Shah Rukh Khan becomes the 8th highest-paid actor in the world, Akshay Kumar at 10: Forbes

A quarter of this global list hails from outside the U.S. Aside from Chan, four Bollywood stars returned to the ranking for the second year in a row. Shah Rukh Khan ($33 million), the top-ranked Indian actor, banked as much as Downey Jr. , while Akshay Kumar ($31.5 million) earned the same as Brad Pitt in our scoring period.

Combined, the world’s 20 highest-paid actors earned a whopping $703.5 million between June 1, 2015 and June 1, 2016, before management fees and taxes. That’s more than three times the $205 million tallied by the top 10 highest-paid actresses in the same time frame.

Forbes estimates earnings, before taxes and management fees, from movies, TV and commercial endorsements. 

The rest of the Top 10 were:  

1)     Dwayne Johnson $64.5 million

2)     Jackie Chan $61 million

3)     Matt Damon  $55 million

4)     Tom Cruise $53 million 

5)     Johnny Depp $48 million 

6)     Ben Affleck $43 million 

7)     Vin Diesel $35 million 

8)     Shah Rukh Khan $33 million 

8)     Robert Downey Jr. $33 million 

10)  Akshay Kumar $31 million