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List of highest-paid film actors

List of highest-paid film actors

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The world's highest-paid film actors can command a salary of up to US$40 million per film, but an actor can earn substantially more by deferring all or part of their salary against a percentage of the film's gross, known within the industry as a "profit participation" deal.

Highest earnings for a single production

Since not all salaries are made public, this is a non-definitive list of actors who have received $30 million or more as compensation for their services in a single production. Occasionally an actor's fee may cover multiple films, and they are included on the list if the films were filmed as a back-to-back production, as was the case for Keanu Reeves and The Matrix sequels. The figures are given at their nominal value, since earnings from profit-based deals are accumulated over many years, making it unfeasible to adjust for inflation.

Keanu Reeves earned a record $156 million for the first two Matrix sequels, filmed back-to-back.
Tom Cruise has earned in excess of $100 million per film on three occasions.
Sandra Bullock is the highest-paid actress, earning over $70 million for Gravity.

Forbes publishes yearly lists of the highest-paid actors and actresses based on total earnings from 1 June the previous year to 1 June the current year.

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    ₹257 crore ($39.4 million at 2017 exchange rates).[21]
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    Arnold Schwarzenegger received a $29,250,000 salary for Terminator 3 plus a 20% royalty on the worldwide box office gross over $380 million. The film ultimately had a global gross of $433 million.

Highest annual earnings

Sylvester Stallone was the highest-paid actor in 1987, 1988, 1990, and 1995.
Dwayne Johnson was the highest-paid actor in 2016, 2019, 2020, and 2021.
Julia Roberts was the highest-paid actress in 1998, 1999, and 2000.

Forbes publishes yearly lists of the highest-paid actors and actresses based on total earnings from 1 June the previous year to 1 June the current year.

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    George Clooney's 2018 earnings are mainly from the June 2017 sale of Casamigos tequila.

See also

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