- President
- 19:07 29.08.2021
Forbes has announced the highest-paid actors of 2020, APA reports citing New York Times.
Johnson, who recently purchased the XFL with partners Dany Garcia and Redbird Capital, reportedly made $87.5 million in 2020, in part thanks to a $23.5 million payment from Netflix for the upcoming film "Red Notice."
Netflix reportedly played a major role on this year's list – the streaming giant paid $140.5 million to 6 of the top 10 people on the list, Forbes reports, including a new deal struck with Adam Sandler, #9 on the list, in January.
Other streaming services contributed to the staggering totals, including Apple TV+ reportedly planning to pay Ryan Reynolds, #2 on the list, over $30 million to star in "A Christmas Carol," and Amazon paying Bollywood star Akshay Kumar $10 million for an upcoming series.
Here is the list of 2020's top-paid actors, who collected a combined $545.5 million according to Forbes:
1. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson – $87.5 million
2. Ryan Reynolds – $71.5 million
3. Mark Wahlberg – $58 million
4. Ben Affleck – $55 million
5. Vin Diesel – $54 million
6. Akshay Kumar – $48.5 million
7. Lin-Manuel Miranda – $45.5 million
8. Will Smith – $44.5 million
9. Adam Sandler – $41 million
10. Jackie Chan – $40 million