The very best paid actors in Hollywood of 2024 have been revealed.
It was an enormous 12 months on the field workplace, amid the discharge of blockbusters corresponding to Inside Out 2, Deadpool & Wolverine, Depraved and Dune: Half Two.
However the star who has topped the checklist of cash makers for 2024 did not seem in any of those in style flicks, as they did not must.
This intelligent clogs managed to barter such an excellent deal for one single film that they may purchase a non-public island and nonetheless have so much of pocket change to play with.
So, who’s the movie star who is totally flush with money after such a profitable 2024?
It is Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, after all.
In addition to being an actor, an absolute tank, probably the most well-known WWE stars on the earth, and the proprietor of a tequila model, this bloke is an astute businessman.
He beat out a bunch of Hollywood’s largest earners – together with the likes of Ryan Reynolds, Kevin Hart, Jerry Seinfeld and Hugh Jackman – to earn the crown from Forbes this 12 months.
Based on the publication, Johnson has obtained loads of cash stashed away for a wet day, because the 52-year-old is claimed to have earned a whopping $88 million in 2024.
And that is after he gave his agent and lawyer a major slice – so yeah, The Rock is totally minted.
Nearly all of it comes from his involvement in Amazon Prime’s Christmas movie Crimson One, as Forbes say his contract for the film was price a hefty $50 million.
It is ‘believed to be the best fee-plus-buyout whole in historical past for a single film’.
For those who did not catch it over the festive season, Crimson One follows the story of Santa Claus (code identify: Crimson One) after he’s kidnapped.
It results in the North Pole’s Head of Safety (Johnson) teaming up ‘with the world’s most notorious bounty hunter’ (Chris Evans) in a bid to save lots of Christmas.
Johnson additionally earned a good few quid from his return as Maui in Moana 2, whereas he additionally labored as a producer on the Disney movie too, which grossed greater than $1 billion on the field workplace.
Honest play, Mr Rock.
Sadly, just one lady managed to make the male-dominated prime ten, suggesting that Hollywood nonetheless has a protracted technique to go relating to paying stars pretty for his or her work.
Take a look at who else made the minimize right here:
The total Forbes checklist of 2024’s highest paid actors:
Dwayne Johnson – $88 million ($103 million gross)
Ryan Reynolds – $85 million ($100 million gross)
Kevin Hart – $81 million ($108 million gross)
Jerry Seinfeld – $60 million ($70 million gross)
Hugh Jackman – $50 million ($66 million gross)
Brad Pitt – $32 million ($42 million gross)
George Clooney – $31 million ($37 million gross)
Nicole Kidman – $31 million ($41 million gross)
Adam Sandler – $26 million ($35 million gross)
Will Smith – $26 million ($30 million gross)
Mariska Hargitay – $25 million ($29 million gross)
Channing Tatum – $24 million ($28 million gross)
Jason Statham – $24 million ($25 million gross)
Mark Wahlberg – $23 million ($31 million gross)
Matt Damon – $23 million ($30 million gross)
John Cena – $23 million ($30 million gross)
Denzel Washington – $23 million ($27 million gross)
Jake Gyllenhaal – $22 million ($26 million gross)
Scarlett Johansson – $21 million ($25 million gross)
Joaquin Phoenix – $19 million ($22 million gross)
