Dwayne Johnson to Akshay Kumar: Meet the World's Highest Paid Actors

Updated: Aug 13, 2020, 04:51 PM(IST)

Recenly, Forbes dropped their list of The World's Highest-Paid actors. This year, most of the top ten-earning actors have been paid by the Netflix.

Topping the list, Dwayne Johnson ranked first with an earning of $87.5 million in a year followed by Ryan Reynolds.

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Dwayne Johnson

Dwayne Johnson takes the top slot on the list of the world’s highest-paid male actors for a second straight year. The Rock took the top place after getting a cheque of $23.5 million from Netflix for upcoming film 'Red Notice'.

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Ryan Reynolds

Ryan Reynolds is on number two, thanks to Netflix. The 'Deadpool' actor earned an impressive $ 71.5 million in 2020 from Netflix 'Six Underground' and 'Red Notice'. 

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Mark Wahlberg

Mark Wahlberg grossed the fifth position in the star-studded list by earning $30 million. Mark action-comedy 'Spenser Confidential' earned him millions, which became Netflix’s third-most-watched original film after its debut on the streamer.

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Ben Affleck

This year, Ben Affleck takes the 4rth position with $55 million. After a short break, the actor returned to the big screen with 'The Way Back' and Netflix’s 'The Last Toshing He Wanted', this year. 

 

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VIN DIESEL

Mark Sinclair Vincent is what this macho personality used to be called before Vin Diesel, and those action-packed 'Fast & Furious' movies, got famous. The story goes as this: back in the day, when he used to work as a bouncer at night clubs, Diesel was looking for a tougher name fitting his profession. So, he settled for... you know what!

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Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar 

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Lin Manuel Miranda

This year Lin Manuel Miranda makes his debut to the top 10 actors. This comes after, Disney acquired worldwide rights of the original Broadway production of 'Hamilton' for $75 million. 

 

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Will Smith

Will Smith

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Adam Sandler

Adam Sandler dropped down from the sixth position to ninth. The Italian actor signed another deal with Netlfix, to create four more movies for the platform. Sandler 'Murder Mystery' is one of the streamer’s most-popular films of all time.

 

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Jackie Chan

Jackie Chan is the second Asian actor, who make it up to the top 10 list. The 66-year-old martial artist is dropped from 5th position to the 10th, by earning $50 million in a year. 

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