Here is the latest list of the world's top 20 Actor celebrities [Updated January 18, 2021].
Prominent actress and popular socialite who became vice chairperson of RKO Pictures. She appeared with Cary Grant in The Sundowners and Butterfield 8 starting in 1960, and also appeared in The Player in 1992.
American actor, screenwriter and animator who, with Trey Parker, co-created South Park, which debut on Comedy Central in 1997. The show has received several Emmy Awards and spawned a feature-length theatrical film, South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut, in 1999.
Actor who won Golden Globe Awards for his roles in Born on the Fourth of July, Jerry Maguire, and Magnolia. He had his breakthrough role in the 1983 film Risky Business and in 1996, he began playing Ethan Hunt in the popular Mission: Impossible film series.
Tom Cruise Salary and Earnings Milestones: Tom earned $75,000 for Risky Business. For 1985's Legend, his pay was bumped to $500,000. A year later Tom earned $2 million to star in Top Gun. From that point on his career earnings skyrocketed. He earned $3 million for Cocktail, $9 million for Days of Thunder, $13 million for Far and Away, $12 million for A Few Good Men and The Firm. He earned $15 million for Interview with the Vampire.
Thanks to his producer credit, Tom earned a full $70 million for all his credits on the first Mission Impossible. He earned $75 million for Mission Impossible 3.
Tom's two highest-paid movies to date are 2000's Mission Impossible 2 and 2005's War of the Worlds. He earned $100 million from EACH movie thank to lucrative backend points. When you look at a list of the 10 largest acting paychecks of all time (for a single movie), Tom Cruise ranks three times. His previously mentioned $100 million paydays are the third and fourth largest paydays behind Bruce Willis' $105 million Sixth Sense payday and Keanu Reeves' $156 million Matrix payday.
Between 1983 and 2011 Tom earned $445 million in movie salaries. Between 2011 and 2019, he likely earned at least another $300 million, bringing his total career earnings (salary and bonuses) between 1983 and 2019, to $745 million.
Tom Cruise Salary and Earnings Milestones: Tom earned $75,000 for Risky Business. For 1985's Legend, his pay was bumped to $500,000. A year later Tom earned $2 million to star in Top Gun. From that point on his career earnings skyrocketed. He earned $3 million for Cocktail, $9 million for Days of Thunder, $13 million for Far and Away, $12 million for A Few Good Men and The Firm. He earned $15 million for Interview with the Vampire.
Thanks to his producer credit, Tom earned a full $70 million for all his credits on the first Mission Impossible. He earned $75 million for Mission Impossible 3.
Tom's two highest-paid movies to date are 2000's Mission Impossible 2 and 2005's War of the Worlds. He earned $100 million from EACH movie thank to lucrative backend points. When you look at a list of the 10 largest acting paychecks of all time (for a single movie), Tom Cruise ranks three times. His previously mentioned $100 million paydays are the third and fourth largest paydays behind Bruce Willis' $105 million Sixth Sense payday and Keanu Reeves' $156 million Matrix payday.
Between 1983 and 2011 Tom earned $445 million in movie salaries. Between 2011 and 2019, he likely earned at least another $300 million, bringing his total career earnings (salary and bonuses) between 1983 and 2019, to $745 million.
Actor, director, writer, and producer who became the first person to be nominated for Academy Awards in six different categories, winning his first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the 2005 film Syriana. He portrayed Dr. Doug Ross on the medical drama series ER from 1994 to 1999 and starred as the title character in the Ocean's Eleven trilogy. In 2019, he began starring in Hulu's Catch-22.
George Clooney Net Worth Milestones:
Legendary actor who won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Jake LaMotta in the 1980 boxing film Raging Bull and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Vito Corleone in the 1974 classic The Godfather Part II.
Salary Highlights: Thanks to the syndication, Dr. Phil is one of the highest-paid personalities on television. At his peak, he was earning $88 million per year. In 2006, he made $45 million. In 2008, his income slipped to $30 million. In 2011 he mad $80 million. In 2012, he made $64 million. In 2014 he made $72 million. In 2014 he made $77 million In 2015, $70 million. In 2016 he made $88 million. In 2017, he made $79 million and in 2018 he brought in $77.5 million. As of 2019, his annual income from the show alone is around $80 million. Though, between June 2018 and June 2019, he earned $95 million.
Today Adam Sandler is probably famous for two things; making funny movies and getting paid tons of money to make said movies. Through his acting and producing, Sandler has been able to demand some of the highest paychecks in the entertainment business. He is one of Hollywood's most bankable stars and consistently earns $25+ million per movie plus guaranteed percentages of a project's GROSS profits (as opposed to the more standard cut of NET profits).
Adam Sandler has starred in more than 50 major studio releases since he left Saturday Night Live. He earned at least $20 million for roughly 20 of those movies. That alone is $400 million in pre-tax earnings.
Adam earned $1.7 million for 1995's Billy Madison and $2.5 million for 1996's Bullet Proof. In 1999 he earned $8 million for Big Daddy. Big Daddy went on to earn more than $230 million off a budget of $36 million. Riding this success, Adam signed a lucrative overall deal with Sony Pictures which entitled him to a base salary of $20 million per movie PLUS 20-25% of a film's gross profits.
For example, when Adam starred in the 2003 movie Anger Management, he earned $25 million plus 25% of the gross. When it was all said and done, Adam's bonus was $37.5, million for a total paycheck of at least $60 million.
Legendary actor who won back-to-back Academy Awards for Best Actor for his roles in Philadelphia in 1993 and Forrest Gump in 1994. He has starred in many other classics, including Cast Away, The Green Mile, Saving Private Ryan, and Apollo 13. In 2019, he was cast as Mr. Rodgers in the documentary A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.
Tom Hanks Net Worth Milestones: Tom was first added to Celebrity Net Worth in October 2009. At the time we pegged his fortune at $150 million. As of 2019, Tom Hanks' net worth is $400 million.
Net Worth Details: Even before he created The Cosby Show, he was one of the highest-earning celebrities on the planet. So much so that when his album contract was up in 1968, Cosby turned down a five-year $3.5 million contract (that's the same as $25 million today) to launch his own production company. He started pumping out his own comedy albums and would eventually go on to create the TV shows Fat Albert and The Bill Cosby Show (not to be confused with the sitcom of the 80s).
As we know, it was the long-running success of The Cosby Show the would turn Bill into one of the wealthiest people in the entertainment industry. The show ran from 1984 to 1992. At the peak of the show he was earning $4 million per episode (the same as $8 million today). In the last two decades alone, the show has generated over $1.5 billion from syndication. As the owner of 20% of the show's profits, Bill has earned at least $300 million from syndication deals alone.
Bill has also earned tens of millions more from endorsements (most notably Jell-O), movie appearances, live comedy shows and other (less successful) TV series. His 2014 comedy tour grossed $11 million over 100 shows.
Real Estate: Bill's real estate portfolio is worth over $100 million. He has large properties in Pennsylvania and Beverly Hills. His estate in Beverly Hills alone could be worth as much as $60 million based on comparable recent sales. Potentially closer to $80 million.
Art Collection: Bill and his wife Camille own what has been described as "the most significant art collection in the hands of an African American family". Bill started acquiring pieces in the 1960s and today the family collection includes pieces by Thomas Hart Benton, Rembrandt, Renoir, Picasso and Matisse. Their art collection alone could easily be worth north of $150 million.
Won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the 1987 film Wall Street. He reprised his role in the 2010 sequel Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. His other notable film credits include The Game, Traffic, Ant-Man, Basic Instinct, Falling Down and Wonder Boys. He is the son of legendary actor Kirk Douglas.
