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Robert Downey Jr. Tops Forbes' List Of Top Earning Actors With $75m Take
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Robert Downey Jr. The actor has made millions playing Iron Man and for the second year in a row, he tops FORBES’ list of the Top Earning Actors. We estimate that Downey earned $75 million between June 2013 and June 2014, the same amount as he earned last year.
This list measures only the men. We will have a separate list of the Top Earning Actresses.
Downey reigns as the highest paid man in Hollywood because at this point, it would be incredibly difficult for Marvel to continue making Iron Man andAvengers films without him. Marvel movies starring Downey have earned almost $4 billion at the global box office and millions more on home video, not to mention the millions the movies have generated in merchandise.
Hollywood's Highest Paid Actors 2014
1 of 11
Gary Gershoff/WireImage
The Highest Paid Actors
Our list looks at estimated earnings between June 2013 and June 2014. We talk to producers, lawyers, agents and other in-the-know folks to compile our earnings which account for entertaint-related income. We do not deduct for taxes, agent fees or the other costs of being a celebrity.
#2
Dwayne Johnson
$52 million
With ensemble movies like "G.I. Joe" and "Fast and Furious," Johnson has transcended his wrestling days to become a true movie star. Now he's graduated to leading man. With "Hercules" and 2015's earthquake disaster film "San Andreas," The Rock is carrying movies on his sizable shoulders. A smart businessman, he's also branching out into TV. "The Hero" was his first stab at reality TV. Now he's moving up to the big leagues with the HBO comedy "Ballers." Johnson is executive producing and starring in the comedy about a group of football players.
Downey’s Hollywood clout (he ranks 10th overall on our Celebrity 100 list which measures a mix of money and fame) has given him the power to get smaller, more personal movies made too. He helped his friend Jon Favreau get the film Chef produced and appeared in a memorable cameo in the movie.Chef has earned $25 million so far at the global box office, not bad for a tiny film.
Downey isn’t the only superhero on our list this year. Newcomer Chris Hemsworth, who plays Thor, didn’t have the fame numbers to make it on theCelebrity 100 this year but he ranks 5th on our list of Top Earning Actors with $37 million. The Thorsequel, The Dark World, outearned the first Thormovie by $200 million so expect Hemsworth to be able to negotiate for more money in the inevitable Thor 3. When he’s not playing a Norse God, Hemsworth is busy pursuing an Oscar. This year he’ll star in films by prestige directors Michael Mann and Ron Howard who directed Hemsworth inRush.
To compile our earnings estimates, we talk to agents, producers, lawyers and other in-the-know folks to figure out how much each celebrity earned from entertainment-related work between June 2013 and June 2014. We do not deduct for taxes, agent fees or the costs of being a celebrity.
Dwayne Johnson hasn’t played a superhero yet but you could argue that’s about to change with his newest film, Hercules. The former wrestler plays the hero in a film that picks up after the iconic 12 tasks have been completed. Johnson ranks second on our earnings list with an estimated $52 million mostly thanks to his work in movies like the Fast and Furious franchise. This will be the first time he’s headlined a movie. He has another big action flick,San Andreas, lined up for next summer.
Bradley Cooper also gets a turn to play a superhero this year even if he’ll be heard but not seen. Cooper is voicing Rocket Racc00n in the upcoming Marvel film Guardians of the Galaxy. Cooper earned an estimated $46 million last year thanks to his smart mix of blockbusters and prestige films. Cooper earned millions from The Hangover franchise but he also earns big from films like American Hustle. Cooper took a pay cut for the lower-budget film so when it earned $251 million at the global box office he got a nice piece of the profits (plus an Oscar nomination).
Rounding out our top five is Leonardo DiCaprio who ranks 4th with an estimated $39 million in earnings. DiCaprio is the rare actor who can earn $15 million and up for the kind of adult films that studios don’t often make anymore. Like Downey in superhero movies though, DiCaprio is worth the money. Both The Great Gatsby and The Wolf of Wall Street did better than expected at the box office this year earning a combined $743 million at the global box office.
Robert Downey Jr. Tops Forbes' List Of Top Earning Actors With $75m Take
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Robert Downey Jr. The actor has made millions playing Iron Man and for the second year in a row, he tops FORBES’ list of the Top Earning Actors. We estimate that Downey earned $75 million between June 2013 and June 2014, the same amount as he earned last year.
This list measures only the men. We will have a separate list of the Top Earning Actresses.Downey reigns as the highest paid man in Hollywood because at this point, it would be incredibly difficult for Marvel to continue making Iron Man andAvengers films without him. Marvel movies starring Downey have earned almost $4 billion at the global box office and millions more on home video, not to mention the millions the movies have generated in merchandise.
Hollywood's Highest Paid Actors 2014
1 of 11
Gary Gershoff/WireImage
The Highest Paid Actors
Our list looks at estimated earnings between June 2013 and June 2014. We talk to producers, lawyers, agents and other in-the-know folks to compile our earnings which account for entertaint-related income. We do not deduct for taxes, agent fees or the other costs of being a celebrity.
#2
Dwayne Johnson
$52 million
With ensemble movies like "G.I. Joe" and "Fast and Furious," Johnson has transcended his wrestling days to become a true movie star. Now he's graduated to leading man. With "Hercules" and 2015's earthquake disaster film "San Andreas," The Rock is carrying movies on his sizable shoulders. A smart businessman, he's also branching out into TV. "The Hero" was his first stab at reality TV. Now he's moving up to the big leagues with the HBO comedy "Ballers." Johnson is executive producing and starring in the comedy about a group of football players.
Downey’s Hollywood clout (he ranks 10th overall on our Celebrity 100 list which measures a mix of money and fame) has given him the power to get smaller, more personal movies made too. He helped his friend Jon Favreau get the film Chef produced and appeared in a memorable cameo in the movie.Chef has earned $25 million so far at the global box office, not bad for a tiny film.
Downey isn’t the only superhero on our list this year. Newcomer Chris Hemsworth, who plays Thor, didn’t have the fame numbers to make it on theCelebrity 100 this year but he ranks 5th on our list of Top Earning Actors with $37 million. The Thorsequel, The Dark World, outearned the first Thormovie by $200 million so expect Hemsworth to be able to negotiate for more money in the inevitable Thor 3. When he’s not playing a Norse God, Hemsworth is busy pursuing an Oscar. This year he’ll star in films by prestige directors Michael Mann and Ron Howard who directed Hemsworth inRush.
To compile our earnings estimates, we talk to agents, producers, lawyers and other in-the-know folks to figure out how much each celebrity earned from entertainment-related work between June 2013 and June 2014. We do not deduct for taxes, agent fees or the costs of being a celebrity.
Dwayne Johnson hasn’t played a superhero yet but you could argue that’s about to change with his newest film, Hercules. The former wrestler plays the hero in a film that picks up after the iconic 12 tasks have been completed. Johnson ranks second on our earnings list with an estimated $52 million mostly thanks to his work in movies like the Fast and Furious franchise. This will be the first time he’s headlined a movie. He has another big action flick,San Andreas, lined up for next summer.
Bradley Cooper also gets a turn to play a superhero this year even if he’ll be heard but not seen. Cooper is voicing Rocket Racc00n in the upcoming Marvel film Guardians of the Galaxy. Cooper earned an estimated $46 million last year thanks to his smart mix of blockbusters and prestige films. Cooper earned millions from The Hangover franchise but he also earns big from films like American Hustle. Cooper took a pay cut for the lower-budget film so when it earned $251 million at the global box office he got a nice piece of the profits (plus an Oscar nomination).
Rounding out our top five is Leonardo DiCaprio who ranks 4th with an estimated $39 million in earnings. DiCaprio is the rare actor who can earn $15 million and up for the kind of adult films that studios don’t often make anymore. Like Downey in superhero movies though, DiCaprio is worth the money. Both The Great Gatsby and The Wolf of Wall Street did better than expected at the box office this year earning a combined $743 million at the global box office.
or did he just bank that much off one movie 
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