Tom Cruise tops the highest paid actors list

Famed face Tom Cruise banks over $100 million and more  for Top Gun: Maverick, making him the most recognized in terms of earnings. 

Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Dwayne Johnson, Vin Diesel and Joaquin Phoenix all earned between $20-30 million.

Top Gun: Maverick released in May and reportedly earned $1.2 billion globally, making it the first Tom Cruise movie to pass the billion-dollar mark at the box office.

As per reports , Tom gets the box office bonuses before the studio even breaks ensuring his good pay. 

A movie executive told Variety, "I would never bet against Tom Cruise. Most actors aren’t worth what you pay them, but Cruise and maybe Dwayne Johnson justify their salaries." 

The second biggest-earner after Tom is Will Smith,  who made $35 million for the upcoming action thriller Emancipation.