World’s Highest-Paid Actors In 2016 by Forbes
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.
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.
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.
4. Tom Cruise
Earnings: $53M
Cruise banked a big backend paycheck for Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation which grossed more than $700M worldwide.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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,