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