Johnny Depp named 'most overpaid actor' of 2015

Johnny Depp has been named the most overpaid Hollywood actor of 2015 by Forbes magazine.

The list, based on the last three films in which those included starred before June, revealed Depp returned only $1.20 (81p) for every $1 (67p) he was paid.

Depp's comedy Mortdecai flopped in cinemas, only making back $47.4m (£32m) of its $60m (£40.5m) production budget.

The actor's 2014 sci-fi thriller Transcendence, meanwhile, only just made back its costs.

Denzel Washington is ranked second on the list, returning $6.50 (£4.39) on every dollar.

Will Ferrell, who topped the list in 2009 and 2010, is third this time after only bringing in $6.80 (£4.59) for every $1 spent on him on Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues and The Campaign.

That was just ahead of Liam Neeson, whose fourth place is down to the success of Taken 3 cancelling out Run All Night.

According to Forbes, the latter thriller cost $50m (£33.7m) and made $71.6m (£48.3m) back.

Adam Sandler, named the most overpaid actor in each of the past two years, was considered ineligible this year after signing a four-film deal with streaming service Netflix.

Chris Evans was Forbes' best value actor of 2015, the Captain America actor's films returning an average $181.80 (£123) for every $1 he was paid.

Four actresses fill the next four places in the best value list.

Mila Kunis comes second with an $87.30 (£59) return on every dollar, while Scarlett Johansson, whose last three major films grossed a combined $2.58 bn (£1.742 bn), is third.

Gwyneth Paltrow, whose appearance in Iron Man 3 more than made up for her contribution to Mortdecai, is ranked fourth.

Last year's winner, Emma Stone, comes fifth, with the disappointing performance of Aloha balanced out by 2014's The Amazing Spider-Man 2.