In the modern world, film stars earn no less, and sometimes more, industrial oligarchs. A beautifully filmed fairy tale with a happy ending is very expensive today. Various publications regularly publish the names of the highest paid actors in Hollywood. So who became the richest among them?
According to Forbes magazine, in 2012, the “forever young” Tom Cruise took the first place. Untold wealth, in the amount of $ 75 million, went to him for his participation in the 4th film "Mission Impossible: Protocol Phantom". Tom received such a huge amount in just one year of work - from May 2011 to May 2012. But as they came, the earned fees may go away. The fact is that the beautiful Katie Holmes, Cruise's wife, recently demanded a divorce. And under the terms of the marriage contract, a decent part of the money can migrate into the pocket of the future ex-wife.
The richest Hollywood actor in 2011 was Leo DiCaprio. He managed to get $ 77 million. It was him who was relegated to second place by Tom Cruise. The third on the list was another favorite of women, the charming Adam Sandler. According to Forbes, in 2012, DiCaprio and Adam each earned $ 37 million.
For the first time in the ranking of the richest actors, Dwayne Johnson, nicknamed "The Rock", appeared and immediately got into fourth place. And it is no coincidence, because over the past year, his fortune has increased by $ 36 million.
Rounding out the five richest actors, according to Forbes magazine, comedian and director Ben Stiller, who earned $ 30 million in 2012.
Another publication, known all over the world, namely the Guinness Book of Records, conducted its independent investigation and identified the wealthiest actor in Hollywood. It turned out to be Samuel L. Jackson - not a super popular, but a very "prolific" actor!
Conservatively, Jackson, now in his 60s, earned a total of $ 7.24 billion. The figure is more than impressive and, as it turned out, a record one. The actor managed to get such a huge amount solely thanks to his hard work, since he never had 20 million royalties, like some other Hollywood stars. Samuel has starred in over 100 films and continues to work hard to this day.
