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Fri 08 Aug 2007The bankable onesJesus was right: it seems the meek shall, indeed, inherit the earth.Earlier this week, Forbes Magazine, the corporate raider's glossy of choice, published its first Ultimate Star Payback list - an attempt to assess which actors offer the best return on an investment - and the results were surprising indeed.