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Dwayne Johnson tops Forbes’ list of highest-paid actors

August 27, 2016 by Gary Collinson

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.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Dwayne Johnson

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Flickering Myth. He is a film, television and digital content writer and producer, whose work includes the gothic horror feature The Baby in the Basket and the suspense thriller Death Among the Pines. He is also the author of Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen.

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