The person in the number one spot may surprise people.
US business magazine Forbes has named Adam Sandler as the highest paid actor of 2023.
According to the magazine, Sandler made $73 million thanks to his Netflix movies Leo, Murder Mystery 2 and You’re So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah, as well as his stand-up comedy shows.
In second place less surprisingly was Barbie star Margot Robbie who is said to have earned $59 million, followed in third place by Tom Cruise with $45 million.
Forbes notes that Cruise’s earnings came in part from the latest Mission: Impossible movie, as well as “streaming and on-demand profits” for 2022’s Top Gun: Maverick.
In joint fourth and fifth place was Robbie’s Barbie co-star Ryan Gosling and Air/Oppenheimer headliner Matt Damon both with $43 million.
You can see a full list of the top 10 highest paid actors for 2023 below. For more information, visit Forbes’ website:
- Adam Sandler $73m
- Margot Robbie $59m
- Tom Cruise $45m
- Ryan Gosling and Matt Damon $43m
- Jennifer Aniston $42m
- Leonardo DiCaprio and Jason Statham $41m
- Ben Affleck $38m
- Denzel Washington $24m
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