Matt Damon, who just had the best opening weekend of his career with "The Bourne Ultimatum" take of $69.3 million, is tops when it comes to how much his films earn at the box office for every dollar he earns in salary, according to Forbes magazine's first ever "Ultimate Star Payback" list.
According to their figures, Damon's last three films prior to the new Bourne had grossed $29 for every $1 he was paid for the roles.
That's a feat that beats the likes of Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp, Tom Hanks, and Tom Cruise.
Forbes calculated a film's net revenue by totaling its worldwide grosses and U.S. DVD sales and then subtracting the project's budget. The net revenue was then divided by an actor's total compensation to produce gross income. All actors were then ranked according to the average gross income of their last three films.
Pitt ranked a close second with a gross income return of $24, and Vince Vaughn and Depp tied for third place with $21. Hanks came in at $12, Cruise and Will Smith check in right behind him with $11 and $10, respectively. Leonardo Dicaprio and Denzel Washington are $11 and $10 men, according to the list.
