World’s Highest-Paid Actors In 2016 by Forbes

Published on August 27, 2016 , under Celebrities
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1. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
Earnings: $64.5MSince rescuing the Fast and Furious franchise and leading 2015’s San Andreas to a surprising $473M worldwide, Johnson has become Hollywood’s go-to action hero.
1. Dwayne Johnson

2. Jackie Chan
Earnings: $61M
Chan hasn’t had a stateside live-action smash in ages, but he’s the king of China’s burgeoning box office.
2. Jackie Chan

3. Matt Damon
Earnings: $55M
Damon’s The Martian grossed a mighty $630.1M on a $108M budget and earned him a best actor Oscar nod.
3. Matt Damon

4. Tom Cruise
Earnings: $53M
Cruise banked a big backend paycheck for Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation which grossed more than $700M worldwide.
4. Tom Cruise

5. Johnny Depp
Earnings: $48M
Depp pocketed an estimated eight figures upfront apiece for the latest Pirates of the Caribbean installment and Alice Through the Looking Glass.
5. Johnny Depp

6. Ben Affleck
Earnings: $43M
Although it was panned by critics, Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice gave Affleck his best career box office with an $870M worldwide gross.
6. Ben Affleck

7. Vin Diesel
Earnings: $35M
Diesel’s upfront paycheck for the upcoming Fast 8 and Guardians of the Galaxy 2 movies put the action star on our list for a third time.
7. Vin Diesel

8. Shah Rukh Khan
Earnings: $33M
Khan continues to rule Bollywood’s box office, earning multimillion-dollar upfront fees and a cut of back-end profits.
8. Shah Rukh Khan

9. Robert Downey Jr.
Earnings: $33M
Earnings are down 59% for last year’s highest-paid actor. The majority of Downey’s annual haul comes from his turn as Marvel’s Iron Man.
9. Robert Downey Jr.

10. Brad Pitt and Akshay Kumar
Earnings: $31.5M
Pitt produced and acted in The Big Short, which won an Oscar and grossed more than $133.3M at the worldwide box office While Kumar banked top rupee for three hit films in our scoring period and bolsters his earnings with a wide range of endorsements.
10. Brad Pitt and Akshay Kumar

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  1. lisa kay williams says:

    knowing dwyane ”the rock” Johnson
    for his role as flex kavana in
    my hometown in Memphis, Tennessee
    later did I ever knew he was
    exactly like his father ry
    soulman Johnson. moved to wwf
    and become the most entertainment
    back in 1997-2000. then become most
    popular movie role. but never one
    any award. you tell me. why and
    how and howcome he never one anyawards.
    thank you for your time to here
    me speak my mind,

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