The World's Highest-Paid Actors and Actresses

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atribecalledgabi;8743182 said:
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so jlaw makes more than #3-33 on the men list and the bitch complaining?

Nigga if you're the top in your field in one state and the person who's the top in the same field in another state makes almost double what you make, you wouldn't say shit about it?

Granted there are many other factors why that is but still...

I'm not sure what you're trying to say. The chick's problem is that she is the top woman in pay and she makes a shit load less than RDJ who is the top male. I can see the inequality in the list, but her argument is off. RDJ has more history in the biz, is a better actor, is the premier actor in a more profitable franchise, and is more established in general. The assumption that gender is the reason he makes more than her is baseless.

Hence the "other facors" for why she makes less part of my post.
 
atribecalledgabi;8751018 said:
The Lonious Monk;8746187 said:
atribecalledgabi;8743182 said:
vagrant-718;8741905 said:
so jlaw makes more than #3-33 on the men list and the bitch complaining?

Nigga if you're the top in your field in one state and the person who's the top in the same field in another state makes almost double what you make, you wouldn't say shit about it?

Granted there are many other factors why that is but still...

I'm not sure what you're trying to say. The chick's problem is that she is the top woman in pay and she makes a shit load less than RDJ who is the top male. I can see the inequality in the list, but her argument is off. RDJ has more history in the biz, is a better actor, is the premier actor in a more profitable franchise, and is more established in general. The assumption that gender is the reason he makes more than her is baseless.

Hence the "other facors" for why she makes less part of my post.

Ok, but if you acknowledge there are other factors contributing to why she makes less, what was your point with the first part of your post?
 
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20. Harrison Ford, $15 Million

The only returnee on the ranking, Ford make the cut thanks to an outsized payday for his return as Han Solo in 2015's Star War: The Force Awakens.At 74, he is the oldest member on the ranking.


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19. Matthew McConaughey, $18 million

His earning dipped after a quieter year, but McConaughey is soon set to star in 2017's Stephen King adaption, The Dark. He puts Texan drawl to use in TV spots for Lincoln Motors.


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18. Amitabh Bachchan, $20 million

Bollywood stalwart has starred in more than 150 movies in a career that spans five decades. The 73-year old is busy as ever: he appeared in four films during our scoring period.


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17. Will Smith, $20.5 million

Concussion was no knockout: An Oscar nod evaded him and in theaters, the movie barely tallied its budget. Still, Smith bouncing back, reprising one his best-k ow roles in 2018's Bad Boys for Life.


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16. Chris Pratt, $26 million

Doubled his 2015 earnings to soar up the ranking with an estimated $12 million upfront fee for Passengers and favorable deal in Guardians of the Galaxy 2. At 37, he is the youngest member of the list.


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15. Leonardo DiCaprio, $27 million

The fervent environmentalist finally won an Oscar for The Revenant, 22 years after he was first nominated for What's Eating Gilbert Grape. He was also nominated for 2014's Wolf of Wall Street, which was recent by the Department of Justice in a money-laundering scandal over its Malaysian financiers, Red Granite.


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14. Salman Khan, $28.5 million

One of Bollywood's leading men, Khan makes top rupee from movies such as Bajrangi Bhanijaan and numerous endorsements. In May 2015 he was sentenced to five years in prison for 2002 hit-and-run car incident which killed a homeless man; his sentence was suspended.


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12. Mark Wahlberg, $30 million

Ted 2 did not perform as well at the box office as expected, grossing just $217 million. No matter: Wahlberg banked big bucks for Daddy's Home and leads Deepwater Horizon, a dramatization of the 2010 BP oil spill.


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12. Adam Sandler, $30 million

The forthcoming Sandy Wexler will be the third of four movies in Sandler's production deal with Netflix. In 2014, he signed an agreement worth an estimated $240 million that circumvents costly theatrical releases and distributes Sandler's comedies directly to his target audiences-home video couch potatoes.


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10. Brad Pitt, $31.5 million

Pitt produced and acted The Big Short, which won an Oscar and grossed over $133.3 million at the worldwide box office. He also did double-duty for the upcoming War Machine, which Netflix reportedly paid $60 million to acquire. This is the first year since 2007 that 57-year-old's earnings surpassed $30 million.
 
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10. Akshay Kumar, $31.5 million

One of Bollywood's busiest leading men, Kumar banked top rupee for the three hit films in our scoring period. The action star bolsters his earnings endorsing a wider range of products than most Hollywood shills: Honda motorcycles, a dairy producer and a gold loan company among others.


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8. Robert Downey, Jr. $33 million

Last year's highest-paid actor, Downey has had a quieter year with just Captain America: Civil War released in our June 2015 through June 2016 scoring period. His earnings are down 58% from $80 million last year; the majority of his annual paycheck comes from his turn as Iron Man in Marvel's movies. He pads his income with endorsements for Taiwanese smartphone dealer THC.


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8. Shah Rukh Khan, $33 million

Khan continues to rule Bollywood's box office with the lead role in hit Dilwale and many others, earning multimillion-dollar upfront fees and cut of the back-end for his efforts. He also cashes in on endorsements deals for dozens fo brands most American have likely never heard of.


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7. Vin Diesel, $35 million

With an upfront paycheck for the latest Diesel-powered installment, Furious 8, plus a sequel to Guardians of The Galaxy, the gravelly-voiced actor joins our list for the third time. A key user of Facebook's "Facebook Live" feature, he has 100 million Facebook fans. "The Whole point [of Fast and the Furious] was to diversify Hollywood," Diesel told FORBES in 2015.


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6. Ben Affleck, $43 million

It may have been panned by critics, but Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice gave Affleck the best box office of his career: The movie grossed over $870 million worldwide. The cape crusader earns big from upfront fees and backened profits for the series, helping him pocket his highest annual paycheck yet.


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5. Johnny Depp, $48 million

In May a judge ordered a restraining order against Depp after his then-wife Amber Heard alleged he physically and verbally abused her. The couple reached a a $7 million divorce settlement in August. The damning accusations did not impact his earnings during our scoring period-he pocketed an estimated eight figures upfront for the latest Pirates of the Caribbean installment and box office bomb Alice Through the Looking Glass-but his earning will likely plummeted next year.


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4. Tom Cruise, $53 million

Hollywood's favorite Scientologist banked a big backend paycheck for 2015's Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation, plus upfront fees for a Jack Reacher sequel and Mena. At 53, he still manges to notch action hero roles thanks in no small part to his success as agent Ethan Hunt-the five-part M:I series has grossed nearly $2.8 billion globally.


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3. Matt Damon, $55 million

The red planet turned green: Damon's The Martian grossed a mighty $630.1 on a $108 million budget. Damon earned handsomely from the film and nabbed a Best Actor Oscar nod, while banking sizable checks for his return as Jason Bourne and an east-west co-production, The Great Wall.


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2. Jackie Chan, $61 million

The world's No. 2 highest-paid actor hasn't had a stateside live-action smash in ages, but he's the king of China's burgeoning box office, thanks in part to a cozy connection with Beijing. Chan starred in the latest installment of the Monkey King franchise and has several Chinese films in post production. A producer/investor and actor, he benefits from government censors looking kindly on his films.


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1. Dwayne Johnson, $64 million

Rock-solid box office numbers helped the erstwhile wrestler become the world's highest-paid actor. Since helping launch the billion-dollar Fast and Furious franchise and leading 2015's San Andreas to a surprising $473 million worldwide, Dwayne Johnson has become Hollywood's go-to action hero. Next up for thee beefy star: a starring role in the upocoming Baywatch remake. "I can kick ass better than anyone on the planet," he once told FORBES. "And I have decent smile."
 
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12. Adam Sandler, $30 million

The forthcoming Sandy Wexler will be the third of four movies in Sandler's production deal with Netflix. In 2014, he signed an agreement worth an estimated $240 million that circumvents costly theatrical releases and distributes Sandler's comedies directly to his target audiences-home video couch potatoes.

SMH... only just because he's a Jew
 
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10. Deepika Padukone, $10 million

A newcomer to the ranking, Bollywood's Padukone make the cut with hits such as Bajirao Mastani. She earns less than her Hollywood counterparts for roles but compensates with over a dozen lucrative endorsements.


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9. Mila Kunis, $11 million

Bad Moms star and voice of Meg on Family Guy also cashes in with advertisements for Gemfields jewlry and Jim Beam whiskey.


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8. Julia Roberts, $12 Million

Mother's Day failed to make an impression with critics or at the box office, though her Money Monster reunion George Clooney fared better. Roberts still banks decent upfront fees and shills for Lancôme.


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7. Amy Adams, $13.5 million

The five-time Oscar nominee returns to the ranking as she revives her role as Lois Lane in Warner Bros.' D.C. Comics series. She most recently made the list 2014; Adams also advertises for MaxMara.


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6. Charlize Theron, $16.5 million

Rumored to have earned $10 million upfront for her supporting role in The Hunstman: Winter War, the Mad Max star is the face of Dior J'Adore perfume. A returnee to the list, she last made the cut in 2013.


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5. Fan Bingbing, $17 million

The only Chinese actress on the ranking, Fan Bingbing joins the highest-paid thanks to roles in local movies such as Skiptrace and Lady of the Dynasty. American audiences may recognize her from 2014's X-Men: Days of Future Past advertisements for Chopard and L'Oréal


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4. Jennifer Aniston, $21 million

Still tallies seven figures upfront fees for movies such as the forthcoming Office Christmas Party but makes most of her cash through endorsements. Aniston added Emirates airlines advertisements to her Smartwear, Aveeno and Living Proof shills.


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3. Scarlett Johansson, $25 million

Reportedly banked $17.5 million for her controversial role in Ghost in the Shell, which drew criticism for whitewashing its Japanese manga source material. Johansson boosts her movie money with a Dolce & Gabbana endorsement.


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2. Melissa McCarthy, $33 million

Who you gonna call? McCarthy earned an estimated eight-figure upfront fee to in the Ghostbusters remake. Off screen, she designs her own all-sizes clothing line. "I started to think if I could do anything to build women up rather than the constant tear down I'm going to do it," McCarthy told FORBES.

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1. Jennifer Lawrence, $46 million

For second consecutive year, Lawrence is the world's highest-paid woman. The list's youngest member took a cut of profits from the big box office gross ($653.4 million) of her final Hunger Games installment and plumped her checkbook with soaring upfront fees.
 
Props to Jennifer Lawrence. She's got the best hustle going. Somehow she's the top paid actress in the world despite not having anywhere close to top talent. It's crazy. I never really had a problem with her as an actress before, but I watched X-men Apocalypse for the first time yesterday (I know I'm late) and the whole time I was thinking "I don't think I could ever watch another movie with this bitch in it." Everything about her has just gotten old to me.
 
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15. Justin Chanbers, Earnings: $9.5 million

It pays to be a Grey's Anatomy original: Justin Chambers, known to Grey's fans as Alex Karev, has cracked the top-earning TV actors list for the first time this year.


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(TIE) 13. David Duchovny, Earnings: $10 million

Thanks in part to highly-anticipated reprisal of his role as Fox Mulder, The X-Files' David Duchovny is another newcomer to the 2016 list.


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(TIE) 13. Michael Weatherly, Earning: $10 million

You knew him and loved him as NCIS' Tony DiNozzo. Whether Michael Weatherly strikes gold again with Bull's Dr. Jason Bull remains to be seen.


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12. Kevin Spacey, Earnings: $10.5 million

Spacey's turn as the manipulative, Machiavellian Frank Underwood on 'House of Cards' continues to earn him top -- and enthralled views.


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11. Eric Stonestreet, Earning: $11 million

The Modern Family actor took a serious turn in HBO's 'Confirmation' this past spring: he played Ken Duberstein, who was Ronald Reagan's chief of staff from 1988 to 1989.


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10. Ed O'Neil, Earnings: $11.5 million

The voice you hear in the Zyrtec commercials? That's Jay Pritchett. Or, as he's known outside of Modern Family, Ed O'Neil.


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7 (tie). Ray Romano, Earnings:$12 million

Funnyman Romano has cracked the list thanks to a combination of new TV (he appeared on HBO's Vinyl), old TV (Everybody Loves Raymond syndication) and stand-up.


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7 (tie). Jesse Tyler Ferguson , Earnings: $12 million

Ferguson's earning's come from both the small screen (Modern Family) and the Great White Way: he starred in a one-man Broadway show, Fully Committed, this past spring and summer.


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7 (tie). Nathan Fillion, Earnings: $12 million

Castle might have been cancelled, but you can still catch Fillion's "ruggedly handsome" writer-detective in near-daily reruns on TNT.


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6. Ty Burrell, Earnings: $12.5 million

Talk about earnings synergy: not only did Burrell earn a pretty penny playing Modern Family's Phil Dunphy, but he also starred in an ad campaign for the National Association Realtors in character!


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5. Mark Harmon, Earnings: $20 million

NCIS was the most-watched scripted drama during the 2015-2016 television season, thanks in no small part of Mark Harmon's portrayal of Special Agent Gibbs on screen and his producing off-screen


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4. Kunal Nayyar, Earnings: $22 million

In the world of fiction, he's The Big Bang Theory's Raj Koothrappali. In real life, Nayyar is a best-selling non-author: his memoir, "Yes My Accent is Real," was a hit with audiences last year.


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3. Simon Helberg, Earnings: $22.5 million

Helberg is perhaps most recognizable as The Big Bang Theory's Howard Wolowitz, but he also took a turn on the big screen, starring in Florence Foster Jenkins' alongside Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant.

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2. Johnny Galecki, Earnings: $24 million

Thanks to a $1 million per episode salary for playing Big Bang Theory's Leonard Hofstadter, Galecki takes the number-twp spot for the second year in a row.


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1. Jim Parsons, Earnings: $25.5 million

For the second year in a row, Parsons has managed to be the king of the small screen, at least when measured by earnings.
 
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15. Zooey Deschanel, $7 million

The New Girl star has made the series a hit for Fox, a network that has recently struggled with live-action comedy. When not busy shooting the fifth season of the show, Deschanel was lending her voice to the upcoming film Trolls.


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13 (tie). Julia Louis-Dreyfus, $7.5 million

Louis-Dreyfus, or President Selina Meyer, has come a long way from her Elaine Benes years, winning four consecutive Emmys for Best Actress in a Comedy Series for her role on Veep. She supplements her income with a lucrative endorsement deal for Old Navy.


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13. (tie) Emily Deschanel, $7.5 million

Going into its 12th and final season next yer, Bones has had a long run, allowing Deschanel to renegotiate a top-paying contract. An ongoing lawsuit in which Deschanel and her co-star David Boreanaz are alleging Fox owes them millions in profit participation may lead to an even bigger payday next year.


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12. Patricia Heaton, $8.5 million

TV veteran Patricia Heaton isn't slowing down. The actress, known best for Everybody Loves Raymond, is making her mark starring in ABC sitcom The Middle and hosting Food Network show Patricia Heaton Parties.


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11. Pauley Perrette, $9.5 million

The NCIS, actress has a 13 year history on the show, and it has paid off allowing her to work her way to a high-paying contract.


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10. Julie Bowen, $10 million

As part of the Modern Family cast, Bowen enjoys one of the best ensemble contracts in television today. Her ads for Neutrogena propel her to an eight-figure salary.


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9. Julianna Margulies, $10.5 million

The Good's Wife's last season brought in a hefty paycheck for star Marguilies. The Emmy-nominee will likely not make the cut next yeaar, as she has no announced projects coming out until 2018.


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8. Priyanka Chopra, $11 million

This Bollywood star-she was recently in films Bajirao Mastani and Jai Gangaajal-has made herself known stateside with her star turn in Quantico. And she is about to become even more familiar, with a role in the upcoming Baywatch alongside Dwayne Johnson, Pamela Anderson and Zac Efron.


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7. Stana Katic, $12 million

The Castle star is new to the list thanks to a smart contract negotiation that got her a hefty chunk of the backennd, in addition to a salary increase, for the show's final season.


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6. Kerry Washington, $13.5 million

The Scandal actress has more than just her role on the Shonda Rhymes show to fill her resume. She has used her high profile to score endorsement deals with Neutrogena, Movado and Apple Music.


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4 (tie). Mariska Hargitay, $14.5 million

A favorite of detective show fans, Law and Order SVU has seen unprecedented success. The Dick Wolf-helmed show, which stars Hargitay, is going into its 18th season, which means Hargitay's salary is just going to continue to increase.


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4 (tie). Ellen Pompo, $14.5 million

The Grey's Anatomy actress is one of the first stars who Shonda Rhymes launched, and she is benefiting to the tune of top-rate salary.


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3. Mindy Kaling, $15 million

Kaling not only earns a salary for her star role in The Mindy Project, but also one for creating and producing the show. To add to those millions, she has the money from her book deal: She and former Office co-star BJ Novak reportedly earned an advance of over $7 million for their upcoming book of essays.


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2. Kaley Cuoco, $24.5 million

Big Bang means a big payday. The Big Bang Theory stars, including Cuoco, have negotiated the best deal in television, currently: $1 million each per episode.


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1. Sofia Vergara, $43 million

While the Colombian actor may be best know for her Emmy-nominated performance as Gloria on Modern Family-a role that earns her millions each year-most of her income comes from lucrative endorsement and licensing deals, including a line of Rooms To Go furniture, a coffee maker and even cheetah-printed nurse uniforms.
 

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