Highest Paid Actors

7 months ago 02nd Dec 14:38

So we looked at how much Hollywood's top actresses got paid yesterday and today it's time we took a look at the actor's pay packets in a little more detail.

2008 really has been the actor's year as the likes of Will Smith, Robert Downey Jr and Ed Norton took on superhero roles and dominated the summer box office.

1. Will Smith

The thirty nine year old star grossed $80 million this year and tops out chart as the top earning actor as both I Am Legend and Hancock both topped the American box office.

He now has had eight consecutive movies that have gone through the $100 million barrier as well as being 4th of July weekend.

There is Oscar talk around his next film Seven Pounds, he has already two Oscar nominations under his belt for Ali and In The Pursuit of Happiness.

2. Johnny Depp

With $72 million over the last twelve months Johnny Depp was just piped at the post, and who would have thought a slightly camp pirate would be able to resurrect a career in such spectacular style.

And with his critically acclaimed role this year in The Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, a role which earnt him a Best Actor Oscar nomination.

And if reports are to be believed he will earn a whopping $56 million dollars for the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean film, break Tom Hanks' record to become the highest paid actor ever.