Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Chillin' out, maxin', relaxin' all cool

Forbes has released its list of the highest paid actors, and sitting atop the Hollywood throne is none other than the Fresh Prince.

Between June 1, 2007, and June 1, 2008, Will Smith earned an estimated $80 million, and with this summer's "Hancock," he is the first actor in Hollywood history to have eight straight movies draw $100 million at the box office. Pretty impressive.

Smith was followed by Johnny Depp, who earned $72 million last year between pirates and killer barbers.

Eddie Murphy, who I regard as one of the most annoying actors on the planet, and Mike Myers were tied for third on the list, bringing in $55 million during the year.

Leonardo DiCaprio rounded out the list, earning $45 million while not subjecting himself to box office bombs like most of the rest of this list--cough Love Guru cough.

Forbes reported that men in Hollywood still earn more than women:
$487 million to$244.5 million. And apparently Cameron Diaz was the best paid actress during that time frame ($50 mill) because she played another dumb blond in another dumb movie. I'm really not bitter or anything...

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