These Are the World's Highest Paid Actors and Actresses

Business magazine Forbes this week posted its lists of highest-paid actors and actresses for 2016.

Central Intelligence's Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson unseats Iron-Man actor Robert Downey Jr. to take the No. 1 spot with $64.5 million on the actor list. Hunger Games actress Jennifer Lawrence was the highest-earning actress in a separate report, making $46 million, about $18.5 million less than Johnson.

Downey Jr. fell down to the No. 8 position with $33 million, tying with Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan. Jackie Chan was the second highest-paid actor with $61 million fueled by his movies in China. Matt Damon ($55 million) and Johnny Depp ($48 million) round out the top five.

On the actress list, Melissa McCarthy, Scarlett Johansson, Jennifer Aniston, and Fan Bingbing make up the rest of the top five. You can see the highest-paid actor and actress lists at the bottom of this post.

According to Variety, the top 10 men made a combined $457 million, which is more than two times the $205 million the top 10 women made. Eighteen actors made $20 million or more, compared to four actresses. Another standout piece of information is that Lawrence is the youngest on either list, while Star Wars actor Harrison Ford is the oldest.

Johnson responded to the news today with a tweet in which he encouraged people to chase their dreams.

The 20 highest-paid actors of 2016:

List via Variety

• Dwayne Johnson — $64,500,00
• Jackie Chan — $61,000,000
• 3. Matt Damon — $55,000,000
• 4. Tom Cruise — $53,000,000
• Johnny Depp — $48,000,000
• Ben Affleck — $43,000,000
• Vin Diesel — $35,000,000
• Shah Rukh Khan — $33,000,000
• Robert Downey Jr. — $33,000,000
• Akshay Kumar — $31,500,000
• Brad Pitt — $31,500,000
• Adam Sandler — $30,000,000
• Mark Wahlberg — $30,000,000
• Salman Kahn — $28,500,000
• Leonardo Dicaprio — $27,000,000
• Chris Pratt — $26,000,000
• Will Smith — $20,500,000
• Amitabh Bachchan — $20,000,000
• Matthew McConaughey — $18,000,000
• Harrison Ford — $15,000,00

The 10 highest-paid actresses of 2016:

List via Variety

1. Jennifer Lawrence – $46 million
2. Melissa McCarthy – $33 million
3. Scarlett Johansson – $25 million
4. Jennifer Aniston – $21 million
5. Fan Bingbing – $17 million
6. Charlize Theron – $16.5 million
7. Amy Adams – $13.5 million
8. Julia Roberts – $12 million
9. Mila Kunis – $11 million
10. Deepika Padukone – $10 million

All figures count the money actors made June 1, 2015 through June 1, 2016 and do not factor in management fees and taxes. The numbers come from a number of sources, including Nielsen, Box Office Mojo, IMDB, as well as interviews with lawyers, agents, and management.