*Forbes has released its new list of the world’s highest paid actors and Dwayne Johnson finds himself on top, having banked $64.5 million between June 2015 and June 2016.
The earnings – more than double what he made the previous year – knock Robert Downey Jr. from the top spot, where he’s been a fixture for the past three years. (Johnson ranked No. 11 last year with around $31 million.)
Contributing to The Rock’s takeover were huge checks from the “Fast & Furious” franchise, the disaster movie “San Andreas,” and the HBO series “Ballers,” as well as upfront fees for “Fast 8” and the “Baywatch” movie
“Want to say two things about this,” Johnson tweeted about the news. “I started w/$7 bucks. If I can overcome, so can you. Waffle House on me!”
Want to say two things about this.
I started w/ $7 bucks. If I can overcome, so can you.
Waffle House on me!!??? https://t.co/r3UeQYaLmT
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) August 25, 2016
Below, the full list of Forbes’ 20 highest-paid actors:
1. Dwayne Johnson — $64,500,00
2. Jackie Chan — $61,000,000
3. Matt Damon — $55,000,000
4. Tom Cruise — $53,000,000
5. Johnny Depp — $48,000,000
6. Ben Affleck — $43,000,000
7. Vin Diesel — $35,000,000
8. Shah Rukh Khan — $33,000,000
9. Robert Downey Jr. — $33,000,000
10. Akshay Kumar — $31,500,000
11. Brad Pitt — $31,500,000
12. Adam Sandler — $30,000,000
13. Mark Wahlberg — $30,000,000
14. Salman Kahn — $28,500,000
15. Leonardo Dicaprio — $27,000,000
16. Chris Pratt — $26,000,000
17. Will Smith — $20,500,000
18. Amitabh Bachchan — $20,000,000
19. Matthew McConaughey — $18,000,000
20. Harrison Ford — $15,000,00
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