Forbes List of World’s highest paid actors for 2019

Forbes 2019 list of world’s highest-paid actors is out, and Dwayne Johnson “The Rock” topped the list.

According to the publication, Johnson, whose 2019 film credits include Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw as well as the WWE-themed comedy-drama Fighting with My Family, made $89.4m (£73.7m) between 1 June 2018 and 1 June 2019.

Chris Hemsworth came in second place with estimated earnings of $76.4 million, and Robert Downey Jr.. came in third with reported earnings of $66 million.

National Award-winning actor Akshay Kumar made it to the fourth position with earnings of $65 million.

According to Forbes, the earnings come from both the original deal established by each actor and the additional money they might receive from the “pool”, an amount of money contingent on how well the film performs.

The top 10 on the list are:

Dwayne Johnson, Earning $89.4 million.

Chris Hemsworth, $76.4 million.

Robert Downey Jr., $66 million.

Akshay Kumar, $65 million.

Jackie Chan, $58 million.

Bradley Cooper (tie) $57 million.

Adam Sandler (tie) $57 million.

Chris Evans, $43.5 million.

Paul Rudd, $41 million and Will Smith, $35 million.