Bollywood legends Akshay Kumar and Salman Khan have made it to the top 10 of the yearly Forbes’ list of the world’s best-paid male actors of 2018.
Along with Hollywood stars such as George Clooney, Chris Hemsworth, Will Smith, Jackie Chan and Dwayne Johnson, Akshay Kumar secured the seventh position with earnings of USD 40.5 million, Salman Khan seized the ninth spot with USD 38.5 million.
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Akshay and Salman are the only two Bollywood actors to in the top 10 highest-paid actors’ list assembled by the publication.Shah Rukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan who were on the list last year could not make it to the list this time.
The list states Salman Khan as “This Bollywood mainstay continues to produce and star in hits such as Tiger Zinda Hai, cashing in on backend profits. Coupled with a slew of endorsements from Suzuki motorcycles to Chlormint gum, he remains one of India’s top earners.”
On the other hand it says that Akshay Kumar iss “one of Bollywood’s leading men” who “transitioned to socially-conscious roles, such as Toilet, a comedy supporting government campaigns to improve sanitation, and Padman, about a guy hoping to provide inexpensive sanitary pads to rural communities. He still mints millions from backend profits and endorsing some 20 brands, including Tata and Eveready.”
Here is the complete list:
George Clooney: $239m
Dwayne Johnson: $124m
Robert Downey Jr: $81m
Chris Hemsworth: $64.5m
Jackie Chan: $45.5m
Will Smith: $42m
Akshay Kumar: $40.5m
Adam Sandler: $39.5m
Salman Khan: $38.5m
Chris Evans: $34m