Originally a wrestler who turned to acting, Dwayne Johnson surpassed many other expensive actors to become the highest-paid actor of the year as announced by Forbes magazine on August 21 (local time).
Continuing his success from 2018, Dwayne Johnson continues to be the name that won the No. 1 position in the list of the 10 highest-earning actors of the year (from June 1, 2018 to June 1, 2019).
In the past 12 months, the former Hawaiian wrestler has earned a total of 89.4 million USD thanks to his participation in a series of popular works from movies to television. According to statistics from the above magazine, Dwayne Johnson received an upfront salary of up to 23.5 million USD for his performance in Jumanji: The Next Level scheduled to be released next December.
The 47-year-old actor also received a 15% share of the profits from the global revenue of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle – the most recent work of the Jumanji film series with a global revenue of up to 962.1 million USD.
This famous muscle hero easily pockets $700,000 for each episode of HBO’s Ballers . During the period of time Forbes calculated his income, The Rock also earned a significant amount of money from two other blockbusters, Skyscraper Tower and the advance payment of Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw .
In addition to the “huge” money he earns from movies, Dwayne Johnson also owns an income of up to millions of dollars from copyrights for clothes, shoes and headphones from Under Armor.
In recent years, this male artist has continuously been on the list of the world’s highest-paid stars voted by Forbes magazine .
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It is known that Dwayne Johnson has the same salary as colleagues such as Robert Downey Jr, Will Smith and many other actors, but this artist often negotiates a higher profit percentage from the film’s sales. .
In fact, Dwayne Johnson pockets up to 15% of ticket sales and commercial copyrights instead of less than 10% like many other names. This year, The Rock’s number of big winning movies at the box office is much higher than the remaining 9 names on Forbes ‘ Top 10 list such as: Chris Hemsworth, Robert Downey Jr., Bradley Cooper…
Revealing the secret to helping a former wrestler become a valuable actor on the Hollywood screen, Dwayne Johnson said he always cares about the audience’s feelings. “
You have to put them first and ask yourself what the audience wants, what is the best scenario that will make them enjoy the movie and feel satisfied?
A successful work is when viewers finish enjoying it and leave with a feeling of satisfaction and happiness,” the actor born in 1972 shared with Forbes in a 2018 interview.
Currently, Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham are stirring up the global box office with the spin-off Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw.
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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was born in 1972. He used to be a famous wrestler before becoming a famous star on the big screen with a series of famous movie masterpieces such as: Return of the Mummy, Spy 86: Mission Impossible, Race to Witch Mountain, Super Cop Competition, Jumanji: Fantasy Game, Skyscraper Tower… In particular, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is most popular thanks to his role as Luke Hobbs in Fast & Furious action film series .
10 highest-paid actors in 2019
1. Dwayne Johnson: 89.4 million USD
2. Chris Hemsworth: 76.4 million USD
3. Robert Downey Jr.: 66 million USD
4. Akshay Kumar: 65 million USD
5. Jackie Chan: 58 million USD
6. Bradley Cooper: 57 million USD
6. Adam Sandler: 57 million USD
8. Chris Evans: 43.5 million USD
9. Paul Rudd: 41 million USD
10. Will Smith: 35 million USD
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