Some of the Hollywood actors are getting the biggest paydays for their roles. There are various sources of income for these actors including the business, paydays from award-winning, and franchises. From their rules, these actors earn huge amounts of money which is hard to believe. These are some of the highest-paid Hollywood actors, their parents will amaze you:
Most Paid Hollywood Actors
1. Tom Cruise – the mega movie star
Tom Cruise earned $ 100 million from his remarkable performance in Top Gun: Maverick alone. Tom Cruise is one of the highest-paid movie actors in Hollywood, with a huge fan following. This was not the first time that Tom Cruise had earned $100 million on a single project. He had almost the same amount of money from his second movie which he has done with Steven Spielberg, War of the Worlds.
In Mission: Impossible, which was released in 1996, Tom Cruise earned $70 million. In Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol, which was released in 2012, Cruise earned $75 million. Tom Cruise earned $12 million from Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One, which was released in 2023.
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2. Will Smith
Men in Black 3, gave Will Smith immense success, and he earned $ 100 million from the movie. Will Smith was also in the first part of the Man in Black series where he had only $5 million. When Will Smith was in the pic of his career he was earning somewhere between $20- 30 million per movie. Men in Black 3 was one of the biggest budget sequel movies which earned Smith one of his biggest paydays. King Richard which was released in 2001 was an Oscar-winning movie through which Will Smith earned $40 million. However, from his latest role in Bad Boys: Ride or Die Smith earned $25 million.
3. Keanu Reeves
One of the biggest blockbusters of Keanu Reeves’s life was The Matrix Trilogy, giving him the earnings of $250 million. The first part of John Wick which came out in 2014 gave Keanu an earning of $1-2 million. Through John Wick: Chapter 4, Keanu Reeves earned $15 million.
4. Robert Downey Jr.
Through the role of Iron Man/Tony Stark in Avengers: Infinity War which was released in 2018, Robert Downey earned 75 million. However, Downey has earned somewhere around $ 435 million after his involvement in the Marvel cinematic universe. Robert Downey has played a supporting role in Captain America: Civil War which was released in 2016 and gave him the earning of $40 million.
5. Sandra Bullock
Sandra Bullock earned $20 million from her role in the epic space movie Gravity. The movie was a huge success at the box office making more than$700 million in 2023 which gave Bullock a total paycheck that was more than three times her original salary which he was getting from the movie. Both the movies which came out in 2009 The Proposal and The Blind Side gave him an earning of $ 56 million. Her most recent movie The Last City which came out in 2022 gave her the earrings of $20 million.
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6. Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp was not in the lead role of Alice in Wonderland where he played the character of Mad Hatter which gave him the earning of $68 million. Johnny Deep earned $55 million, from Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides which came in 2011, and 10 million from Pirates of the Caribbean: The Cruise of the Black Pearl which came in 2003. Johnny Depp became a huge box-office star after his role as Jack Sparrow. Johnny Depp was one of the highest-paid actors in 2010 because of his role as Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean.
7. Harrison Ford
According to a report Harrison Ford was paid $65 million to act in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal which was released in 2008. Indiana Jones movies are big franchises in which Harrison Ford took part. In Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Ford performed one of the iconic roles of hand solo which was released in 2015, and got paid $25million. In the Star Wars original Trilogy Harrison Ford’s Payday was $15 million.
8. Adam Sandler
Adam Sandler and Netflix in which Adam will make four movies with Netflix and Netflix will pay him a huge amount of $250 million, Which means Adam Sandler will earn $62.5 million from each movie that comes within his contract. Adam was the highest-paid actor in 2023 according to Forbes. Adam was also the highest-paid actor in 2022 because of his movie Mr Deeds which earned $47 million. Big Daddy, which was released in 1999, gave Sandler a payday of $15 million.
9. Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks became the star of Robert Zemeckis’s movie Forrest Gump from which he earned $ 60 million. In 2000 Tom Hanks earned $20 million from his movie Cast Away. Tom Hanks earned $18 million from The Da Vinci Code which was released in 2006. Tom earned $8 million for his supporting role in Elvis when he was not in the lead role.
10. Chris Hemsworth
Chris Hemsworth is an Australian actor who was born on 11th August 1983. Chris became famous after his role in the Australian television series Home and Away in which he played the character of Kim Hyde. Chris’s role as Thor in The Marvel cinematic universe was exceptional. Chris Hemsworth’s net worth is almost $74.6 million. He was also the world’s highest-paid actor in 2014, 2015, and 2018 according to Forbes.
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Conclusion
These are some of the highest-paid Hollywood actors who are earning beyond imagination. Hard work and dedication towards their work is a result of why they have such a huge fan base all around the world. From Tom Cruise to Tom Hanks, these actors are inspiring the upcoming young actors through their works. The source of their earning is the salary they get from movies, and various franchises and some of them are also running a successful business as well. Their success story is an inspiration.
