JOHNNY DEPP is the year’s most overpaid actor, according to Forbes.

    The 53-year-old Oscar nominee has topped the list for the second year in a row after big-budget sequel “Alice Through the Looking Glass” became the latest in a long line of flops. The release of the critically maligned fantasy arrived at the same time as allegations of domestic violence against his wife Amber Heard.

    While Depp scored an Oscar nomination for last year’s true crime drama “Black Mass,” his box-office appeal continues to wane with the Disney sequel making just US$77m in the United States compared to the original’s US$334m. The past few years have also seen him fail to attract audiences to “Mortdecai,” “Transcendence” and “The Lone Ranger.” Next year sees him return to the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise.

    The list looks at an actor’s last three non-animated films before June 2016 and works out the money made compared to the salary paid. Depp brought in just US$2.8 for every US$1 he was paid.

    Former box office heavyweight Will Smith is in second place after his NFL Oscar bait drama “Concussion” failed to connect, following in the footsteps of conman romance “Focus” and sci-flop “After Earth.” His role in “Suicide Squad” arrived just after the cut-off. He’ll next be seen in star-studded fantasy drama “Collateral Beauty.”

    The rest of the top five is filled out by Channing Tatum, Will Ferrell and George Clooney. The only female actor in the list is Julia Roberts in ninth position after both “Money Monster” and “Mother’s Day” disappointed.

    (SD-Agencies)