According to Forbes, The 34 highest-paid actors hail from seven countries, earned a combined $941 million before taxes and fees between June 1, 2014 and June 1, 2015. The list measures earnings before subtracting management fees and taxes; figures are based on data from Nielsen, Box Office Mojo and IMDB, as well as interviews with agents, managers, lawyers—and stars themselves.
The highest-paid actors of 2015 (in USD):
1. Robert Downey, Jr. (U.S.A.) — $80 million
2. Jackie Chan (Hong Kong) — $50 million
3. Vin Diesel (U.S.A.) — $47 million
4. Bradley Cooper (U.S.A.) — $41.5 million
5. Adam Sandler (U.S.A.) — $41 million
6. Tom Cruise (U.S.A.) — $40 million
7 & 8. Amitabh Bachchan (India) and Salman Khan (India) — $33.5 million
9. Akshay Kumar (India) — $32.5 million
10. Mark Wahlberg (U.S.A.) — $32 million
11. Dwayne Johnson (U.S.A.) — $31.5 million
12. Johnny Depp (U.S.A.) — $30 million
13 &14. Leonardo DiCaprio (U.S.A.) and Channing Tatum (U.S.A.) — $29 million
15 &16. Chris Hemsworth (Australia) and Daniel Craig (U.K.) — $27 million
17. Matthew McConaughey (U.S.A.) — $26.5 million
18 & 19. Will Smith (U.S.A.) and Shah Rukh Khan (India) — $26 million
20. Matt Damon (U.S.A.) — $25 million
21. Hugh Jackman (Australia) — $23 million
22 &23. Ben Affleck (U.S.A.) and Liam Neeson (Ireland) — $19.5 million
24 &25. Russell Crowe (New Zealand & Australia) and Chow Yun-Fat (Hong Kong) — $18 million
26. Seth Rogen (Canada) — $17 million
27. George Clooney (U.S.A.) — $16.5 million
28 & 29. Brad Pitt (U.S.A.) and Jonah Hill (U.S.A.) — $16 million
30 & 31. Will Ferrell (U.S.A.) and Ranbir Kapoor (India) — $15 million
32. Chris Evans (U.S.A.) — $13.5 million
33 & 34. Chris Pratt (U.S.A.) and Andy Lau (Hong Kong) — $13 million
Source: Forbes
The highest-paid actors of 2015 (in USD):
1. Robert Downey, Jr. (U.S.A.) — $80 million
2. Jackie Chan (Hong Kong) — $50 million
3. Vin Diesel (U.S.A.) — $47 million
4. Bradley Cooper (U.S.A.) — $41.5 million
5. Adam Sandler (U.S.A.) — $41 million
6. Tom Cruise (U.S.A.) — $40 million
7 & 8. Amitabh Bachchan (India) and Salman Khan (India) — $33.5 million
9. Akshay Kumar (India) — $32.5 million
10. Mark Wahlberg (U.S.A.) — $32 million
11. Dwayne Johnson (U.S.A.) — $31.5 million
12. Johnny Depp (U.S.A.) — $30 million
13 &14. Leonardo DiCaprio (U.S.A.) and Channing Tatum (U.S.A.) — $29 million
15 &16. Chris Hemsworth (Australia) and Daniel Craig (U.K.) — $27 million
17. Matthew McConaughey (U.S.A.) — $26.5 million
18 & 19. Will Smith (U.S.A.) and Shah Rukh Khan (India) — $26 million
20. Matt Damon (U.S.A.) — $25 million
21. Hugh Jackman (Australia) — $23 million
22 &23. Ben Affleck (U.S.A.) and Liam Neeson (Ireland) — $19.5 million
24 &25. Russell Crowe (New Zealand & Australia) and Chow Yun-Fat (Hong Kong) — $18 million
26. Seth Rogen (Canada) — $17 million
27. George Clooney (U.S.A.) — $16.5 million
28 & 29. Brad Pitt (U.S.A.) and Jonah Hill (U.S.A.) — $16 million
30 & 31. Will Ferrell (U.S.A.) and Ranbir Kapoor (India) — $15 million
32. Chris Evans (U.S.A.) — $13.5 million
33 & 34. Chris Pratt (U.S.A.) and Andy Lau (Hong Kong) — $13 million
Source: Forbes