
This year, three women surpassed the $20 million mark, one than in 2016. Like Gosling, she earned a massive paycheck from the Oscar-winning film.Īlso Read: 'Patriots Day' Review: Mark Wahlberg Pursues the Boston Marathon Bombers In fact, Stone makes less than the top 14 earners, ranking under her “La La Land” co-star Ryan Gosling. Emma Stone became the highest-paid actress on Forbes list, released last week, but took in a $26 million yearly paycheck - significantly less than Wahlberg. You’ll notice a disparity between the actors and actresses lists. The earnings estimates are taken from Nielsen, ComScore, Box Office Mojo and IMDB, and interviews with industry insiders. The world’s 20 highest-paid actors tallied a combined $720 million between June 1, 2016, and June 1, 2017, before fees and taxes. Three of the top 10 hail from India: Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar. While the Forbes article doesn’t state what comprises Reynolds’ salary, we can assume a lot of it comes from the massively successful “Deadpool” franchise.Īlso Read: Dwayne Johnson for President? FEC Reports 'Run the Rock 2020' Committee to Draft Star Renner and Ruffalo’s spots came from their Marvel paychecks. There are a number of newcomers in the top 20 this year, including Ryan Reynolds, Jeremy Renner and Mark Ruffalo. Chris Hemsworth, who plays Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, was the biggest percentage gainer on the list, his earnings up 250 percent over last year due to an increase in his fees.

The list also proves that if you want to make it, star in a superhero blockbuster. Other top earners include Johnson’s “Fate of the Furious” co-star Vin Diesel, who made $54.5 million Adam Sandler, who brought in $50.5 million thanks to his lucrative deal with Netflix and Jackie Chan, who made $49 million. That income came from his work on “Baywatch,” the upcoming “Jumanji” reboot and the HBO show “Ballers.”Īlso Read: Emma Stone Dethrones Jennifer Lawrence as World's Highest-Paid Actress Wahlberg beat Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who made $65 million - $50 million more than in 2016. The actor earned $68 million in the last year thanks to a big payday from “Transformers: The Last Knight” and the upcoming “Daddy’s Home 2,” according to Forbes magazine’s annual list. Mark Wahlberg is officially the highest-paid actor in Hollywood.
