The Hot Springs native is third on Forbes annual Most Overpaid Stars list, behind only Will Ferrell and Ewan McGregor. For every dollar Thornton was paid, his films only earned $4. Compared to Shia LaBeouf, who topped the magazines Best Actors for the Buck list and whose films bring in an average of $160 for every dollar he’s paid, that’s not so hot.

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