This year’s ” Highest Paid Actors ” list has been released by Forbes and given the monster year Tony Stark had, it’s no surprise that Robert Downey Jr. tops them all. Banking an impressive $75 million is apparently not all that hard to do when your movie rockets to #3 of the highest grossing movies of all time, like The Avengers did. Now that he’s signed on for more Iron Man and Avengers 2 , it won’t be surprising if Robert Downey Jr. makes numerous repeat appearances on this list in the coming years. However, this list teaches us that if you are going to make a movie about being a male stripper, go ahead and do so with a lot of your own money. Channing Tatum came in second to RDJ thanks to Magic Mike (just wait for the Magic Mike sequel ) and the fact he and director Steven Soderbergh bankrolled the film on their own. It’s always refreshing when the abs have brains. Rounding out the list were a few surprises, like Mark Wahlberg coming in at number four with $52 million thanks to Ted and Adam Sandler at number six with $37 million, no thanks to Jack and Jill. Bringing up the rear comes Liam Neeson in the tenth spot with $32 million. Just goes to show, want to bank a fortune? Play a man chasing after his kidnapped family member or some variation on that theme, over and over.
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Highest Paid Actors: Who Tops the List?
