04/11/2011 20:00
Drew Barrymore topped a list of Hollywood's most overpaid actors
The Forbes list says that Barrymore's films earned 40 cents (25p) for every dollar (67p) she was paid, while Murphy's returned an about $2.70 (£1.68), the BBC reports.
Reese Witherspoon, Denzel Washington and Will Ferrell complete the top five.
The 40 highest paid actors had their pay measured against the budget and earnings of their last three movies.