Dwayne Johnson was the highest-earning actor last year with nearly $88 million, followed by Ryan Reynolds, Ben Affleck, Vin Diesel…
1: Dwayne Johnson – $87.5 million . The “Hobbs and Shaw” star for the second year in a row topped the ranking of the best-paid male stars in the world, according to Forbes magazine . The 48-year-old actor pocketed $23.5 million of the movie “Red Notice” about to premiere on Netflix. In addition, The Rock is also successful with the fashion brand Project Rock.
2. Ryan Reynolds – $71.5 million. The actor “Deadpool” is only 6 million USD less than The Rock’s income in the past year. Ryan received a large salary from two films “Six Underground” and “Red Notice”. He will also star in the new Netflix series.
3. Mark Wahlberg – $58 million . Mark Wahlberg’s “Spenser Confidential” was a huge success when it was released this year, becoming one of the best-selling films on the Netflix streaming platform. The actor also earned profits from two documentaries he produced, “McMillions” and “Wahl Street”.
4. Ben Affleck – 55 million USD . The 47-year-old actor starred in many movies this year, including “The Last Thing He Wanted” on Netflix and “The Way Back”.
5. Vin Diesel – 54 million USD
. Vin made a lot of money thanks to part 9 of “Fast & Furious” (currently delayed until 2021 to release because of the epidemic). He is also the producer of the animated series “Fast & Furious Spy Races” shown on Netflix. Earlier this year, the action movie actor “Bloodshot” was in post-production.
6. Akshay Kumar – $48.5 million . Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar entered the Top 10, surpassing many Hollywood actors. He is filming his first movie on Amazon Prime called “The End”. Akshay also earns millions of dollars from advertising contracts.
7. Lin-Manuel Miranda – $45.5 million . Actor and singer Lin-Manuel Miranda was first named on this list when his musical film “Hamilton” was purchased by Disney, earning $75 million. He also received a great salary with the upcoming musical film “In The Heights”.
8. Will Smith – $44.5 million . The 51-year-old actor pocketed the new movie “King Richard” when he played Richard Williams – the father of two tennis stars Serena and Venus. Will Smith’s income also comes from advertising contracts on social networks.
9. Adam Sandler – $41 million . Adam recently signed another movie deal with Netflix. His movie “Murder Mystery” is also very popular on this online platform.
10. Jackie Chan – 40 million USD . The Chinese-language action star returned to the Top 10 as he acted in five films in the past year. Jackie Chan is also an expensive actor in advertising shows in China.
