This year’s list highlights the large pay gap between actors and actresses. The highest-paid actress made $46 million, which would place her sixth on the actor’s list. Also, eight actors made more than $20 million compared with just four actresses. The figures were tallied using the actors’ pre-tax income from June 1, 2015 to June 1, 2016, before agent fees. #10) tie Akshay Kumar – $32.5 million. Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar had his breakout role in 1992’s Khiladi and since then has appeared in 150 films. Kumar also hosts the Indian reality TV show Dare 2 Dance, and has lucrative endorsement contracts. #10) tie Brad Pitt – $32.5 million Brad Pitt producers and acted in The Big Short, which won an Academy Award and brought in $133.3 million at the global box office. This is the first time since 2007 that Pitt’s earnings topped $30 million. #8) tie Robert Downey, Jr. – $33 million Robert Downey Jr. was the highest-paid actor of 2013, 2014, and 2015. This past year has been quieter for the Iron Man star. He had just Captain America: Civil War released during the scoring period. #8) tie Shah Rukh Khan – $33 million Shah Rukh Khan is one of Bollywood’s biggest stars. He typically earns multi-million dollar upfront fees as well as a healthy cut of the back end profits. #7) Vin Diesel – $35 million Vin Diesel ranks high on this year’s list, thanks to his latest paycheck from Furious 8 and Guardians of the Galaxy. This is the third time he’s made the highest-paid list. #6) Ben Affleck – $43 million Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice may not have gotten good reviews, but it was Ben Affleck’s biggest box office earner of hid career thanks to his salary plus back end deal. #5) Johnny Depp – $48 million Johnny Depp may have had a disastrous year in his love life, but he killed it at the box office, thanks to his latest turn as Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. #4) Tom Cruise – $53 million Tom Cruise nabbed his spot on this list thanks to 2015’s Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation. The five part film series has grossed nearly $2.8 billion worldwide. #3) Matt Damon – $55 million Matt Damon’s turn in The Martian was his year’s biggest success. The film grossed $630.1 million on a budget of $108. The return of Jason Bourne also helped Damon’s bank account. #2) Jackie Chan – $61 million Jackie Chan hasn’t made a hit U.S. film in years, but he is the king of China’s growing box office. Chan starred in the latest installment of the Monkey King franchise. #1) Dwayne Johnson – $64 million The former professional wrestler turned actor is Hollywood’s current go-to action hero. Thanks to the success of the latest Fast and Furious film as well as the surprise hit San Andreas, The Rock grabbed the top spot.
