Cate Blanchett ranks top five in US Forbes survey

Cate Blanchett ranks fifth in a list of the most value-for-money Hollywood actors. Picture: AP Photo/Peter Kramer Source: AP

The US Forbes list was topped by Shia LaBeouf, who was named the most value-for-money actor in Hollywood for the second year in a row.

The survey to find the star who pulls in the most money for movie bosses found LaBeouf earning an estimated $US81 ($A90.81) in profit for every $US1 ($A1.12) he is paid.

The 24-year-old, who has appeared in a string of high profile blockbusters including Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and Indiana Jones topped the same poll last year.

Anne Hathaway, whose hit Disney movie Alice in Wonderland recently passed the $US1 billion ($A1.12 billion) mark at the worldwide box office, came in second, followed by Daniel Radcliffe, Robert Downey Jr and Cate Blanchett.