Ever wonder how much those on screen heroes make for those Hollywood blockbusters?
Of course they’re worth every penny – and here’s just amount they earned in 2012 according to rich list magazine Forbes.
The list contains some surprise placings – and no Brad Pitt, Samuel L Jackson, Owen Wilson or Jason Statham, who seem to be in just about everything.
The Men
Tom Cruise
$75 million
Starred in Oblivion, Jack Reacher, Rock of Ages, Mission: Impossible- Ghost Protocol, Knight and Day
Leonardo DiCaprio
$37 million
Starred in The Great Gatsby, Django Unchained, J. Edgar, Inception, Shutter Island
Adam Sandler
$37 million
Starred in Hotel Transylvania, That’s My Boy, Jack and Jill, Zookeeper, Grown Ups
Dwayne Johnson
$36 million
Starred in: Fast and Furious 6, Pain and Gain, GI Joe: Retaliation, Snitch, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
Ben Stiller
$33 million
Starred in: The Watch, He’s Way More Famous Than You, Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted, Tower Heist, Little Fockers
Sacha Baron Cohen
$30 million
Starred in: Les Misérables, Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted, The Dictator, Hugo, Brüno
Johnny Depp
$30 million
Starred in: The Lone Ranger, Dark Shadows, The Rum Diary, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Rango
Will Smith
$30 million
Starred in: After Earth, Men in Black 3, Seven Pounds, Hancock
Mark Wahlberg
$27 million
Starred in: Pain & Gain, Ted, Broken City, Contraband, The Fighter
Taylor Lautner
$26.5 million
Starred in: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, Abduction, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Valentine’s Day
The Women
Kristen Stewart
$34.5 million
Starred in: Twilight, Snow White and the Huntsman
Cameron Diaz
$34 million
Starred in: Bad Teacher
Sandra Bullock
$25 million
Starred in: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and The Blind Side
Angelina Jolie
$20 million
Jolie earns millions from residuals and endorsements even without a movie out
Charlize Theron
$18 million
Starred in: Young Adult, Snow White and the Huntsman and Prometheus
Julia Roberts
$16 million
Starred in: Larry Crowne and Mirror, Mirror
Sarah Jessica Parker
$15 million
Starred in: I Don’t Know How She Does It and Sex and the City
Meryl Streep
$12 million
Starred in: The Iron Lady and Hope Springs
Kristen Wiig
$12 million
Starred in: Bridesmaids, Friends With Kids and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Jennifer Aniston
$11 million
Starred in: Just Go With It, Horrible Bosses and Wanderlust.
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