The World's Highest-Paid Actors 2017: Mark Wahlberg Leads With $68 Million
Markie Mark is officially Richie Rich: The former rapper-turned-actor is Hollywood's highest-paid leading man, earning $68 million pretax in Forbes 12 month scoring period.
The Boston native recorded his highest-ever payday thanks to soaring fees for movies such as Transformers: The Last Knight and the forthcoming Daddy's Home 2. The former may have scored a miserable 15% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and the lowest gross of the franchise to date, but Wahlberg need not worry--fixed compensation means he benefits even when movies don't do well.
Wahlberg usurped last year's top-ranked star, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (No. 2; $65 million). Johnson continues to rake in top dollar for parts in Baywatch and the upcoming Jumanji, earning $50 million more than his 2016 total. While the lifeguard reboot failed to make a splash at the box office, The Rock's checking account remains solid thanks to his lucrative role in HBO's Ballers--and a popularity that pegged him likely to beat President Trump in a prospective 2020 election, per a 2017 poll.
Meanwhile, Johnson edges The Fate of the Furious costar Vin Diesel (No. 3; $54.5 million), who saw his earnings leap 55% thanks to paychecks from the turbo-charged franchise, in addition to roles in xXx: The Return of Xander Cage and Marvel's hit sequel Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Making it into the top five is Adam Sandler (No. 4; $50.5 million) and Jackie Chan (No. 5; $49 million). Sandler made a return to the list thanks to a lucrative deal with Netflix that allows him to produce his own movies for the platform; Jackie continues to make bank in China.
Accumulation:
The world's 20 highest-paid actors tallied a combined $720 million between June 1, 2016, and June 1, 2017, before fees and taxes. Earnings estimates are based on data from Nielsen, ComScore, Box Office Mojo and IMDB, as well as interviews with industry insiders. All figures are pretax; fees for agents, managers and lawyers are not deducted.
A quarter of this year's list hail from outside the U.S., including three stars from Bollywood--Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar. Australian-born Chris Hemsworth (No. 11; $31.5 million) returns to the ranking as the biggest percent gainer on the list. After narrowly missing the cut last year, the soap-star-turned-superhero's earnings are up some 250% over 2016’s estimate thanks to rising fees for Marvel movies, in which he plays Norse mythological deity Thor.
The Full list:
20. Mark Ruffalo - $13 million
19. Chris Pratt - $17 million
18. Chris Evans - $18 million
17. Jeremy Renner - $19 million
16. Matt Damon - $21 million
15. Ryan Reynolds - $21.5 million
14. Ryan Gosling - $29million
13. Samuel L. Jackson - $30.5 million
12. Tom Hanks - $31 million
11. Chris Hemsworth - $31.5 million
10. Askay Kumar - $35.5 million
09. Salman Khan - $37million
08. Shah Rukh Khan - $38 million
07. Tom Cruise - $43 million
06. Robert Downey Jr. - $48 million
05. Jackie Chan - $49 million
04. Adam Sandler - $50.5 million
03. VIn DIesel - $54.5 million
02. Dwayne Johnson - $56 million
01. Mark Wahlberg - $68 million
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Markie Mark is officially Richie Rich: The former rapper-turned-actor is Hollywood's highest-paid leading man, earning $68 million pretax in Forbes 12 month scoring period.
The Boston native recorded his highest-ever payday thanks to soaring fees for movies such as Transformers: The Last Knight and the forthcoming Daddy's Home 2. The former may have scored a miserable 15% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and the lowest gross of the franchise to date, but Wahlberg need not worry--fixed compensation means he benefits even when movies don't do well.
Meanwhile, Johnson edges The Fate of the Furious costar Vin Diesel (No. 3; $54.5 million), who saw his earnings leap 55% thanks to paychecks from the turbo-charged franchise, in addition to roles in xXx: The Return of Xander Cage and Marvel's hit sequel Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Making it into the top five is Adam Sandler (No. 4; $50.5 million) and Jackie Chan (No. 5; $49 million). Sandler made a return to the list thanks to a lucrative deal with Netflix that allows him to produce his own movies for the platform; Jackie continues to make bank in China.
Accumulation:
The world's 20 highest-paid actors tallied a combined $720 million between June 1, 2016, and June 1, 2017, before fees and taxes. Earnings estimates are based on data from Nielsen, ComScore, Box Office Mojo and IMDB, as well as interviews with industry insiders. All figures are pretax; fees for agents, managers and lawyers are not deducted.
A quarter of this year's list hail from outside the U.S., including three stars from Bollywood--Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar. Australian-born Chris Hemsworth (No. 11; $31.5 million) returns to the ranking as the biggest percent gainer on the list. After narrowly missing the cut last year, the soap-star-turned-superhero's earnings are up some 250% over 2016’s estimate thanks to rising fees for Marvel movies, in which he plays Norse mythological deity Thor.
The Full list:
20. Mark Ruffalo - $13 million
19. Chris Pratt - $17 million
18. Chris Evans - $18 million
17. Jeremy Renner - $19 million
16. Matt Damon - $21 million
15. Ryan Reynolds - $21.5 million
14. Ryan Gosling - $29million
13. Samuel L. Jackson - $30.5 million
12. Tom Hanks - $31 million
11. Chris Hemsworth - $31.5 million
10. Askay Kumar - $35.5 million
09. Salman Khan - $37million
08. Shah Rukh Khan - $38 million
07. Tom Cruise - $43 million
06. Robert Downey Jr. - $48 million
05. Jackie Chan - $49 million
04. Adam Sandler - $50.5 million
03. VIn DIesel - $54.5 million
02. Dwayne Johnson - $56 million
01. Mark Wahlberg - $68 million
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