In the yearly review of the world's highest paid actors, part-time WWE star Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson was named the world✱'s highest paid actor raking in $64.5 million between June 2015 and✨ June 2016.
"The Rock" knocked out Robert Downey, Jr, who had been the top earner the last three years and dropped d🦹own to No. 9 making $33 million. The former WWE champion discussed the honor on his Twitter page.
Want to say two things about this.
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock)
I started w/ $7 bucks. If I can overcome, so can you.
Waffle House on me!!
Jackie Chan came in at No. 2 making $61 million and Ma🎐tt Damon w🌄as No. 3 with $55 million.
The majority of the money Johnson made came from his role🌠s in the “Fast & Furious” franchise, the movie “San Andreas,” and🔯 the HBO series “Ballers,” as well as upfront fees for “Fast 8” and the “Baywatch” movie which come out in 2017.
Last year, "The Rock" made $31 million.
Johnson earned $19.5 million more than the top paid female actress, Jennifer Lawrence. “The Hunger Games” star t𓆉opped Forbes’ highest-paid actresses list on Tuesday with $46 million, 72% of Johnson’s income.
Here are the 10 highest-paid actors:
1. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson — $64,500,00
2. Jackie Chan — $61,000,000
3. Matt Damon — $55,000,000
4. Tom Cruise — $53,000,000
5. Johnny Depp — $48,000,000
6. Ben Affleck — $43,000,000
7. Vin Diesel — $35,000,000
8. Shah Rukh Khan — $33,000,000
9. Robert Downey Jr. — $33,000,000
10. Akshay Kumar — $31,500,000
It is unknown on when "The Rock" will appear next on WWE television. He last appeared at Wrestlemania 32 in April in a segment with The Wyatt Family in where he beat Erick Rowan in a six-second match. Then♚ John Cena made a surprise appearance at the end of t🌠he segment to help out his counterpart who he wrestled in the Wrestlemania 28 and 29 main events.
