Every year Forbes puts together a list of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood, and while it’s not usually all that insightful or surprising, I suppose it is an indication of what actors are currently given the most value by both studios and moviegoers alike. Of course, it also has a lot to do with the date range they choose to measure, which in this case is June 2008 to June 2009. This gives a distinct advantage to anyone who had two major films released within that timespan.

This year, Harrison Ford came out of the woodwork to land the highest total salary with $65 million — thanks to (what else?) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. That’s kind of an anomaly since Ford doesn’t have much else to back him up. Adam Sandler and Will Smith, on the other hand, are both used to being on top, and their movies generated $55 million and $45 million respectively. Will Ferrell apparently had one of the biggest drops this year, falling all the way to #20 on the list (and with the disappointing performance of Land of the Lost, it seems that his stock continues to plummet). Check out the full top 20 after the jump. Is there anyone here who seems out of place on this list?

1. Harrison Ford — $65 million
2. Adam Sandler — $55 million
3. Will Smith — $45 million
4. Eddie Murphy — $40 million
5. Nicolas Cage — $40 million
6. Tom Hanks –$35 million
7. Tom Cruise — $30 million
8. Jim Carrey — $28 million
9. Brad Pitt — $28 million
10. Johnny Depp — $27 million
11. George Clooney — $25 million
12. Russell Crowe — $20 million
13. Robert Downey Jr. — $20 million
14. Denzel Washington — $20 million
15. Vince Vaughn — $14 million
16. Ben Stiller — $14 million
17. Seth Rogen — $12 million
18. Matt Damon — $11 million
19. Christian Bale — $10 million
20. Will Ferrell — $10 million