Variety has published a list of 17 actors and actresses who have the highest salary in Hollywood. Daniel Craig is the highest paid actor in the world. Netflix paid him $100 million to star in the Knives Out sequels.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson came in second. He received $50 million for his role in the action movie Red Notice.
However, there is a noticeable disparity in payouts in the rankings. Women are paid several times less than men.
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For example, the highest paid actress was Jennifer Lawrence with a fee of $ 25 million, but this amount is significantly inferior to men.
Top 17 highest paid actors and actresses in Hollywood
- Daniel Craig – $100 million Knives Out 2 and Knives Out 3
- Dwayne Johnson – $50 million “Red Notice”
- Will Smith – $40 million “King Richard”
- Denzel Washington – $40 million “The Devil is in the Details”
- Leonardo DiCaprio – $30 million “Don’t Look Up”
- Mark Wahlberg – $30 million “Spencer Justice”
- Jennifer Lawrence – $25 million “Don’t Look Up”
- Julia Roberts – $25 million “Leave the World Behind”
- Sandra Bullock – $20 Million Lost City D
- Ryan Gosling – $20 million “The Gray Man”
- Chris Hemsworth – $20 million “Thor: Love and Thunder”
- Brad Pitt – $20 million Bullet Train
- Michael B. Jordan – $15 million “No Pity”
- Tom Cruise – $13 million “Top Gun: Maverick”
- Keanu Reeves – $12-14 million Matrix 4
- Chris Pine – $11.5 million Dungeons & Dragons
- Robert Pattinson – $3 million “Batman”
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