Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is top earning actor
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has been named the highest-paid actor.
The 44-year-old former wrestler has surged up Forbes magazine’s annual list after commanding $64.5 million between June 2015-June 2016, doubling his earnings from last year, and jumping up from 11th place.
A large amount of his earnings comes from roles in ‘San Andreas’ HBO series ‘Ballers’ and the ‘Fast & Furious’ franchise, as well as upfront fees from ‘Fast 8’ and ‘Baywatch’.
Dwayne hopes his position will be an inspiration to others.
He tweeted: "Want to say two things about this. I started w/ $7 bucks. If I can overcome, so can you. Waffle House on me!! (sic)"
Jackie Chan again took second spot with $61 million, thanks to his popularity at the Chinese box office, while ‘The Martian’ star Matt Damon’s $55 million earnings saw him take third place.
Tom Cruise, with $53 million, and $48 million-earning Johnny Depp rounded out the top five.
Robert Downey Jr., who had topped the list for the last three years, slipped to joint eighth position with earnings of $33 million, tying with Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan.
Actor-and-director Ben Affleck placed seventh with $43 million, one place and $8 million ahead of Vin Diesel.
Akshay Kumar completed the top 10.
The figures were very different from the respective highest-paid actresses list, which was released earlier this week.
That was topped by Jennifer Lawrence, who earned $46 million, putting her below the five top-earning male stars.
Combined, the top 10 men on the list earned $457 million – more than double the top 10 women’s $205 million pay.
A total of 18 actors brought in more than $20 million, whereas just four actresses did.
Forbes magazine’s highest-paid actors:
1. Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson — $64,500,00
2. Jackie Chan — $61,000,000
3. Matt Damon — $55,000,000
4. Tom Cruise — $53,000,000
5. Johnny Depp — $48,000,000
6. Ben Affleck — $43,000,000
7. Vin Diesel — $35,000,000
8= Shah Rukh Khan — $33,000,000
8= Robert Downey Jr. — $33,000,000
10. Akshay Kumar — $31,500,000
