Actor Dwayne Johnson, aka “The Rock”, 44 years old, beat actor Robert Downey Jr., to lead the list of highest-paid actors in 2016.
According to statistics from Forbes magazine published on August 25, “The Rock” earned about 64.5 million USD from 6-2015 to 6-2016. This is double the amount this actor earned in 2015 and helped him to top the list above. To get this high income. , “The Rock” must thank his role in the action comedy “Central Intelligence”. Last year, he also made an impression with his role in the movie “Fast and Furious”.
“The Rock” highest income
The number “The Rock” earns also more clearly reflects the imbalance in pay between men and women in Hollywood.Jennifer Lawrencelead the female earnings list but only about $46 million, half the money of “The Rock”. Forbes said that the male side has 18 actors earning more than 20 million USD and the female side has only 4 actors.
After 3 consecutive years leading this list of highest earnings, “Iron Man”Robert Downey Jr. dropped to 8th place with 33 million USD. He tied for the same place with Indian star Shah Rukh Khan. While,Jackie Chansecond place with 61 million USD. This actor has a high income thanks to successful films in the Chinese market, the second largest film market in the world.
Handsome actorMatt Damon3rd place with 55 million USD, thanks to the success of the movie “The Martian” 2015. The next places belong toTom Cruise,Johnny Depp.
Source: nld.com.vn
