The Rock surpasses Vin Diesel to become the highest paid actor in the world in 2021

2021 is a successful year for The Rock. The American actor appeared in two remarkable films, including Disney's Jungle Cruise and Netflix's Red Notice.

According to reports, he pocketed a total of 42 million USD for two works. According to CNN, Red Notice now has more than 328.8 million hours of viewing time, beating the previous record of Bird Box (2018). The Rock officially became the highest paid actor in the world in 2021.

After The Rock, other Hollywood stars are ranked as follows:

Will Smith

Actor Will Smith came in second, earning $40 million playing the father of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams. According to Hollywood Reporter, the American actor generously deducts a huge amount of money from his salary to compensate for his co-star, who was affected because the theater could not operate.

Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington unexpectedly ranked third on Forbes' "Highest-Paid Actors" list. With previous box office successes, Denzel Washington is fully worth the $ 40 million salary for the role of detective in The Little Things. While the film had poor sales because of its early release during the epidemic season, the actor still made history with the highest salary in his career (previously Washington received a salary of about 20 million USD). Upcoming, the Oscar-winning star appears in Joel Coen's The Tragedy of Macbeth.

Angelina Jolie with 4th place

According to Forbes, Angelina Jolie earned $35.5 million for her role in Eternals. That makes the actress the second highest paid female star in the world (after Sofia Vergara). In addition to her role as Thena of the immortal race, the mother of six this year starred in That Who Wish Me Dead (unknown salary).

Leonardo DiCaprio ranked 5th

Back to the black comedy Dont Look Up, actor Leonardo DiCaprio is said to pocket $ 30 million. This is the new record number of Titanic movie stars. In 2019, the actor's salary in the film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood was only at $ 10 million, significantly down from $ 20 million in 2018. Going forward, DiCaprio plays the role of Theodore Roosevelt in the film. Directed by Martin Scorsese

Friday: Daniel Craig

With his final film as James Bond, Daniel Craig pocketed $25 million. According to SCMP, the film has a high revenue during the epidemic season with $ 774 million. In the future, the British actor appears in the two sequels of Knives Out with a contract worth $ 100 million. This makes Daniel Craig the first and only actor to reach this number.

Jennifer Lawrence ranked 7th

After a three-year hiatus from acting, American lover Jennifer Lawrence returns to Don't Look Up with Leonardo DiCaprio. According to reports, the actress pocketed $25 million for the role of astronomer Kate Dibiasky. In Hollywood, the actress is known as a box office guarantee. Lawrence's previous films grossed more than $1 billion, including Hunger Games and X-Men.

Emily Blunt with 8th place

With appearances in two blockbusters, Emily Blunt grossed a total of $23 million. The sequel to Silent Land helped her pocket 12-13 million dollars. She continued to be paid about 10 million USD for Jungle Cruise (starring with Dwayne Johnson). In fact, Emily Blunt's money is too little compared to The Rock ($22 million), despite her previous success with The Girl on the Train, Mary Poppins Return, The Silent Land

Ryan Reynolds with 9th place

Ryan Reynolds has a successful year when three of the actor's works are hit movies, which are interested by the audience. From the lead role in the action movie The Hitmans Wifes Bodyguard, Free Guy to Red Notice, the highest amount of money the Deadpool actor has been paid for a film is $20 million, according to Variety.

Diesel with 10th place

Many times featured on Forbes' "Highest-Paid Actors" list, Diesel surprised by ranking 10th this year. The above result is due to the delay in the release of F9. The delay in release leaves the American actor with little prize money from the box office. The actor also doesn't have any other movies this year. The amount of money Vin Diesel earned thanks to part 9 of the racing and action series is 20 million USD.

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