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Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattison Are The Best Buy In Hollywood

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Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson are box-office gold!

Kristen Stewart has topped a new Forbes list that determines which actors provide the most bang for their buck. Forbes looked at which actors net big money for studios and production companies well beyond their pay rates.

Stewart scored the No. 1 spot on the list, fetching $55.83 for every $1 she’s paid. That is impressive considering the fact That Twilight was her first non-indie film.

Kristen’s “Twilight Saga” partner, Robert Pattison also made it to the top of the list making them the best bargain couple a production company could find around tinseltown these days.

Pattison generated $39.43 for every dollar paid, following right after Anne Hathaway who took the No. 2 spot, with $45.67 per dollar.

Calculations were made using stars who have opened at least three films in the past five years, excluding animation, adding up the operational cost of each of the films they starred in, and dividing that by the sum of their pay.

Based on that formula, Daniel Radcliffe, Shia LaBeouf, Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Cate Blanchett, Meryl Streep and Johnny Depp were able to round out the top 10 on Forbes list.

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