Forbes announces highest-paid actors of 2020

Forbes announces highest-paid actors of 2020
# 11 August 2020 17:39 (UTC +04:00)

Forbes has announced the highest-paid actors of 2020, APA reports citing New York Times.

Johnson, who recently purchased the XFL with partners Dany Garcia and Redbird Capital, reportedly made $87.5 million in 2020, in part thanks to a $23.5 million payment from Netflix for the upcoming film "Red Notice."

Netflix reportedly played a major role on this year's list – the streaming giant paid $140.5 million to 6 of the top 10 people on the list, Forbes reports, including a new deal struck with Adam Sandler, #9 on the list, in January.

Other streaming services contributed to the staggering totals, including Apple TV+ reportedly planning to pay Ryan Reynolds, #2 on the list, over $30 million to star in "A Christmas Carol," and Amazon paying Bollywood star Akshay Kumar $10 million for an upcoming series.

Here is the list of 2020's top-paid actors, who collected a combined $545.5 million according to Forbes:

1. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson – $87.5 million

2. Ryan Reynolds – $71.5 million

3. Mark Wahlberg – $58 million

4. Ben Affleck – $55 million

5. Vin Diesel – $54 million

6. Akshay Kumar – $48.5 million

7. Lin-Manuel Miranda – $45.5 million

8. Will Smith – $44.5 million

9. Adam Sandler – $41 million

10. Jackie Chan – $40 million

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