For the second year in a row, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has won the title of highest paid actor in the world.
Between June 2019 and June 2020, Johnson raised $ 87.5 million, making $ 23.5 million from his lead role alone in the upcoming Netflix movie “Red Notice,” according to Forbes. In addition, Johnson has found monetary success with his Under Armor clothing line, Project Rock.
However, this is a slight decline from 2019, with Johnson bringing home $ 89.4 million from starring in “Jumanji: The Next Level,” among other projects. Johnson first topped the list in 2016, with revenue totaling $ 64.5 million.
Just behind Johnson is his “Red Notice” co-star Ryan Reynolds with $ 71.5 million. Reynolds received $ 20 million for the film, in addition to another $ 20 million from Netflix for “Six Underground.” A third Netflix movie starring Reynolds is also in the works, bringing in another hefty paycheck.
Another Netflix favorite, Mark Wahlberg, came in third with $ 58 million. His earnings come from the action comedy “Spenser Confidential”, as well as his production roles on documentaries such as “McMillions” and “Wahl Street.”
Ben Affleck follows with $ 55 million in earnings from his return to the big screen in “The Way Back” and “The Last Thing He Wanted.”
Comes to no. 5 is Vin Diesel, who still made $ 54 million, despite the release date of “Fast and Furious 9”. His production role on Netflix’s animated spin-off, “Fast and Furious Spy Races,” kept his wallet warm.
The top ten run out of Bollywood star Akshay Kumar, ‘Hamilton’ creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, Will Smith, Adam Sandler and Jackie Chan. Together, these 10 actors were paid more than $ 545 million.
Although Forbes’ list of highest paid actresses in 2020 has not yet been published, the revenues of the top ten actresses on last year’s list totaled $ 314.6 million.
Below are the ten highest paid actors of 2020:
- Dwayne Johnson – $ 87.5 million
- Ryan Reynolds – $ 71.5 million
- Mark Wahlberg – $ 58 million
- Ben Affleck – $ 55 million
- Vin Diesel – $ 54 million
- Akshay Kumar – $ 48.5 million
- Lin-Manuel Miranda – $ 45.5 million
- Will Smith – $ 44.5 million
- Adam Sandler – $ 41 million
- Jackie Chan – $ 40 million
