Rounding out the top five are Vin Diesel in third place with $54.5 million, Adam Sandler in fourth place with $50.5 million, and Jackie Chan in fifth with $49 million. Robert Downey Jr., who was the three time reigning highest-paid actor a few years ago, came in sixth with $48 million. Not surprisingly, a bunch of actors from superhero movies made the top 20 including Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Ryan Reynolds, Chris Evans, Chris Pratt, and Mark Ruffalo. A trio of Bollywood’s biggest stars nabbed three spots in the top 10 with paydays above $35 million for Akshay Kumar, Salman Khan, and Shah Rukh Khan. Combined, the 20 highest-paid actors brought home $720 million in the past year. Let’s look at the 20 highest paid actors. #20. Mark Ruffalo – $13 million #19. Chris Pratt – $17 million #18. Chris Evans – $18 million #17. Jeremy Renner – $19 million #16. Matt Damon – $21 million #15. Ryan Reynolds – $21.5 million #14. Ryan Gosling – $29 million #13. Samuel L. Jackson – $30.5 million #12. Tom Hanks – $31 million #11. Chris Hemsworth – $31.5 million #10. Akshay Kumar – $35.5 million #9. Salman Khan – $37 million #8. Shah Rukh Khan – $38 million #7. Tom Cruise – $43 million #6. Robert Downey Jr. – $48 million #5. Jackie Chan – $49 million #4. Adam Sandler – $50.5 million #3. Vin Diesel – $54.5 million #2. Dwayne Johnson – $65 million #1. Mark Wahlberg – $68 million
