Top 10 Highest Paid Actors, Athletes and Entertainers

Jan 2, 2016

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The actors, athletes and entertainers on this list prove that there’s no shortage of money in the world so you better start hustling if you want a piece of the pie!

Highest Paid Actors

Here’s a list of the highest-paid actors of 2018:

George Clooney – $239 million
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson – $124 million
Robert Downey Jr. – $81 million
Chris Hemsworth – $64.5 million
Jackie Chan – $45.5 million
Will Smith – $42 million
Akshay Kumar – $40.5 million
Adam Sandler – $39.5 million
Salman Khan – $38.5 million
Chris Evans – $34 million

Highest Paid Athletes

Forbes reports that Floyd Mayweather was the highest paid athlete of 2018. The boxer earned $285 million. Here’s the 2018 world’s highest-paid athletes:

Floyd Mayweather – $285 million
Lionel Messi – $111 million
Cristiano Ronaldo – $108 million
Conor McGregor – $99 million
Neymar – $90 million
LeBron James – $85.5 million
Roger Federer – $77.2 million
Stephen Curry – $76.9 million
Matt Ryan – $67.3 million
Matthew Stafford – $59.5 million

Top 10 Highest Paid Actors, Athletes and Entertainers
This article will provide a list of the top 10 highest paid actors, athletes and entertainers. Success doesn’t just come and find you, you have to go out and get it. The entertainers on this list have mastered the ability to make money and they are getting paid to do what they love!

Fox TV Group Chairmen Dana Walden and Gary Newman gave the cast and crew behind Empire Rolex watches during the first season of the show. The watches were a sign of gratitude considering the show’s success and the salaries that must be renegotiated.

Taraji P. Henson signed a five-year deal for low six figures whereas Terrence Howard was making about $125,000 per episode during the show’s first season. While these numbers are generous, they are nothing like the paydays the entertainers on this list have been able to generate.

Who is the highest paid actor in the world?
So who is the highest paid actor in the world? Terrence Howard’s former co-star in Iron Man, Robert Downey Jr., is currently the highest paid actor in the world.

Highest Paid Professional Athlete
The highest paid professional athlete of 2015 was Floyd Mayweather, Jr. The 38-year-old former boxer made $300 million in 2015 with $100 million of it coming from his fight against Manny Pacquiao.

Without further ado we present the top 10 highest paid entertainers of 2015:

10. Cristiano Ronaldo, Athlete – $79.5 million