Shah Rukh, Salman, Akshay in Forbes highest paid actors list

Wahlberg is Hollywood's highest-paid leading man, earning $68 million

Indian superstars Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar are among the top 10 highest paid actors in the world in a list compiled by Forbes that has been topped by "Transformers" actor Mark Wahlberg.

Shahrukh is at the eighth spot on the list with earnings of 38 million dollars, followed by Salman on the ninth position with 37 million dollars.

Akshay is completing the top 10 with 35.5 million dollar earnings.

Wahlberg is Hollywoods highest-paid leading man, earning $68 million in the scoring period. Forbes said the Boston native recorded his highest-ever payday thanks to soaring fees for movies such as "Transformers: The Last Knight" and the forthcoming "Daddys Home 2".

Wahlberg replaced last years top-ranked star, Dwayne Johnson who comes in at the second spot with 65 million dollar earnings.

 

On the third spot is "The Fate of the Furious" star Vin Diesel with $54.5 million earnings.

Rounding out the top five is Adam Sandler at the number four position with 50.5 million dollars and Jackie Chan on number five with $49 million dollars.

Sandler returns to the list courtesy the lucrative deal with Netflix that allows him to produce his own movies for the platform.

The worlds 20 highest-paid actors tallied a combined $720 million between June 2016 and June 2017, before fees and taxes.

A quarter of this years list hail from outside the US, including the three stars from Bollywood.

Forbes said this year, newcomers comprise one fifth of the list, including Ryan Reynolds, Ryan Gosling, Jeremy Renner and Mark Ruffalo.

Hollywoods highest-paid actors continue to out-earn their female counterparts, Forbes said adding that the top 10 actors banked a cumulative $488.5 million-- nearly three times the $172.5 million combined total of the 10 top-earning women. While only three actresses made more than USD 20 million in 12 months, 16 actors broached the mark, it said.

 

Full list of the world's highest-paid actors and actresses 2017

Full list:

1. Mark Wahlberg, $68 million

2. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, $65 million

3. Vin Diesel, $54.5 million

4. Adam Sandler, $50.5 million

5. Jackie Chan, $49 million

6. Robert Downey, Jr., $48 million

7. Tom Cruise, $43 million

8. Shah Rukh Khan, $38 million

9. Salman Khan, $37 million

10. Akshay Kumar, $35.5 million

11. Chris Hemsworth, $31.5 million

12. Tom Hanks, $31 million

13. Samuel L. Jackson, $30.5 million

14. Ryan Gosling, $29 million

15. Emma Stone, $26 million

16. Jennifer Aniston, $25.5 million

17. Jennifer Lawrence, $24 million

18. Ryan Reynolds, $21.5 million

19. Matt Damon, $21 million

20. Jeremy Renner, $19 million

21. Chris Evans, $18 million

21. Melissa McCarthy, $18 million

23. Chris Pratt, $17 million

24. Mila Kunis, $15.5 million

25. Emma Watson, $14 million

25. Emma Watson, $14 million

27. Mark Ruffalo, $13 million

28. Cate Blanchett, $12 million

29. Julia Roberts, $12 million

30. Amy Adams, $11.5 million