Tom
Cruise
has
become
the
highest
earning
actor
in
Hollywood
after
he
banked
more
than
$100
million
for
his
latest
film
Top
Gun:
Maverick,
as
per
a
new
report.
The
second
highest-paid
actor
on
the
list
was
Will
Smith,
who
made
$35
million
for
his
upcoming
film.
Emancipation.
Leonardo
DiCaprio,
Brad
Pitt,
Dwayne
Johnson,
Vin
Diesel
and
Joaquin
Phoenix
are
also
featured
on
the
list,
all
earning
between
earned
$20-30
million.
Variety
reported
on
Wednesday
that
Tom
is
expected
to
make
more
than
$100
million
thanks
to
box
office
earnings
of
Top
Gun:
Maverick.
The
actor,
who
besides
starring
also
produced
the
hit
film,
is
expected
to
get
box
office
bonuses
before
the
studio
(Paramount
Pictures)
even
breaks
even,
ensuring
his
excellent
pay.
He
will
reportedly
make
around
$100
million
thanks
to
the
box
office
earnings,
his
fee,
as
well
as
his
cut
from
streaming
revenues.
It
must
be
noted
that
Top
Gun:
Maverick
hit
the
theatres
in
May
and
reportedly
earned
$1.2
billion
at
the
global
box
office,
making
it
the
first
Tom
Cruise
movie
to
pass
the
billion-dollar
mark
at
the
ticket
window.
Variety’s
report
added
that
Tom
and
Dwayne
Johnson,
who
earned
$22.5
million
for
his
upcoming
film
Black
Adam,
are
the
two
Hollywood
stars
whose
high
'salaries
are
justified’.
A
movie
executive
told
the
portal,
“I
would
never
bet
against
Tom
Cruise.
Most
actors
aren’t
worth
what
you
pay
them,
but
Cruise
and
maybe
Dwayne
Johnson
justify
their
salaries."
Will,
on
the
other
hand,
made
$35
million
for
the
upcoming
action
thriller
Emancipation.
The
other
high-earning
actors
on
Variety’s
list
are
Leonardo
DiCaprio,
who
earned
$30
million
for
Martin
Scorsese's
forthcoming
film
Killers
of
The
Flower
Moon,
and
Brad
Pitt,
who
made
$30
million
for
an
upcoming
untitled
Formula
1
drama.
Meanwhile,
Chris
Hemsworth,
Denzel
Washington,
Vin
Diesel,
Joaquin
Phoenix,
Tom
Hardy,
Will
Ferrell
and
Ryan
Reynolds
have
all
earned
$20
million
respectively
for
their
upcoming
films.
The
other
notable
name
on
the
list
is
Ryan
Gosling,
who
made
$12.5
million
for
his
in
the
upcoming
movie,
Barbie.