Top 10 Highest Paid Actors Per Movie

Johnson's $124 million 2018 income from his movies and Ballers HBO series was the largest ever recorded for acting in the 20 years the publication has tracked celebrity earnings. Famously known by his professional wrestling ring name "The Rock", Dwayne Johnson is an actor businessman, and former professional wrestler. Regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, he then pursued an acting career where he has been widely successful.

Reynold's box office mojo and keen business sense have led him to double his assets from $75 million. He got his start as a teen soap opera star, but is now known for his action and comedy roles in films such as "National Lampoon's Van Wilder"(2002), "The Proposal"(2009), and "Deadpool"(20016). Now an A-lister who reportedly earned at least $10 million for "Deadpool", according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Mark Wahlberg's income is 58 million. Mark started his career in the entertainment business as a rapper. As a teeneager, he would rap with a group of his friends, including his brother: who became the star of "New Kids on the Block." Wahlberg became a model for CAlvin Klein and started making small appearances in TV shows.

Ben Affleck has had his toes dipped in the entertainment industry from a very early age. Affleck went on to make a name for himself with film like 1998's Armageddon and Shakespeare in Love, 2000's Reindeer Games, and 2001's Pearl Harbor. Yet the actor wasn't immune to the occasional flop: Gigli, which premiered in 2003 and starred Affleck as a low-level mobster opposite his then-girlfriend Jennifer Lopez, was critically panned. But Affleck never let these moments derail him.

He rose to international fame with his role as Dominic Toretto in "The Fast and the Furious" franchise. The franchise made him one of the highest-paid action stars in the world. He can easily earn as much as %50 million per year depending on his film output. Diesel's first film role was an uncredited appearance in 1990's "Awakenings." In 1994, he wrote, produced, directed, and starred in the short film "Multi-Facial."

Kumar was on the Forbes list of highest-paid entertainers in the world, ranking 52nd with earnings of $48.5 million. and the only Bollywood actor on the list. In 2020, he was ranked as the highest-paid Bollywood actor by Forbes. He has made over a hundred Hindi films—over 125 films in all, to date. He has also been nominated for Filmfare Awards numerous times.

Miranda was ready to bring "In the Heights" to life on the professional stage. He teamed up with Thomas Kail, an experienced theater director to make it happen. Miranda and a team of other individuals tweaked the script as it was performed off-Broadway, and by 2008 they were ready to debut the musical on Broadway for the first time.

In 2007 Will earned $25 million for I am Legend. His largest upfront payday was the $28 million he earned for I, Robot. In 2018 he earned $20 million to star in Netflix's Bright. Netflix reportedly paid Will $35 million to reprise his role in Bright 2. Smith was twice nominated for an Academy Award, both for portraying real people, Muhammad Ali in "Ali" and Chris Gardner in "The Pursuit of Happyness".

He appeared in the 1993 movie Coneheads and the 1994 movie Airheads. In 1995 he starred in what was his first starring venture, the soon-to-be-classic Billy Madison. Billy Madison was a surprise hit, making $26 million on a budget of $10 million. Also in 1995, Adam and castmate Chris Farley were both fired from SNL. It was unexpected and unexplained by the producers, but on the plus side, they were freed up to pursue film careers full-time.

Jackie Chan started appearing in movies as early as age five. His biggest early role came at age eight when he appeared alongside many of his classmates in Big and Little Wong Tin Bar. After a slew of other minor roles, Chan was signed to Great Earth Film Company. This would prove to be a valuable launching platform for his later career.