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With $80 Million Robert Downey Jr is World’s Highest Paid Actor – See the List!
Robert Downey Jr. has been named the world’s highest paid actor for the third year in a row by Forbes.
According to the ranking published on Tuesday, “The Avengers: Age of Ultron” star took home $80 million last year.
Other leading men on the list are Hong Kong action hero Jackie Chan, who stars in “Dragon Blade” (he was second with $50 million) and Vin Diesel was not far behind with$47 million for his part in “Furious 7.”
The full list includes 33 actors from seven countries. Together they earned a combined $877 million before taxes and fees.
Forbes will be publishing a separate list of highest-paid actresses later.
See full list below.
- Robert Downey Jr: $80 million
- Jackie Chan: $50 million
- Vin Diesel: $47 million
- Bradley Cooper: $41.5 million
- Adam Sandler: $41 million
- Tom Cruise: $40 million
- Amitabh Bachchan: $33.5 million
- Salman Khan: $33.5 million
- Akshay Kumar: $32.5 million
- Mark Wahlberg: $32 million
Photo Credit: Getty Images/Theo Wargo/NBC
chy
August 5, 2015 at 7:53 pm
crushing on robert downey since Iron man days
BlueEyed
August 5, 2015 at 8:08 pm
No surprises there @RDJ, Bradley n Sandler
bruno fierce
August 5, 2015 at 9:05 pm
adam sandler, 41 million dollars, for what? his movies are horrible and very unfunny.
no tyler perry? his movies are also very horrible but they make lots of money.
I dont understand this world I swear.
Toyin
August 5, 2015 at 9:35 pm
I thought I’d see The Rock on this list. Oh well..
Tosin
August 5, 2015 at 9:42 pm
i can’t connect with these…anymore. you’d find me with the indies, the ‘foreign’ film, etc, more than any iron man.
olu
August 5, 2015 at 10:08 pm
Only Vin Diesel – person no even know if he’s black or oyinbo .. 🙂
Suwa
August 5, 2015 at 11:48 pm
Good for him
Oj
August 6, 2015 at 12:55 am
So salman and amitabh bachchan earn more than shah rukh khan? And what is adam sandler doing on the list, the guy is dry.
Ashley
August 6, 2015 at 9:26 am
Amitabh Bachchan has been acting like forever. Legend.