i'm sure you will support sandra and heigl, your two sorority mates. >> katherine heigl, she is eh.ut reece witherspoon, she is highly sought after and a strong actress in hollywood. the eddie murphy thing is he has been around a longtime and does crappy movies, but what list would you rather bow on -- rather be on top of? he should be proud of the fact that he is -- >> a great agent. >> he doesn't even have to put out a good movie and he is at the top of the money making list. good for him. >> sandra, you are always smart. ambassador, why pay $12 to see a movie when we can sit in our boxers together eating popcorn? >> i don't go to movies that often so there is a good answer. i think this is very unfair. i think i should be the most overpaid actor in hollywood. i am ready to do whatever it takes for whatever he makes. >> you are now president of "red eye." >> i am on the way. >> that's an achievement. bill, you dated murphy after he did "trading places." did he have any idea at the time that was his peak? >> that is a rumor. these guys are a bunch of jerks. eddie murphy is overrate

>> joy: katherine heigl and reese witherspoon. >> she's just the best. reese witherspoon, have you ever seen the movie -- >> john: ben stiller is on the list. jack black is on the list. these are people -- matt damon is considered the most profitable actor. his movies return the biggest profit. >> they say that overpaid, they're waiting for an oscar and box office smash. i don't know at the end of the day if you have had success in the past. take the paycheck or wait for the script that might work or not work. >> joy: i would like to be overpaid is all i have to say. >> you probably are compared to a lot of people. >> john: eddie murphy still makes $10 million and that's more than joy is paid by current in a whole week. >> joy: what station is this again? kim coles will be performing tonight at gotham comedy club here in new york city. and it is to benefit the victims of hurricane sandy so you have to go check that out. the stars of the hit abc series scandal tony goldwyn. we'll be right alright, in 15 minutes we're going to do the young turks. i think t

estimates for every dollar murphy is paid, the return on average for his last 3 films is $2.30.katherine heiglogs second with a return of $3.40. reese witherspoon is third at $3.90. sandra bullock at 4th with $5, and jack black rounds out the list at $5.20. still to come, how friction in washington is chipping away at the economy. chuck coppola has a report. but first, places to park your money in 2013 is next, with bill moller. in the eyes of the world, the u.s. is poised to become laggards instead of leaders if congress and the president fail to resolve the fiscal crisis beyond any short-term fix. in our cover story, that's how diane swonk, sr. economist at miserow financial, described the participants who, as swonk put it, "have not done what they need to do." diane swonk, sr. economist at mesirow financial, expects the u.s. economy will face a $200 billion fiscal drag next year, the effect of a negotiated deal that includes resuming the 6% payroll tax, limiting unemployment extensions and discretionary cuts. according to swonk, it's about far more than reforming tax rates. "the real issue

katherine heigl brings in over 3 bucks. and eddie murphy, just $2 plu2 for every $1 paid.e been less than memorable. do the titles meet dave, 1,000 words, or imagine that ring a bell? probably not. one man who is not struggling to bring in cash is jay-z. forbes estimates his net worth at 500 million bucks, but money does not always buy recognition. that rapper found out the hard way during a recent subway ride filmed for his documentary where i'm from. you never know who you'll be sitting next to on a new york city subway. >> are you famous? >> yes. not very famous because you don't know me. but i'll get there some day. my name is jay. what's your name? >> ellen. what do you do? >> i make music. >> did you just do a performance? >> on my way to a performance in brooklyn at the new arena. >> fabulous. >> i performed eight shows actually. >> already? >> this is the last show. >> and you're going by subway. >> yes. >> i'm proud of you you. >> say your name again. >> jay. jay-z. >> oh, you're jay-z. i know about jay-z. >> very cool. by the way, happy birthday, jay-z. he turned

number two, cath lynn katherine heigl.of disappeared. >> maybe tv is where she should have stayed. look at me. >> bill, probably same advice for you. i'm lynn berry this is "first look." stay tuned, "way too early" starts right now. >>> stop this back and forth of offers. it's pretty clear the republicans aren't ever going to come it to the table with anything even remotely reasonable, so i'll be the one to say it. i know it will be disastrous. i know it will doom our economy. for years to come. but let's just go over the [ bleep ] cliff. fine. let's just go. just leave the negotiating tables and send us over the whichever. because you know why? at least for seconds, it will fe

katherine heigl came in second, reese witherspoon in third. >> time now for your starting lineup. top sports stories for you this morning. he's the head of the class this year for the pga. 23-year-old roy mac elroy named the tour player of the year for 2012. he has four wins including the pga championship, mac ill roy t mcilroy the youngest since tiger woods. he made play for gangrene but tim de bow has a heart of gold. he call twoed teenagers who were hurt in a car crash in up state new york that left two other ca classmates dead. the teen's friends launched a campaign on twitter for tebow to call. missy franklin also tried reaching out. andre johnson helping at risk children score some major joy this christmas season. he gave 12 kids 80 seconds to go on a shopping spree at toys r' us and grab as many toys as possible. can you image how happy the kids are. the total tab more than 19,000 dollars. good for him and good for them. the time now is 39 after the top of the hour. coming up this may not be very good for your health. 159 pages of new regulations from the irs heading your w

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katherine heigl came in number two. for every dollar she earned, the studios earned about 3.40. her latest movie "how do you know" took in $50 million but it cost the studio more than double to make it. >>> well, controversial comedian katt williams says he's done. he's quitting standup comedy after yet another run-in with the law. >> i'm just gonna go ahead and announce my retirement from standup. i'm kind of done. >> katt williams made that announcement monday night after being kicked out of the hotel. on sunday, he was taken to jail accused of fighting inside a bar in seattle. it's the latest in the strong of highly publicized incidents. remember the tour stop at oakland cut short right there on stage. he a meltdown and a man from berkeley accused williams of hitting him in the head with a bottle. williams is accused of leading police on a chase throughdown town sacramento. >>> 8:20, the london hospital where kate middleton is recuperating fell victim a prank call. two australian radio deejays pretended to be the queen and prince charles and asked for information on the dutch

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they have no mention of katherine heigle's character.ay saturday no mention of her character. it's way too long and has some funny moments, but you're better off staying home and renting "knocked up" or maybe catching the matinee. this movie was not that great. >> brian: could it be because you're not 40? >> yeah, exactly. >> steve: 'cause when you are, things aren't that funny, period. all right. meanwhile, let's talk a little bit about this. it's gotten a lot of buzz. "zero dark thirty," based on the bin laden raid, which apparently we now have heard from some senators, they made some stuff up. >> brian: but we're not sure -- >> steve: that's what the senators say. >> it's a movie. it's a movie. they are basing it off of a story of finding bin laden, but there will be fictional elements. this is one of the most emotionally gripping and intense films i've seen this year. jessica chastain will definitely win best actress award while ann will take home supporting actress. see the movie. it opened up limited in new york and l.a it goes nat