Forbes Highest Paid Actors List 2018: Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar BEAT Avengers Star Chris Evans

Like every year, this year too Forbes has released a list of highest paid actors and Akshay Kumar and Salman Khan are among the top 100 actors. The top five celebrities on the list are professional boxer Floyd Mayweather, followed by actor George Clooney, Kylie Jenner, Judy Sheindlin, Dwayne Johnson, respectively. The list is made on the basis of the money the actors earned during the years 2017-2018.

As mentioned in Forbes, Kumar who got 76th rank on the list has earned $40.5M this year. “One of Bollywood’s leading men has 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,” read the description.

Salman Khan earned 37.7 million dollars, with 82nd rank. “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,” read the description about the ‘Dabbang’ star.

Check out the  list of the highest paid male actors according to Forbes for 2018 here-

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

-With inputs from ANI

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