Shia LaBeouf tops Forbes list of actors worth their pay

Transformers star Shia LaBeouf topped a Forbes.com list of Hollywoods Best Actors for the Buck with women claiming five of the top 10 spots.

For the second straight year,Transformers star Shia LaBeouf topped a Forbes.com list of Hollywoods Best Actors for the Buck with women claiming five of the top 10 spots compared to zero last year.

Based on the financial news sites own calculations,for every $1 the studios spent on LaBeouf,his films return about $81 of profit. Those movies included Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen ($836 million worldwide box-office) and the fourth Indiana Jones film ($787 million).

Anne Hathaway took the No. 2 spot,earning the studios $64 off of her films for every dollar they spent for her to star in Alice In Wonderland ($1 billion global box-office) and Bride Wars,among others. Hathaways emergence bumped last years runner-up,Wanted actor James McAvoy,completely off the top 10 list.

Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe was No. 3 this year,while Iron Mans Robert Downey Jr. nabbed fourth. Both moved up a spot from last year. Behind them,Cate Blanchett came in fifth and Meryl Streep and Jennifer Aniston were tied in sixth place.

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