Tom Cruise, Hollywood’s highest paid actor in 2022 and 2023
Tom Cruise leads the ranking of the highest paid actors in Hollywood in 2022 and 2023, according to Variety magazine. The Top Gun: Maverick star has pocketed $100 million thanks to a clause that guarantees him a percentage of the box office. He is followed by Will Smith and Leonardo DiCaprio, who have been paid $35 million and $30 million respectively for their projects with Apple TV. In the list, dominated by men, there are only five actresses, with Margot Robbie being the best paid with 18 million for Barbie.
Will Smith
Will Smith is the second highest paid actor on the list with his $35 million salary for his role in Emancipation.
Leonardo DiCaprio
Leonardo DiCaprio completes the podium of the highest paid actors with $30 million for his work in Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon.
Brad Pitt
30 million dollars will be earned by Brad Pitt for his work in a new, as yet untitled Formula 1 movie.
Dwayne Johnson
Dwayne Johnson is one of the highest paid actors after pocketing $22.5 million for his work in Black Adam.
Will Ferrell
Will Ferrell has pocketed $20 million for his role in The Spirited.
Chris Hemsworth
Australian actor Chris Hemsworth has landed a €20 million salary for his work on Extraction 2.
Vin Diesel
Vin Diesel has pocketed 20 million euros for his work in Fast X.
Tom Hardy
British actor Tom Hardy landed a $20 million salary for his role in Venom 3.
Joaquin Phoenix
Joaquin Phoenix has been paid $20 million for his work on Joker 2: Folie a Deux.
Ryan Reynolds
20 million was Ryan Reynolds’ salary for his work in The Spirited.
Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington earned a salary of $20 million for his role in The Equalizer 3.
Jason Momoa
Jason Momoa earned a total of $15 million for his work in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.
Eddie Murphy
The veteran comedian pocketed $15 million for his work on Beverly Hills Cop 4.
Chris Pine
Chris Pine got $13 million for his role in Star Trek 4.
Steve Carell
Steve Carell was paid a total of $12.5 million to make Minions: The Rise of Gru.
Ryan Gosling
Ryan Gosling is among the 25 highest paid actors in Hollywood for his work in Barbie.
Margot Robbie
Margot Robbie has landed a $12.5 million salary for starring in Barbie.
Millie Bobby Brown
Actress Millie Bobby Brown got $10 million as a salary for her work in Enola Holmes 2.
Timothée Chalamet
Timothée Chalamet was paid $9 million for his work on Wonka.
Matt Damon
Matt Damon pocketed $4 million for his role in director Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer.
Robert Downey Jr
Robert Downey Jr. earned a salary of $4 million for his work on Oppenheimer.
Emily Blunt
Emily Blunt earned $4 million for her work on Oppenheimer.
Daniel Kaluuya
Daniel Kaluuya pocketed $4 million for his work on Nope.
Jamie Lee Curtis
Jamie Lee Curtis earned $3.5 million for Halloween Ends.