Johnny Depp Highest-Paid Actor in Hollywood for 2010
Forbes [1] has just presented their latest compilation of ten highest paid actors in Hollywood for the period of June 2009–June 2010.
Topping the list is Johnny Depp with $75 million. This is due to the blockbuster movies Alice in Wonderland, wherein he played the Mad Hatter, The Tourist with Angelina Jolie, and Public Enemies. Alice in the Wonderland has surpassed the $1 billion mark in the world box office, making it Depp’s second movie in the Billion Dollar Movie Club after Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest.
The second highest-paid actor is Ben Stiller with $53 million worth of earnings. Much of this comes from his earnings from the third installment of Meet the Parents. Stiller is also one of the producers of Dreamworks’ upcoming animation movie Megamind, which will feature the voices of Will Ferrell and Brad Pitt.
Tom Hanks is the third biggest earner with $45 million. His film Angels & Demons earned $485 million, making it one of the top grossers of 2009. Another movie which is expected to bring more fortune to Hanks is Universal Pictures’ Larry Crowne, which he co-produced, directed, and co-written. Larry Crowne will be released in 2011 and star Julia Roberts.
Here are the rest of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood:
• Adam Sandler, $40 million. Upcoming movie: Columbia Pictures’ Zookeeper (July 2011).
• Leonardo DiCaprio, $28 million. Most recent movie: Inception (earning $700 million).
• Daniel Radcliffe, $25 million. Upcoming movie: first part of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (November 2010).
• Robert Downey Jr., $22 million. Most recent movies: Iron Man and Sherlock Holmes. Upcoming movie: Due Date (November 2010)
• Tom Cruise, $22 million. Most recent movie: Knight and Day (earning $223 million).
• Brad Pitt, $20 million. Most recent movies: Inglourious Basterds (earning $314 million) and Eat Pray Love (as producer).
• George Clooney, $19 million. Most recent movie: Up in the Air (earning $163 million).
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