Leonardo DiCaprio

A generation of teenage girls worshipped the heartthrob for his turn in Titanic, but DiCaprio missed out on the chance to be metaphysical guru to millions of adolescent boys by reportedly turning down the role of Neo in The Matrix. He took the green pill and Keanu Reeves took the red to wake up even wealthier than before. Matrix Reloaded, the second and highest-grossing movie of the franchise, earned $280 million. The original The Matrix and The Matrix Revolutions earned $170 and $140 million respectively.