New Forbes list: Dwayne Johnson remains top actor earner

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is and will remain the highest paid actor in the world. These nine male colleagues are clearly left behind.

The former ring name of Dwayne Johnson (48) could not be more appropriate – because "The Rock" is truly filthy rich. For the second time in a row, the action and comedy star raked in the most money, according to Forbes. In 2020 alone and despite Corona, it was 87.5 million US dollars (around 75 million euros). No other male movie hero could shovel anywhere near such an impressive sum into his bank account.

For comparison: According to "Forbes" Johnson's "Red Notice" co-star Ryan Reynolds (43) ranks second with 71.5 million US dollars (around 61 million euros). Third place went to Mark Wahlberg (49) with 58 million US dollars (around 49.5 million euros). What the members of the top 3 have in common: They were all recently able to bag highly lucrative deals with the streaming provider Netflix.

This is followed by a rehabilitated Ben Affleck (47) in fourth place with 55 million US dollars (around 47 million euros). Action grumbler Vin Diesel (53) ranks just behind with 54 million US dollars (around 46 million euros).

A Disney deal messes up the top 10

Two surprises are in sixth and seventh place: Bollywood star Akshay Kumar (52) triumphs thanks to 48.5 million US dollars (around 41 million euros) Lin-Manuel Miranda (40) with 45.5 million US dollars (around 39 million euros). The fact that the latter is in the top 10 for the first time has to do with a deal he made with Disney for his Broadway play "Hamilton".

Will Smith (51) secured eighth place with various projects. The "Fresh Prince" comes to 44.5 million US dollars (around 38 million euros). Adam Sandler (53), who has a Netflix pension contract, weighs 41 million US dollars (35 million euros). The top 10 is rounded off by a veteran of the cinema: 66-year-old Jackie Chan can look forward to income of 40 million US dollars (around 34 million euros) in 2020.

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