Pay It Forward

As the Summer Blockbuster Season gets underway, the cover story for the May 12th issue of Entertainment Weekly asks the timely question, "Are They Worth It?"

The article, written by Christine Spines, surveys the top salaries of film's biggest stars per movie, and then offers evidence for or against the pay grade.

Meanwhile, scribe Josh Rottenberg, examines whether or not Tom Cruise is really worth $100 million, given his odd behavior over the last year. Anyone who has read The Last Reel over the last few weeks, already knows my feelings about Mr. Cruise of late...And while I don't wish him ill will-given how much he makes per picture, and what he's done lately--He's not worth it...The Golden Boy is now tarnished. Teflon Tom no more...

By comparison, (seemingly anyway) clean cut family man Will Smith, makes about $25 Million per picture, and is worth every penny--I, Robot and Wild Wild West notwithstanding.