The most highly prized actor this year was Duane Johnson. The star of the film "Fast and Furious" for the year became richer by $64 million.
The second place went to the Chinese actor Jackie Chan. The most popular man of Asian cinema earned $61 million in 2016.
One of the most famous Hollywood actors - Matt Damon - was in the third place with $55 million earned for the year.
The income of the mastodon of the world of cinema, American actor Tom Cruise, was $ 53 million in 2016.
Another permanent member of this list - Johnny Depp - occupies the fifth line. For a year he managed to earn $48 million.
The actor and director Ben Affleck takes the sixth place with an annual income of $43 million.
The star of action movies Vin Diesel is in the seventh place - the actor's annual income was $35 million.
Bollywood does not lag behind Hollywood: there were two representatives of Indian cinema in the top 10 highest paid actors of the planet. So, the eighth place with an income of $33 million dollars was taken by the actor Shahruh Khan.
Robert Downey Jr. shares the eighth place with the star of Indian films, his annual income is also $33 million.
Akshay Kumar - another Indian actor - is located in the ninth place. In 2016, he earned $31.5 million.
Brad Pitt closes the top ten most highly esteemed actors of the planet. He, like Akshay Kumar, for the year became richer at $31.5 million.
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