He can still rank ahead of Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling – despite the success of “Barbie”, Adam Sandler can be found in first place on the list of actors with the highest income in Hollywood. The Netflix film “Murder Mystery 2” in particular may have helped him achieve this.
Margot Robbie comes in second
The US business magazine “Forbes” has published the list of the highest paid actors, in which the stars are ranked according to how much money they made from film and television in 2023. Sandler’s annual salary in 2023 was $73 million (approximately 67 million euros), which was even more than that of “Barbie” actress Margot Robbie, who earned $59 million (approximately 54 million euros) from her hit film . At 33 years old, she is the youngest actress in the entire ranking.
Her film colleague Ryan Gosling shares fourth place with Matt Damon. Both have an annual income of 43 million US dollars (around 39 million euros). Tom Cruise landed ahead of the two actors, earning $45 million (around €41 million) thanks to the latest “Mission Impossible” film.
Only two women in the top 10
In addition to Robbie, only one other woman made it onto the list: Jennifer Aniston is in sixth place with an income of 42 million US dollars (around 38 million euros). She can also attribute her high annual salary to the sequel to “Murder Mystery” on the one hand, and to the third season of the popular series “The Morning Show” on the other.
Adam Sandler is at the top of the highest paid actors for the second time since 2002.
Here is the entire “Forbes” list at a glance:
- Adam Sandler – $73 million
- Margot Robbie – $59 million
- Tom Cruise – $45 million
- Ryan Gosling – $43 million
- Matt Damon – $43 million
- Jennifer Aniston – $42 million
- Leonardo DiCaprio – $41 million
- Jason Statham – $41 million
- Ben Affleck – $38 million
- Denzel Washington – $24 million