Forbes has released its
Hollywood Highest Paid Actor’s list and sitting at the top spot is Tom
Cruisegrossing over $75 million between May 2011 – May 2012.To determine
who the highest-paid actors in Hollywood are, Forbes considered upfront
pay, profit participation, residuals, endorsements and advertising
work. They talked to manager, agents, lawyers and other in-the-know
folks to come up with our estimates. They do not deduct for things like
agent fees or the expenses related to being a celebrity.Tied for second
place are Leonardo DiCaprio and Adam Sandler. We estimate that each star
earned $37 million between May 2011 and May 2012. Full list below:
1.Tom Cruise – $75 million
2Leonardo DiCaprio – $37 million
3. Adam Sandler – $37 million
4.Dwayne Johnson – $36 million
5. Ben Stiller – $33 million
6.Sacha Baron Cohen – $30 million
7. Johnny Depp – $30 million
8. Will Smith – $30 million
9. Mark Wahlberg – $27 million
10.Taylor Lautner – $26.5 million
11. Robert Pattingson – $26.5 million
