The 47-year-old actor has starred in more than 80 films and is Bollywood's most bankable star.

BBC: The controversial Salman Khan

At 58, half-forgotten and in financial gloom, he has turned into a bankable star again complete with a Swiss chalet-inspired dressing room with a fireplace (never mind that Bombay is muggy most of the year).

CNN: The Hottest TV Show

It's easy to believe, given the difficulties of making any movie that's halfway decent, let alone a labor of love. (The filmmaker also refused to make it without Ron Perlman, despite pressures to cast a more bankable star.) Among Mr. del Toro's colleagues in this elegant enterprise are the production designer Stephen Scott and the editor Peter Amundson.

WSJ: Entertainment Is 'Hellboy'

Iran's most bankable female star, Golshifteh Farahani, was hounded abroad for daring to perform in a Hollywood film.

ECONOMIST: Iran's beleaguered film-makers

Kidman isn't alone in the overpaid celebrity category, according to Forbes' Ultimate Star Payback list of the most bankable actors in Hollywood.

FORBES: The Most Overpaid Celebrities