Johnny Depp is Hollywood's most overpaid actor, Forbes says

Johnny Depp is Hollywood's most overpaid actor, according to a new ranking from Forbes magazine.

Depp provided the least return on investment for movie studios forking over huge paychecks to secure the star, having paid back only $1.20 for every $1 paid (which, for the record, is still a return).

Depp earned $30 million through June of 2015, Forbes estimates, a salary padded by work in the bomb "Mortdecai" with Gwyneth Paltrow and the barely-break-even tech thriller "Transcendence."

Also Read: Sandra Bullock Tops This Year's List of Highest Paid Actresses

Depp takes the throne from several-year-winner Adam Sandler, though he should easily rebound with an arsenal of sure things in the next 18 months — like a reprise of the Mad Hatter in "Alice Through the Looking Glass" and another installment of "Pirates of the Caribbean."

On Depp's heels were Denzel Washington paying out $6.50 for every buck he pockets, followed by Will Ferrell ($6.80 to $1), Liam Neeson ($7.20) and Will Smith ($8.60).

On the other, more profitable side of the coin — "Captain America" himself is doing his country proud, as Chris Evans returned a staggering $181.80 for every $1 he was paid for fare like "The Avengers 2: Age of Ultron" and "Captain America: Winter Soldier."

Names accompanying Evans on the list of studio MVPs were some very famous women — though their inclusion further underscored Hollywoods's pay disparity when it comes to gender.