In March, Forbes magazine revealed the list of the 20 highest-paid actors in cinema and television in 2025. The difference between the actor in first position and the one in twentieth is 25 million euros per year.
Actor and comedian Adam Sandler is the highest paid in 2025. Last year, he earned more than 41 million euros. He signed the first exclusive contract with Netflix in 2014 and was one of the biggest in the history of the streaming platform. streaming.
Next comes the protagonist of the films “Top Gun” and “Mission: Impossible”, Tom Cruisewhich negotiates not only salaries but also a percentage of film revenues, which has allowed it to receive almost 40 million euros em 2025.
The actor Mark Wahlberg with about 38 million eurosis the protagonist of the film “Ted” and, in recent years, has given priority to streaming. Faz part of the cast of “Family Plan” on Apple TV or “Jogo Sujo” on Amazon Prime.
In fourth place comes the first woman on the list, the actress Scarlett Johanssonwho was hired by Universal for 37 million for the relaunch of the Jurassic World saga.
In fifth place is Brad Pittwhich closed a 35 million contract with Apple for “F1”, one of the films with the highest box office revenue last year. Denzel Washington sixth, Jack Black e Jason Momoa with the same value, or Daniel Craig are also part of the 20 highest paid actorsin a list that includes five women.
In the middle of the list, in tenth place, comes the second actress, Millie Bobby Brownwho has a career built mainly in streamingstarring in the series “Stranger Things” or the film “Estado Elétrico”, both on Netflix.
The difference between the actor in first position and the one in twentieth is 25 million euros annually. The earnings of Hollywood’s 20 highest-paid actors fell by around 20% in just one year.
The industry is concerned about the failures and points responsibilities to the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) ea drop in cinema ticket sales.
