Here Are The Bollywood Stars Who Made It To Forbes Top 10 World’s Highest Paid Actors

Forbe’s list of highest paid actors in the world is out and we have Akshay Kumar and Salman Khan in the list. The ‘Gold’ actor ranked seventh on the list earning a total of USD 40.5 million a year, while on the other hand ‘Salman Khan’ has scored ninth position by earning USD 38.5 million income. The list is topped by George Clooney, who stood at number one with USD 239 million earnings a year. The world’s top 10 highest paid actors totally earned an income of $748.5 million, which was recorded between 1st June 2017 to 1st June 2018 respectively.

On a related note, Akshay Kumar and Salman Khan also made it to Forbe’s list of top 100 highest paid entertainers of 2018, which was announced last month. Akshay was ranked 76th on the list, while on the other hand ‘Bharat’ star was positioned on 82nd spot in the list. Shah Rukh Khan and Amitabh Bachachan, who had made it to the list in the past have fallen off this time.

Akshay was mentioned as “One of Bollywood’s leading men” in the list who has “transitioned to socially-conscious roles, such as Toilet, a comedy supporting government campaigns to improve sanitation, and Padman, about a guy hoping to provide inexpensive sanitary pads to rural communities. He still mints millions from backed profits and endorsing some 20 brands, including Tata and Eveready. ”

For Salman Khan, Forbes mentioned, “This Bollywood mainstay continues to produce and star in hits such as Tiger Zinda Hai, cashing in on backend profits. Coupled with a slew of endorsements from Suzuki motorcycles to Chlormint gum, he remains one of India’s top earners.”

Forbes’ list of the Top 10 Highest Paid Actors in The World For 2018 includes:

George Clooney: $239m

Dwayne Johnson: $124m

Robert Downey Jr: $81m

Chris Hemsworth: $64.5m

Jackie Chan: $45.5m

Will Smith: $42m

Akshay Kumar: $40.5m

Adam Sandler: $39.5m

Salman Khan: $38.5m

Chris Evans: $34m