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones 4 Photo

Here’s the first photo of Harrison Ford in the Indiana Jones costume in eighteen years:

Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones 4 Photo

quote-picFor the first time since 1989, Harrison Ford dons the familiar costume on Thursday, June 21, 2007, as the upcoming Indiana Jones adventure begins production under the direction of Steven Spielberg. The new Indiana Jones movie is set in the 1950s and stars Shia LaBeouf, Cate Blanchett, John Hurt, Ray Winstone and Jim Broadbent. The Lucasfilm Ltd. production will be released by Paramount Pictures worldwide on May 22, 2008.

Like the rest of us, Ford’s getting older. He’s doing a better job of it than most, though.

Source: The Man With The Hat is Back (Indiana Jones: Community)

Photo by Steven Spielberg.

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Links To Hollywood - #47

Jessica SImpson & Eva Longoria Play Lesbian - PIC

Jessica Simpson & Eva Longoria Play Lesbian - City Rag

Rosie Likes Her “View” Better - A Socialites Life

Annie Lennox’s home ruined by ‘My Space‘ party - dlisted

Victoria Beckham puts on some weight - Popbytes

Lindsay Lohan has sausage toes - Celebrity Smack

Paris Hilton attempts the ‘innocent look’ - Bumpshack

Rosie O’Donnell to Host ‘The Price Is Right’? - Seriously? OMG! WTF?

Natasha Henstridge has a huge rack - Fatback and Collards

Are Vanessa Minnillo & Nick Lachey Going Through Rough Times? - The Bastardly

Dolly Parton is getting dangerously thin - The Skinny Website

Penelope Cruz Goes back to school - Popsugar

N.Y.U. Students stage Rally to Free Paris Hilton - Gawker

Cate Blanchett looks near death - Celebslam

It’s a Mel B - Scary Spice Upskirt - Drunken Stepfather

What the hell is wrong with Britney Spears’ Breast? - Egotastic

Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt’s Paparazzi Scare - Pop On The Pop

David Arquette Another Drunk Behind the Wheel? - Monica Monroe Gossip

Maggie Gyllenhaal and baby Ramona Out - Celebrity Baby Scoop

Beyonce’s wet t-shirt cover for Vibe Magazine - Jordan is Your Homeboy

 

First Look: Cate Blanchett as Bob Dylan

The first pictures of Cate Blanchett as Bob Dylan in Todd Haynes’ biopic “I’m Not There.”

Cate Blanchett as Bob Dylan - I'm Not There - PIC

The film also stars Christian Bale, Richard Gere, Heath Ledger, Ben Wishaw and Marcus Carl Franklin as Dylan during different times of his life.

Julianne Moore, Michelle Williams, Adrien Brody and Charlotte Gainsbourg play various other people in his life.

The film was slated for Cannes next month, but won’t. It will hit US theaters in September.

source: goldenfiddle via ONTD

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The Oscars - When They Wear Runway Looks

Jessica Biel in Oscar de la renta

Jessica Biel - Oscar de la renta - PIC

Gwyneth Paltrow in Zac Posen

Gwyneth Paltrow - Zac Posen - PIC

Kirsten Dunst in Chanel

Kirsten Dunst - Chanel - PIC

Beyonce’s in Armani Prive

Beyonce - Armani Prive - PIC

Cate Blanchette in a modified Armani Prive

Cate Blanchette - Armani Prive - PIC

Cameron Diaz in Valentino

Cameron Diaz - Valentino - PIC

Jennifer Lopez in Marchesa

Jennifer Lopez - Marchesa - PIC

Kate Winslet in Valentino

Kate Winslet - Valentino - PIC

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79th Annual Academy Awards - Red Carpet Arrivals - Mega Pics

Stay tuned here… for all the “Red Carpet Arrivals
(We will update this post as the pictures come in)

79th Annual Academy Awards - Red Carpet Arrivals - PIC

79th Annual Academy Awards - Red Carpet Arrivals - Portia di Rossi - PIC

79th Annual Academy Awards - Red Carpet Arrivals - Maggie Gyllenhaal - PIC 79th Annual Academy Awards - Red Carpet Arrivals - Lisa Ray- PIC 79th Annual Academy Awards - Red Carpet Arrivals - Jodie Foster- PIC 79th Annual Academy Awards - Red Carpet Arrivals - Rinko Kikuchi- PIC

79th Annual Academy Awards - Red Carpet Arrivals - Emily Blunt- PIC

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79th Annual Academy Awards - Red Carpet Arrivals - Cameron Diaz- PIC

79th Annual Academy Awards - Red Carpet Arrivals - Jennifer Hudson- PIC 79th Annual Academy Awards - Red Carpet Arrivals - Rachel Weisz- PIC 79th Annual Academy Awards - Red Carpet Arrivals - Anika Noni Rose- PIC

79th Annual Academy Awards - Red Carpet Arrivals - Jessica Biel- PIC

79th Annual Academy Awards - Red Carpet Arrivals - Celine Dion- PIC

79th Annual Academy Awards - Red Carpet Arrivals - Cate Blanchett- PIC

79th Annual Academy Awards - Red Carpet Arrivals - Penelope Cruz- PIC

79th Annual Academy Awards - Red Carpet Arrivals - Beyonce- PIC

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79th Annual Academy Awards - Red Carpet Arrivals - Kirsten Dunst- PIC

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79th Annual Academy Awards - Red Carpet Arrivals - Reese Witherspoon- PIC

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Nominations for the 79th Annual Academy Awards

79th Annual Academy Awards - PIC

Best Picture:

* Babel
* The Departed
* Letters from Iwo Jima
* Little Miss Sunshine
* The Queen

Best Actor:

* Leonardo DiCaprio, Blood Diamond
* Ryan Gosling, Half Nelson
* Peter O’Toole, Venus
* Will Smith, The Pursuit of Happyness
* Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland

Best Actress:

* Penelope Cruz, Volver
* Judi Dench, Notes on a Scandal
* Helen Mirren, The Queen
* Meryl Streep, The Devil Wears Prada
* Kate Winslet, Little Children

Best Supporting Actor:

* Alan Arkin, Little Miss Sunshine
* Jackie Earle Haley, Little Children
* Djimon Hounsou, Blood Diamond
* Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls
* Mark Wahlberg, The Departed

Best Supporting Actress:

* Adriana Barraza, Babel
* Cate Blanchett, Notes on a Scandal
* Abigail Breslin, Little Miss Sunshine
* Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls
* Rinko Kikuchi, Babel

Best Director:

* Alejandro González Iñárritu, Babel
* Martin Scorsese, The Departed
* Clint Eastwood, Letters from Iwo Jima
* Stephen Frears, The Queen
* Paul Greengrass, United 93

Best Original Screenplay:

* Babel
* Letters from Iwo Jima
* Little Miss Sunshine
* Pan’s Labyrinth
* The Queen

Best Adapted Screenplay:

* Borat
* Children of Men
* The Departed
* Little Children
* Notes on a Scandal

Foreign Language Film:

* After the Wedding
* Days of Glory
* The Lives of Others
* Pan’s Labyrinth
* Water

Animated Feature:

* Cars
* Happy Feet
* Monster House

Music (Score):

* Babel
* The Good German
* Notes on a Scandal
* Pan’s Labyrinth
* The Queen

Music (Song):

* “I Need to Wake Up” – An Inconvenient Truth
* “Listen” – Dreamgirls
* “Love You I Do” – Dreamgirls
* “Our Town” – Cars
* “Patience” – Dreamgirls

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2007 Oscar Nominees - Complete List!

Oscar Nods - and Snubs - PIC

The Oscar field has predictable faces — Helen Mirren, Eddie Murphy, Forest Whitaker — but some of the snubs caused the biggest shocks. No Best Picture nomination for ‘Dreamgirls.’ No Best Supporting Actor nomination for Brad Pitt. No Borat!

Oscar Statue - PIC

Best Picture: “Babel,” “The Departed,” “Letters From Iwo Jima,” “Little Miss Sunshine,” “The Queen.”

Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, “Blood Diamond”; Ryan Gosling, “Half Nelson”; Peter O’Toole, “Venus”; Will Smith, “The Pursuit of Happyness”; Forest Whitaker, “The Last King of Scotland.”

Actress: Penelope Cruz, “Volver”; Judi Dench, “Notes on a Scandal”; Helen Mirren, “The Queen”; Meryl Streep, “The Devil Wears Prada”; Kate Winslet, “Little Children.”

Supporting Actor: Alan Arkin, “Little Miss Sunshine”; Jackie Earle Haley, “Little Children”; Djimon Hounsou, “Blood Diamond”; Eddie Murphy, “Dreamgirls”; Mark Wahlberg, “The Departed.”

Supporting Actress: Adriana Barraza, “Babel”; Cate Blanchett, “Notes on a Scandal”; Abigail Breslin, “Little Miss Sunshine”; Jennifer Hudson, “Dreamgirls”; Rinko Kikuchi, “Babel.”

Directing: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, “Babel”; Martin Scorsese, “The Departed”; Clint Eastwood, “Letters From Iwo Jima”; Stephen Frears, “The Queen”; Paul Greengrass, “United 93.”

Foreign Language Film: “After the Wedding,” Denmark; “Days of Glory (Indigenes),” Algeria; “The Lives of Others,” Germany; “Pan’s Labyrinth,” Mexico; “Water,” Canada.

Adapted Screenplay: Sacha Baron Cohen and Anthony Hines and Peter Baynham and Dan Mazer and Todd Phillips, “Borat Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan”; Alfonso Cuaron and Timothy J. Sexton and David Arata and Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, “Children of Men”; William Monahan, “The Departed”; Todd Field and Tom Perrotta, “Little Children”; Patrick Marber, “Notes on a Scandal.”

Original Screenplay: Guillermo Arriaga, “Babel”; Iris Yamashita and Paul Haggis, “Letters From Iwo Jima”; Michael Arndt, “Little Miss Sunshine”; Guillermo del Toro, “Pan’s Labyrinth”; Peter Morgan, “The Queen.”

Animated Feature Film: “Cars,” “Happy Feet,” “Monster House.”

Art Direction: “Dreamgirls,” “The Good Shepherd,” “Pan’s Labyrinth,” “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest,” “The Prestige.”

Cinematography: “The Black Dahlia,” “Children of Men,” “The Illusionist,” “Pan’s Labyrinth,” “The Prestige.”

Sound Mixing: “Apocalypto,” “Blood Diamond,” “Dreamgirls,” “Flags of Our Fathers,” “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest.”

Sound Editing: “Apocalypto,” “Blood Diamond,” “Flags of Our Fathers,” “Letters From Iwo Jima,” “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest.”

Original Score: “Babel,” Gustavo Santaolalla; “The Good German,” Thomas Newman; “Notes on a Scandal,” Philip Glass; “Pan’s Labyrinth,” Javier Navarrete; “The Queen,” Alexandre Desplat.

Original Song: “I Need to Wake Up” from “An Inconvenient Truth,” Melissa Etheridge; “Listen” from “Dreamgirls,” Henry Krieger, Scott Cutler and Anne Preven; “Love You I Do” from “Dreamgirls,” Henry Krieger and Siedah Garrett; “Our Town” from “Cars,” Randy Newman; “Patience” from “Dreamgirls,” Henry Krieger and Willie Reale.

Costume: “Curse of the Golden Flower,” “The Devil Wears Prada,” “Dreamgirls,” “Marie Antoinette,” “The Queen.”

Documentary Feature: “Deliver Us From Evil,” “An Inconvenient Truth,” “Iraq in Fragments,” “Jesus Camp,” “My Country, My Country.”

Documentary (short subject): “The Blood of Yingzhou District,” “Recycled Life,” “Rehearsing a Dream,” “Two Hands.”

Film Editing: “Babel,” “Blood Diamond,” “Children of Men,” “The Departed,” “United 93.”

Makeup: “Apocalypto,” “Click,” “Pan’s Labyrinth.”

Animated Short Film: “The Danish Poet,” “Lifted,” “The Little Matchgirl,” “Maestro,” “No Time for Nuts.”

Live Action Short Film: “Binta and the Great Idea (Binta Y La Gran Idea),” “Eramos Pocos (One Too Many),” “Helmer & Son,” “The Saviour,” “West Bank Story.”

Visual Effects: “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest,” “Poseidon,” “Superman Returns.”

HONORARY AWARD (Oscar statuette): Ennio Morricone

JEAN HERSHOLT HUMANITARIAN AWARD (Oscar statuette): Sherry Lansing

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Brad Pitt - Sets Sail with Cigarette in Hand

Brad Pitt rode the “Red Hooker” and enjoyed a beer and a smoke in the Virgin Islands earlier this week, on break from filming The Case of Benjamin Button co-starting Cate Blanchett.

Brad Pitt - Enjoys a Smoke - PIC

A picture of baby Zahara playing on the beach with her nanny and bodyguard!

Zahara Jolie-Pitt - Playing on the Beach - PIC

just jared (lots more pics) via ONTD

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