Forbes’s ranking of the world’s highest-paid actors for 2019 is out, with Dwayne Johnson, Chris Hemsworth and Robert Downey Jr at the top of the ranking.
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.
Hemsworth and Downey Jr are two of several actors who landed on the list thanks to their earnings from Avengers: Endgame and its $2.796bn (£2,305bn) at the world box office.
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Per Forbes, Hemsworth (who plays Thor in the MCU) earned $76.4 m (£63m) over the past year, while Downey Jr made $66m (£54m).
Those 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.
Click through the gallery below to browse the 2019 ranking of the world’s highest-paid actors:
1/10 10. Will Smith
Will Smith famously played the Genie in the live-action remake of Aladdin, released in May. He’s also the lead in Gemini Man, coming out in October.
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2/10 9. Paul Rudd
Paul Rudd is one of several actors who made Forbes’s ranking thanks to Avengers: Endgame, in which he plays Ant-Man. He also played the lead in Ant-Man and the Wasp, released in the summer of 2018.
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3/10 8. Chris Evans
Like Paul Rudd, Chris Evans owes his position on this list to the MCU. In addition to Avengers: Endgame, he appeared in Captain Marvel in 2019.
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4/10 6. Adam Sandler
Adam Sandler played alongside Jennifer Aniston in the Netflix film Murder Mystery, released in June this year. He also released a Netflix special, Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh, in October 2018, and voiced Dracula in Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (July 2018).
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5/10 6. Bradley Cooper
Bradley Cooper has had a busy year. In addition to his role as Jackson Maine in A Star Is Born (October 2018), which he directed, co-wrote and produced, he voiced Rocket in Avengers: Endgame and is co-producing the movie Joker starring Joaquin Phoenix.
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6/10 5. Jackie Chan
Chan’s credits for 2019 include The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang, Viy 2: Journey to China, and Project X-Traction. His memoir, Never Grow Up, came out in December 2018.
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7/10 4. Akshay Kumar
The Bollywood actor and producer, star of the February 2018 comedy-drama Pad Man on menstruation taboo, scored several leading roles in 2019, in Kesari, Mission Mangal, Housefull 4, and Good News. He has two more lined up in 2020, in Sooryavanshi and Laxmmi Bomb.
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8/10 3. Robert Downey Jr
Another MCU icon, Downey Jr appeared in both Avengers: Endgame and Spider-Man: Far From Home, cementing his status on this list.
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9/10 2. Chris Hemsworth
Chris Hemsworth appeared as Thor in Avengers: Endgame and scored one of the two lead roles in Men in Black: International alongside Tessa Thompson in 2019, earning him the second spot in this ranking.
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10/10 1. Dwayne Johnson
Hobbs & Shaw has grossed an estimated $442m (£364m) worldwide according to Box Office Mojo and is now the 13th biggest release of the year in the US. Johnson will also appear in Jumanji: The Next Level later this year.
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1/10 10. Will Smith
Will Smith famously played the Genie in the live-action remake of Aladdin, released in May. He’s also the lead in Gemini Man, coming out in October.
TOLGA AKMEN/AFP/Getty Images
2/10 9. Paul Rudd
Paul Rudd is one of several actors who made Forbes’s ranking thanks to Avengers: Endgame, in which he plays Ant-Man. He also played the lead in Ant-Man and the Wasp, released in the summer of 2018.
Rich Fury/Getty Images for Maui Film Festival
3/10 8. Chris Evans
Like Paul Rudd, Chris Evans owes his position on this list to the MCU. In addition to Avengers: Endgame, he appeared in Captain Marvel in 2019.
Jason Merritt/Getty Images
4/10 6. Adam Sandler
Adam Sandler played alongside Jennifer Aniston in the Netflix film Murder Mystery, released in June this year. He also released a Netflix special, Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh, in October 2018, and voiced Dracula in Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (July 2018).
VALERIE MACON/AFP/Getty Images
5/10 6. Bradley Cooper
Bradley Cooper has had a busy year. In addition to his role as Jackson Maine in A Star Is Born (October 2018), which he directed, co-wrote and produced, he voiced Rocket in Avengers: Endgame and is co-producing the movie Joker starring Joaquin Phoenix.
TOLGA AKMEN/AFP/Getty Images
6/10 5. Jackie Chan
Chan’s credits for 2019 include The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang, Viy 2: Journey to China, and Project X-Traction. His memoir, Never Grow Up, came out in December 2018.
HSU TSUN-HSU/AFP/Getty Images
7/10 4. Akshay Kumar
The Bollywood actor and producer, star of the February 2018 comedy-drama Pad Man on menstruation taboo, scored several leading roles in 2019, in Kesari, Mission Mangal, Housefull 4, and Good News. He has two more lined up in 2020, in Sooryavanshi and Laxmmi Bomb.
SUJIT JAISWAL/AFP/Getty Images
8/10 3. Robert Downey Jr
Another MCU icon, Downey Jr appeared in both Avengers: Endgame and Spider-Man: Far From Home, cementing his status on this list.
Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images for Disney
9/10 2. Chris Hemsworth
Chris Hemsworth appeared as Thor in Avengers: Endgame and scored one of the two lead roles in Men in Black: International alongside Tessa Thompson in 2019, earning him the second spot in this ranking.
Ryan Pierse/Getty Images
10/10 1. Dwayne Johnson
Hobbs & Shaw has grossed an estimated $442m (£364m) worldwide according to Box Office Mojo and is now the 13th biggest release of the year in the US. Johnson will also appear in Jumanji: The Next Level later this year.
Kevin Winter/Getty Images
