Highest Paid Actors of 2023_ Adam Sandler, Margot Robbie, Tom Cruise & More! _ E

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00:00 Find out which of your favorite Hollywood stars made the highest paid actor list.

00:07 Ahead of the 96th Academy Awards on March 10, Forbes is releasing their list of the

00:12 top 10 highest paid actors in Hollywood.

00:17 Number 1 on the list is Adam Sandler, who made an estimated $73 million and returned

00:23 to the list for the first time since 2002, primarily due to his overall deal with the

00:29 streaming service Netflix.

00:32 Adam starred in the comedy sequel Murder Mystery 2, as well as the family film You Are So Not

00:39 Invited to My Bat Mitzvah, as well as voicing the lead character in the animated film Leo.

00:47 And on the list is Barbie herself, Margot Robbie, who Forbes estimates made $59 million

00:54 last year.

00:55 The massive amount was primarily for her leading role in the hit blockbuster film Barbie, as

01:01 well as appearing in Wes Anderson's Asteroid City and producing the hit film Saltburn.

01:08 Third on the list is Tom Cruise, who brought in a whopping $45 million for his work on

01:14 the blockbuster hit action sequel Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1, as well

01:21 as streaming revenue for the previous year's Top Gun Maverick.

01:26 In fourth place is both Ryan Gosling and Matt Damon, who share the spot, both making an

01:32 estimated $43 million.

01:34 Ryan for his appearance opposite Margot Robbie in the hit movie Barbie, and Matt Damon who

01:41 appears on screen in both Air and Oppenheimer.

01:45 In sixth place is Jennifer Aniston, who made an estimated $42 million after starring alongside

01:52 Adam Sandler in Murder Mystery 2, as well as leading hit Apple TV+ series The Morning

01:59 Show.

02:01 As for seventh place, both Leonardo DiCaprio and Jason Statham hold the spot, both making

02:07 an estimated $41 million.

02:10 Leo starred in Martin Scorsese's Oscar-nominated film Killers of the Flower Moon, while Jason

02:16 made appearances in Fast X, Meg 2, The Trench, and Expendables.

02:23 Ninth on the list is Ben Affleck, who made an estimated $38 million with his starring

02:28 role in Air, produced by his own company, as well as his unforgettable and high-profile

02:35 advertisements with Dunkin' Donuts.

02:38 And last but not least, in tenth place is Hollywood icon Denzel Washington, who made

02:44 an estimated $24 million, primarily thanks to the success of action-thriller sequel The

02:51 Equalizer 3.

02:52 And that's a wrap!

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