Mark Wahlberg has de-throned Dwayne Johnson to become the world’s highest paid actor in the twelve months to June 2017. With roles in the likes of Transformers: The Last Knight, Patriots Day and Deepwater Horizon amongst the films he’s appeared in that time period, he commanded $68 million, beating off Johnson by $3 million.
Vin Diesel was also in the top three, owing to the likes of franchise movies Fast & Furious 8 and xXx: Return Of Xander Cage. Adam Sandler and Jackie Chan rounded out the top five on the list, which was compiled by Forbes.
Emma Stone was the highest earner actress, though was way down the list at the number 15 spot, reportedly making $26 million over the past 12 months.
Here’s the top twenty in full.
1. Mark Wahlberg, $68 million
2. Dwayne Johnson, $65 million
3. Vin Diesel, $54.5 million
4. Adam Sandler, $50.5 million
5. Jackie Chan, $49 million
6. Robert Downey, Jr., $48 million
7. Tom Cruise, $43 million
8. Shah Rukh Khan, $38 million
9. Salman Khan, $37 million
10. Akshay Kumar, $35.5 million
11. Chris Hemsworth, $31.5 million
12. Tom Hanks, $31 million
13. Samuel L. Jackson, $30.5 million
14. Ryan Gosling, $29 million
15. Emma Stone, $26 million
16. Jennifer Aniston, $25.5 million
17. Jennifer Lawrence, $24 million
18. Ryan Reynolds, $21.5 million
19. Matt Damon, $21 million
20. Jeremy Renner, $19 million
