The Top 10 Highest-Paid Actors of 2019

The Top 10 Highest-Paid Actors of 2019

Here are the top 10 highest-earning actors of 2019, based on earning estimates and interviews with industry insiders, according to Forbes.

1. Dwayne Johnson ($89.4 million)
 Johnson received a whopping $23.5 million upfront for his work on “Jumanji: The Next Level” and receives $700,000 per episode of “Ballers.”


2. Chris Hemsworth ($76.4 million)
 Hemsworth’s estimated worth is thanks to his reoccurring role as Thor, as well as his seven-figure endorsement deals with Hugo Boss and Tag Huer.


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3. Robert Downey Jr. ($66 million)
 Downey earned an estimated $55 million for “Avengers: Endgame,” which grossed over $2 billion at the box office.


4. Akshay Kumar ($65 million)
 Kumar is Bollywood’s top-earning celebrity, pulling in as much as $10 million per film.


5. Jackie Chan ($58 million)
 Chan has a vast array of endorsements and producer credits, as well as his own chain of theaters in China with over 213 screens. 


6. Bradley Cooper ($57 million) 
70 percent of Cooper’s earnings came from his passion project “A Star is Born,” which grossed $435 million worldwide.


7. Adam Sandler ($57 million)
 Sandler’s success in 2019 is due to his deal with Netflix to produce, direct and star in original comedic content. 


8. Chris Evans ($43.5 million)
 Making his debut on the ‘Forbes’ highest-paid list, Evans’s sizable profit is thanks to his role as Captain America in “Avengers: Endgame.” 


9. Paul Rudd ($41 million)
 Rudd made most of his eight figure fortune from “Avengers: Endgame” and “Ant-Man.”


10. Will Smith ($35 million)
 Smith’s Netflix movie “Bright” earned him an estimated $20 million, with Disney’s remake of “Aladdin” also pulling in big bucks for the 50-year-old actor.