And the most overpaid actor award goes to ...

Eddie Murphy was once among Hollywood’s top box office draws, but he now has the dubious honour of being crowned its most overpaid actor, according to Forbes magazine.

In its annual list, determined by the misalignment between star salaries and their films’ box office take, Murphy, once a one-man gold mine with 1980s hits such as Trading Places and Beverly Hills Cop, displaced Drew Barrymore for the top spot.