The entertainment industry is full of surprises. While one actor is leading the industry by storm one season, he might be following his junior co-actor the next year. Check out the top 20 actors of 2016 who have unleashed treasure’s worth of money due to their action-packed, drama-filled films in 2016.
Dwayne Johnson ($64.5 million)
Whether in the wrestling ring, the football ground, or the movie sets, Dwayne Johnson is focused on being perfect at each. This year, ‘The Rock leads the film industry by making $64.5 million. Woah!
That’s a hell lot of money, dude! Watch the star Dwayne Johnson in upcoming movies, San Andreas, Bay Watch, and Fast 8, the movies which aided him in a smooth landing into the Forbes list this year. Way to go, Johnny!
Jackie Chan ($61 million)
Not far behind, Jackie Chan packs a healthy $61 million in the bank. The famous ‘martial art’ expert, fun to work with ‘actor,’ ‘investor, and producer’ of movies, Jackie is lucky to have China and Hollywood under his belt.
The Chinese star recently worked on the franchise ‘Monkey King’ and has a dozen more Chinese films going through the post-production stage. Let’s see what he has in store for us all!
Matt Damon ($55 million)
At age 45, Matt Damon scored himself a stellar amount of cash, $55 million from his famous movie ‘The Martian’ last year. This year’s excellent films include Jason Bourne and The Great Wall. Good luck, Matt!
Here is the grand list of the top 20 actors dominating the industry by just a few million dollars!
1. Dwayne Johnson ($64.5 million)
2. Jackie Chan ($61 million)
3. Matt Damon ($55 million)
4. Tom Cruise ($53 million)
5. Johnny Depp ($48 million)
6. Ben Affleck ($43 million)
7. Vin Diesel ($35 million)
8. Shah Rukh Khan ($33 million)
9. Robert Downey Jr. ($33 million)
10. Akshay Kumar ($31.5 million)
11. Brad Pitt ($31.5 million)
12. Adam Sandler ($30 million)
13. Mark Wahlberg ($30 million)
14. Salman Khan ($28.5 million)
15. Leonardo Dicaprio ($27 million)
16. Chris Pratt ($26 million)
17. Will Smith ($20.5 million)
18. Amitabh Bachan ($20 million)
19. Mathew McConaughey ($18 million)
20. Harrison Ford ($15 million)