Robert Downey Jr highest paid actor

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Press Trust of India New York
Last Updated : Jul 22 2014 | 4:17 PM IST
'Iron Man' star Robert Downey Jr has topped an annual list of highest paid actors for the second consecutive year.
Downey Jr was named the highest earning actor by Forbes with an estimated earning of USD 75 million since June 2013.
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson is second with USD 52 million. He is the only actor from last year's top five to feature again in the top five.
Bradley Cooper comes third with USD 46 million, followed by Leonardo DiCaprio, who was in the sixth place on Forbes list last year. The actor has jumped up two spots with USD 39 million. DiCaprio had box office success in 'The Great Gatsby' and 'The Wolf of Wall Street'.
'Thor' star Chris Hemsworth rounded off the top five list this year with USD 37 million.
The top 10 includes Liam Neeson (USD 36 million), Ben Affleck (USD 35 million), Christian Bale (USD 35 million), Will Smith (USD 32 million) and Mark Wahlberg (USD 32 million).
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First Published: Jul 22 2014 | 4:17 PM IST

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