Shah Rukh Khan Is The 8th Highest Paid Actor In The World

Shah Rukh Khan is the 8th highest paid actor, tying with Iron Man Robert Downey Jr. at $33 million. Akshay Kumar tied with Brad Pitt for the 10th spot with both covering $31.5 million as acting fee. Salman Khan, listed at #14 beat Hollywood heart-throb Leonardo DiCaprio, who had to be content with #15th place. Amitabh Bachchan is ranked #18, beating Harrison Ford, who finds his place as the 20th in the list.

On the Hollywood front, The Rock Is the highest paid actor in the world, and that’s the bottom line – because Forbes says so! Dwayne Johnson tops the Forbes list of the highest earning actors in Hollywood. Dwayne saw one movie releasing this year, Central Intelligence, and his upcoming film is Disney’s animated film, Moana. He ranks #1 with an estimated yearly earning of $64.5 million at the box-office. His upcoming releases are next year’s Baywatch and Fast 8. Priyanka Chopra plays the villain in Baywatch.

Dwayne is one of those rare professional sportsmen with the WWE who have gone ahead and created a niche for themselves in Hollywood. Dwayne debuted in a cameo in The Mummy (2001) and has since then gone on to act in such explosive stuff like The Rundown, Walking Tall, and the Fast franchise.

Before The Rock, Terry Bollea, ring name Hulk Hogan, tried to take the leap from the square-ring to celluloid but his film career never really took off, other than his iconic role as Thunderlips in Rocky III (1982).


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