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Dwayne Johnson – often known by his wrestling name “the Rock” – earned $ 87.5m a year
Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson has been named the highest paid male actor for the second year in a row, according to wealth magazine Forbes.
The former wrestler quickly earned $ 87.5m (£ 67m) between June 1, 2019 and June 1, 2020, including $ 23.5m for the Netflix thriller Red Notice.
He also made money from his fitness clothing line, Project Rock.
The top 10 earners combined made $ 545.5 million this year – more than a quarter of that of Netflix, Forbes said.
Johnson’s Red Notice co-star Ryan Reynolds was the second highest paid actor, with a profit of $ 71.5 million. Among his movie sales were $ 20 million, also for Red Notice, and $ 20 million for Six Underground, another Netflix movie.
Third on the list was actor and producer Mark Wahlberg, who earned $ 58m, while Ben Affleck came in fourth and Vin Diesel fifth.
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Akshay Kumar was the only Bollywood actor in the top ten
Indian actor Akshay Kumar was the only Bollywood star in the top 10. He came in sixth place with a profit of $ 48.5 million, which Forbes said most came from deals for product approval.
Also on the list were Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, actors Will Smith and Adam Sandler, and veteran movie star Jackie Chan.
The highest paid female actors for the same period are released as a separate list, and have yet to be announced.
Last year, Scarlett Johansson topped the list with a revenue of $ 56 million – less than that year’s seventh-placed male actor.
