Posted AT 2:42 AM EDT on 24/07/08
Forbes.com: Will Smith is a poor investment
From Thursday's Globe and Mail
New York Hollywood's best-paid actors are not necessarily its best investments. According to Forbes.com, Will Smith was the top-paid actor in Hollywood last year, but came in at No. 21 when the magazine calculated how much his salary returned to the studios. The payback ratio is the return for each dollar an actor was paid. Smith made an estimated $80-million (U.S.), but his payback ratio was $5.64.
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