The entertainment industry has grown tremendously over the years. With the platforms available for people to watch the latest releases, the production houses have been earning millions.
This has given a hike to how much the lead actor gets paid. While they once recived nominal amount for their work, these actors are now receiving considerable pay for their workd.
Tom Cruise, for instance, will receive $ 1o0 million for his role in Top Gun: Maverick. The movie was released in May earlier this year and has since received 8.6 IMDb ratings.
1. Tom Cruise – $ 100 Million (Top Gun: Maverick)
Tom Cruise has been named the highest-paid Hollywood actor after getting paid over $100 million for Top Gun: Maverick.
2. Will Smith – $ 35 Million (Emancipation)
Emancipation is an upcoming action thriller starring Will Smith all set to release in 2023. It is a movies about a runaway slave forges through the swamps of Louisiana on a tortuous journey to escape plantation owners that nearly killed him.
3. Dwayne Johnson – $ 22.5 Million (Black Adam)
It was confirmed that he would portray the villain Black Adam in September 2014. The movie will be released in October this year.
4. Kevin Costner – $ 1.3 Million / episode (Yellowstone)
‘Yellowstone‘ follows the violent world of the Dutton family, who control the largest contiguous ranch in the United States. Kevin Costner plays ‘John Dutton’ and people have been loving his character in the series.
5. Sylvester Stallone – $ 1 Million / episode (Tulsa King)
The much awaited series, ‘Tulsa King‘, follows New York mafia capo Dwight “The General” Manfredi, played by Sylvester Stallone, just after he is released from prison after 25 years and unceremoniously exiled by his boss to set up shop in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
