wrestler banked $87.5 million in the year ending June 2020,
according to Forbes’ annual ranking. (Photo by Frazer Harrison /
GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP)
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has been named Hollywood’s
top-paid actor for a second year running, heading a list dominated
by lucrative Netflix contracts.
The former professional wrestler banked $87.5 million in the
year ending June 2020, according to Forbes’ annual ranking.
That figure — slightly down from last year’s $89.4 million haul,
but comfortably ahead of second-placed Ryan Reynolds ($71.5
million) — was boosted by Johnson’s $23.5 million fee for upcoming
Netflix action flick “Red Notice,” as well as
endorsements.
Netflix shelled out more than a quarter of all the paychecks
collected by this year’s top 10.
O thers benefiting from the streaming giant’s $140 million
A-lister splurge included Reynolds (“Six
Underground” and “Red Notice”), third-placed Mark
Wahlberg (“Spenser Confidential”) and fourth-placed Ben Affleck
(“The Last Thing He Wanted.”)
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“Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda made his debut on the list
after Disney paid $75 million for the movie rights to the smash hit
Broadway production, which soared on Disney+ streaming last
month.
Perennials such as Bollywood megastar Akshay Kumar and martial
arts legend Jackie Chan returned to the top 10, as did Will Smith
and Adam Sandler.
Largely absent this year were the cast of Marvel’s “Avengers”
films — who dominated last year — with the record-breaking
franchise taking an extended break from the big screen.
But Vin Diesel, lynchpin of the ever-popular “Fast & Furious”
franchise, returned at number five with $54 million.
The ranking does not include actresses, who will be featured in
a separate list next month.
The top 10:
1. Dwayne Johnson ($87.5 million)
2. Ryan Reynolds ($71.5 million)
3. Mark Wahlberg ($58 million)
4. Ben Affleck ($55 million)
5. Vin Diesel ($54 million)
6. Akshay Kumar ($48.5 million)
7. Lin-Manuel Miranda ($45.5 million)
8. Will Smith ($44.5 million)
9. Adam Sandler ($41 million)
10. Jackie Chan ($40 million)