#10 Liam Neeson - $32 million
Liam Neeson is an actor from Ireland who has made appearances in several blockbusters, including Schindler's List, Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace, Batman Begins and Darkman. He keeps a low profile unlike Ben Affleck and Will Smith - while making more money than them. He has continued earning his millions through high return movies like Taken and The Grey.
#9 Denzel Washington - $33 million
Denzel Washington has gotten praise for his acting ever since the late 80's. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1989 for Glory and for Best Actor in 2001 for Training Day. Denzel Washington's 'Flight' was nominated for two Oscars last year, including Best Actor for him. The actor is one of the best in the industry. 'Flight' went on to gross more than 5 times of what it started out with.
#8 Tom Cruise - $35 million
Tom Cruise has been a fan favorite since the 80's. He first appeared in movies like Taps and The Outsiders, before hitting it big with movies like Top Gun, Rain Man, The Color of Money, Born on the Fourth of July and the Mission: Impossible series. The actor's 2012 movie 'Jack Reacher' might not have created magic at the national box office, but overseas it raked in enough for the movie to gross $217 million. Lesson number one, never underestimate the overseas BO, and lesson number two, never underestimate Tom Cruise.
#7 Adam Sandler - $37 million
Adam Sandler made his mark with movies like Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, The Waterboy, Big Daddy and Mr. Deeds. He also has his own film and television production company called Happy Madison Productions. Just when you pegged him down as the funny man of Hollywood, Adam Sandler goes and sets the cash register at the BO ringing with the animated 'Hotel Transylvania'.
#6 Leonardo DiCaprio - $39 million
Every time we mention Leonardo DiCaprio, we cannot help but sigh at him being the subject of Oscar snubs. The actor is superbly talented. Leonardo DiCaprio actually started out in TV series like Santa Barbara and Growing Pains. He then appeared in the film called Critters 3 in 1991. He became a true superstar in 1997 when he appeared in Titanic. In 2013, he appeared in The Great Gatsby that earned more than $250 million in the box office.
#5 Dwayne Johnson - $46 million
Dwayne Johnson once went by the nickname of "The Rock" when he was still involved in professional wrestling entertainment. After a successful transition into the movies through the film The Mummy Returns, producers immediately spun it off with The Scorpion King in which Johnson appeared in the title role. And Dwayne Johnson is now a part and parcel of high-grossing action franchises - 'Fast & Furious 6' and 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation', to be precise. The actor is next going to be seen in 'Fast & Furious 7' and as Hercules in 'Hercules: The Thracian Wars'.
#4 Mark Wahlberg - $52 million
He started out as a singer with Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch that had a hit in the early 90's. He had roles in hit movies like Boogie Nights, Three Kings, Planet of the Apes, The Italian Job, I Heart Huckabees, The Departed, The Other Guys and The Fighter. So his performance in the surprise hit of 2012, 'Ted', came as surprise. He is on the way to big bucks now - with a sequel to 'Ted' in the pipeline and also 'Transformers 4', to be released next year.
#3 Hugh Jackman - $55 million
Hugh Jackman is a multi talented actor who can also sing, dance and host award shows. He was also part of movies like Van Helsing and Real Steel. He has shown his range and versatility the past few years with his role as Wolverine that is part of the X-Men franchise. Hugh Jackman has done a number of brilliant roles in his career - but to us, he will always be Wolverine.
#2 Channing Tatum - $60 million
Channing Tatum is considered as one of the hottest actors around but he has also proven to be an astute businessman. If you caught 'Magic Mike' last year, the comedy drama film was a jackpot for the actor - earning him $60 million! A movie based on Tatum's own past as a male stripper, it is now going to be made into a Broadway show.
#1 Robert Downey Jr. - $75 million
Robert Downey Jr. has always been one of the most talented actors around. He was part of the Brat Pack group back in the 80's that appeared in movies like Less than Zero and Weird Science. At the risk of sounding cliched, we must say that the actor is like wine, getting better with age. After finally ditching the drug habit, he came back with a vengeance playing the role of Tony Stark in Iron Man and The Avengers. 'The Avengers' was the third highest grossing movie of all time.
