A couple of days ago Forbes announced that for the second year in a row, Jennifer Lawrence is the highest paid actress in Hollywood, and now its the turn of the men, with Dwayne Johnson dethroning mega-earner Robert Downey Jr. to claim top spot in the actors’ list.
Between June 2015 and June 2016, The Rock banked $64.5 million, more than double the previous year, thanks to his roles in Central Intelligence, San Andreas, and advance earnings from Fast 8. Johnson was previously announced as the highest-grossing international box office star for 2015.
Here’s the full top twenty earners:
1. Dwayne 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
9. Robert Downey Jr. — $33,000,000
10. Akshay Kumar — $31,500,000
11. Brad Pitt — $31,500,000
12. Adam Sandler — $30,000,000
13. Mark Wahlberg — $30,000,000
14. Salman Kahn — $28,500,000
15. Leonardo Dicaprio — $27,000,000
16. Chris Pratt — $26,000,000
17. Will Smith — $20,500,000
18. Amitabh Bachchan — $20,000,000
19. Matthew McConaughey — $18,000,000
20. Harrison Ford — $15,000,00
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Originally published August 27, 2016. Updated April 15, 2018.
