The first thing that comes into people's mind hearing the word "Actor" is not acting, not the hard work ; these are all secondary thoughts but primarily we just think about their shear attractive attitude their fame and most of all they are Crazy rich.
In our eye actors are classified as rich and rich.
But there are some persons with such an amazing income that we just say, holy smokes, those salaries are insane.
Forthcoming is a list of some of the richest, the 5 top paid actors as mentioned in Forbes list of the world's best-paid male actors 2018.
#1 George Timothy Clooney
Nationality: American
Age: 58 years
Net worth: 239 million
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George Clooney is the highest-paid actor in the world, having earned $239 million between June 1, 2017 and June 1, 2018.
According to Forbes, Clooney made roughly twice as much as Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, the second highest-paid actor, during this time period. Clooney didn't appear on a single silver screen this past year.
In fact, Clooney hasn't starred in a film since 2016. The actor's last leading role was as Lee Gates in the crime thriller "Money Monster".
The movie business is no longer where the actor's riches are coming from. Clooney made it to the top of the list thanks to the sale of his tequila business.
No more than $6 million of Clooney's 2018 earnings came from acting.
#2 Dwayne Douglas Johnson
Nationality: American, Canadian, Samoan
Age: 47
Net worth: 119 million
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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has nearly doubled his 2017 earnings, making $119m in the past 12 months, according to Forbes highest paid actor list.
Dwayne Johnson's $119m earnings are down to a number of box office successes, including Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Skyscraper, Baywatch and Fast & Furious 8.
#3 Robert John Downey Junior
Nationality: American
Age: 54 years
Net worth: 79 million
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Though he's no longer Hollywood's highest-earner since relinquishing his throne to The Rock in 2016, Iron Man continues to mint millions with eye-watering upfront fees for superhero films.
Downey Jr. reportedly nearly doubled his salary from Forbes' 2017 list by negotiating outsized contracts for his appearances as Iron Man in Marvel films, including an estimated $15 million upfront payment for his brief role in 2017's "Spider-Man: Homecoming.
#4 Christopher Hemsworth
Nationality: Australian
Age: 36
Net worth: 64.5 million
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The Australian soap-star-turned-superhero is the biggest percent gainer on the list.
His earnings are up some 250% over last year’s estimate thanks to rising fees for Marvel movies, in which he plays Norse mythological God, Thor.
Forbes said Hemsworth more than doubled his earnings from its 2017 list thanks to his paychecks from two blockbuster Marvel films, "Thor: Ragnarok" and "Avengers: Infinity War".
#5 Chan Kong-Sang aka Jackie Chan
Nationality: American, Hong Kong
Age: 65 years
Net worth: 45.5 million
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Known as "Big Brother" in China, Chan--who has a government perch in the world's hottest film market--makes most of his money on mainland movies you've probably never heard of, recently Railroad Tigers and Kung Fu Yoga.
Chan took home millions from his starring roles in six films in 2017, including "Kung Fu Yoga" and "The Foreigner".
He also made a series of product endorsements and brought in revenue from the line of theaters that he owns.
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