Twilight's Kristen Stewart tops bankable actors list

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Twilight couple Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson have topped a list of most bankable actors.

The Forbes magazine Best Actors for the Buck calculates actors' wages against their movies' box office return.

Twilight actress Kristen Stewart is number one.

Her films earn $55.83 (£35.79) for every $1 (0.64p) she is paid and her most recent film, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1, has been at the top of the box office for three weeks.

Twilight co-star Robert Pattinson is number three on the Forbes list. The actor is also famous for roles in films like Water for Elephants and Remember Me.

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Daniel Radcliffe is number four on the most bankable Hollywood actors list

His films earn $39.43 (25.27) for every $1 (0.64p) he's paid.

Anne Hathaway sits in between the Twilight stars at number two.

For every $1 (0.64p) she's paid her films, including Alice in Wonderland, earn back $45.67 (£29.27).

Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe is number four. For every $1 he's paid, his films earn back $34.24 (£21.95).

Transformers star Shia LaBeouf is number five. His films earn back $29.40 (£18.85) for every $1 (0.64p) he makes.

Also in the top 10 are Iron Man and Sherlock Holmes star Robert Downey, Jr. who earns $18.74 (£12.01) for every $1.

Matt Damon earns $15.83 (£10.15) for every $1, Cate Blanchett earns $15.17 (£9.72) for every $1.

Meryl Streep $13.54 (£8.68) for every $1 (0.64p) and Pirates of the Caribbean star Johnny Depp $12.48 (£8) for every $1.

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