Robert Downey Jr. getting in the way of those who might be inspired to do some, oh, let’s call it Financially Strategic Dating. But they are dust compared to Downey’s earnings.
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Downey has landed on top of the list of highest paid actors for three years in a row, beating some of Hollywood’s A-listers including Tom Cruise, Leonardo Dicaprio, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Mark Wahlberg, and several other bankable stars. He has a certain superhero to thank for that, as much of the monies can be attributed to his colossal paycheque for playing the title character in the Iron Man movies, including Avengers: Age of Ultron, which itself grossed $240 million.
Jackie Chan kicks his way to number two.
Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith in The Karate Kid.
Forbes grabs attention every year for its list of the highest paid actors from around the world, and has just released its rankings for 2015. In the movie The Avengers in 2012, he played the role Tony Stark and highly successful at the box office, becoming the third highest-grossing film of all time both in the United States and worldwide. No. three, Vin Diesel at $47 million, may as nicely be married, and Bradley “No. four” Cooper is busy blowing his $41.5 million on dinners for Irina Shayk.
No. 5 is Adam Sandler.
The actor has also completed work on Joy, which sees him reunite with Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, and director David O. Russell. Likes his Oscar nomination and lengthy walks to.
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For the third year running, the 50-year-old has been named the best paid male in movies, pulling in a respectable £51million. Bollywood favorites Amitabh Bachchan and Salman Khan tied for seventh place with $33.5 million earnings a piece while Akshay Kumar raked in a sum equal to that of George Clooney and Brad Pitt’s combined for the same year.
