1. Robert Downey Jr.
With Downey Jr.’s $75 million paycheck for The Avengers, he is the highest-earning actor in Hollywood for 2015!
2. Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan may be the most recognizable face in Hollywood, with a career spanning decades and over 200 films. His impressive résumé has given him top-billing status and a paycheck of $50 million this year.
3. Vin Diesel
His passion for Fast & Furious led to a $47 million paycheck this year, making him the third highest-paid actor in Hollywood!
4. Bradley Cooper
Though some of his films have been flops, like Aloha and Serena, others have paid off big time! We’re talking about American Sniper and Guardians of the Galaxy, which earned Cooper a total of $41.5 million this year alone!
5. Adam Sandler
This comedian makes us laugh with his offbeat humor and awkward characters, but he makes everyone laugh all the way to the bank with his whopping $41 million paycheck for 2015!
6. Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise has been acting since he was 18 years old and hasn’t looked back since! He has made us laugh with comedies
The first actor on our list made a hefty sum with his portrayal of a caped crusader! With a yearly salary of $52 million, it’s no wonder Christian Bale is doing so well. The Welsh-born star has racked up an impressive resume in Hollywood, with over 60 acting credits to his name. But he’s not the only superhero on this list…
Bradley Cooper is another A-lister that has turned playing superheroes into big bucks. He is also a producer and director, and recently found success at the box office with A Star Is Born and American Sniper.
With an annual salary of $42 million and 62 acting credits, it’s easy to see why Leonardo DiCaprio is one of Hollywood’s most beloved actors. His famous roles include Gatsby in The Great Gatsby and Jack in Titanic.
Fourth on our list is Dwayne Johnson. Known by many names, including The Rock and The People’s Champ, Johnson has been making waves in Hollywood since 2001 when he starred as The Scorpion King.
Emma Stone rounds out our list as the only woman amongst her male counterparts. She earned an Oscar for Best Actress in 2017 with her role as Mia in La La Land.
There are many famous actors in Hollywood. But only a few make millions of dollars every year. Here is a list of the top ten highest earning actors.
1. Leonardo DiCaprio: $25 million
2. Adam Sandler: $37 million
3. Chris Rock: $40 million
4. Tom Cruise: $43 million
5. Johnny Depp: $48 million
6. Will Smith: $52 million
7. Ben Affleck: $55 million
8. Robert Downey Jr.: $80 million
9. Jackie Chan: $50 million
10. Bruce Willis: $52 million
10. Ryan Reynolds
Reynolds is the new kid on the list, having earned $21.5 million during our scoring period. He can thank his starring role in Deadpool, which earned more than $750 million at the worldwide box office and became the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time. In 2017, he will appear in sci-fi film Life and reprise his role as Deadpool for the upcoming sequel to last year’s blockbuster hit; he’ll also produce two films through his company Maximum Effort: The Detective Pikachu Pokemon film and Clue. Reynolds also has lucrative endorsement deals with Giorgio Armani and Aviation Gin; he bought a stake in the liquor company in February, around the same time he finished filming Deadpool 2.
9. Matt Damon
Matt Damon’s long-time collaborator Paul Greengrass directed him to an Oscar nomination this year for their film about humanitarian workers in danger, Jason Bourne; it grossed $415 million worldwide on a production budget of $120 million. The actor also has a lucrative first look deal with Paramount Pictures and is set to star in Alexander Payne’s Downsizing, a comedy about people who go through with a newly invented procedure to shrink themselves that comes out this fall. Damon owns
10. Leonardo DiCaprio
9. Adam Sandler
8. Tom Hanks
7. Amitabh Bachchan
6. Salman Khan
5. Akshay Kumar
4. Jackie Chan
3. Robert Downey Jr.
2. Shah Rukh Khan
1. Mark Wahlberg
1. Robert Downey Jr.
2. Jackie Chan
3. Vin Diesel
4. Bradley Cooper
5. Adam Sandler
6. Tom Cruise
7. Amitabh Bachchan
8. Salman Khan
9. Akshay Kumar
10. Mark Wahlberg
He may have gotten his start as a lovable nerd in the coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused, but Matthew McConaughey has since become one of Hollywood’s most bankable leading men. The Magic Mike star led the way in 2013 with a staggering $45 million in box office receipts.
McConaughey has taken on an impressive variety of roles in his twenty year career, from romantic comedies to thrillers to dramas. His most recent success is Dallas Buyers Club, for which he lost almost forty pounds to play an HIV positive man who starts selling unapproved drugs to other AIDS patients. It’s a role that could win him his first Oscar.