Forbes has published its annual TOP list of the richest actors. And the richest is Johny Depp who earned more than £33 million during the last year. In the previous year rankings he was only the tenth, but starring at the new sequel of The Pirates of the Caribbean allowed him to rise up to the top and achieve the title of the highest earning man actor according to Forbes.com.
The Pirates of the Caribbean is not the only source of income for talented actor. He has earned a huge fee from Tim Burton’s animated film Alice in Wonderland, where he played the role of the Mad Hatter. Also Depp got a sum of £10 million for The Tourist, a movie that soon will appear in cinemas.
This year’s rankings shown unexpected results and the second best paid actor today is Ben Stiller, collecting cheques from Night at the Museum 2 and Meet the Fockers sequel.
The bronze goes to Tom Hanks with his £20 million earned over the last 12 months between Junes of 2009 and 2010. Adam Sandler is also among the most expensive, he is the fourth with his £17.7 million.
The rest of the Forbes list looks like the following. Leonardo DiCaprio is number 5 with £12.4 million, Daniel Radcliffe has earned £11 million and the sixth position, Robert Downey Jr. is the seventh. And three last are Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt and George Clooney.