Forbes has released their list of Highest Paid Actors and Iron Man and Avengers star Robert Downey Jr. tops the list.
Downey Jr. made $75 million between June 2012 and June 2013, with The Avengers becoming the third highest-grossing film of all time.
Forbes notes Downey Jr. made six films last year that each grossed over $500 million, with Iron Man 3 and Avengers making $1 billion each.
New father Channing Tatum comes in at No. 2 on the list with earnings of $60 million, thanks self-financing Magic Mike with director Steven Soderbergh. The film cost $7 million to make and raked in $167 million, with none of that having to go to a studio. A line of bars as well as a Broadway show is being created.
The Hollywood Gossip reports the last three actors to round out the top five are Hugh Jackman ($55 million), Mark Wahlberg ($52 million) and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson ($46 million).
Leonardo DiCaprio, Adam Sandler, Tom Cruise, Denzel Washington and Liam Neeson complete the top 10.
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