Just HOW overpaid is Eddie Murphy?

This is one award movie stars really don't want to win. Forbes on Tuesday released its list of the most overpaid actors, and Eddie Murphy won the gold medal. His films earned only $2.30 for every dollar he was paid for movies like "A Thousand Words," "Tower Heist" and "Imagine That," all of which we're totally sure YOU saw. But we suspected Eddie and his fellow list-mates may be even more overpaid when compared with their characters, so we did some serious research into average salaries to find out. (You probably should show this to your boss if you're looking for a raise and your job is on this list, btw.) damoran@tribune.com | @redeyedana

December 4, 2012