Robert Downey Jr Highest-Paid Hollywood Actor: Forbes 2014 Top Ten List
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Robert Downey Jr has topped the Forbes' list of the highest-paid actors for the second year in a row. Downey is estimated to have made $75 million between June 2013 and June 2014, roughly the same amount he earned during the previous year.
The 49-year-old actor's financial success mainly comes from his portrayal of the metallic super-hero in Marvel's Iron-Man and Avengers movies, which grossed almost $4 billion in worldwide ticket sales.
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Former professional wrestler Dwayne Johnson, popularly known as The Rock, came second on the list, with an estimated $52 million in earnings. The Pain and Gain star played the title role in big-budget action movie Hercules and is also set to appear in next year's highly anticipated Fast & Furious 7.
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Bradley Cooper, 39, followed with an estimated $46 million. The Hangover franchise made him a golden boy and his Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle earned him Oscar nominations. Cooper also lent his voice for the Marvel movie Guardians of the Galaxy.
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Leonardo DiCaprio, 39, secured the fourth place on the list with $39 million, thanks to his two hit movies this year. Dicaprio earned five Oscar nominations for The Wolf of Wall Street and The Great Gatsby earned $351 million at the box office world-wide.
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Chris Hemsworth finished off the top five with estimated earnings of $37 million. Hemsworth, Downey's The Avengers castmate, found himself on the list for the first time, after earning an estimated $37 million as the star of the Thor film series.
Liam Neeson and Ben Affleck, who earned $36 million and $35 million respectively, found themselves at the sixth and seventh spots. Christian Bale, the former batman, secured the eighth place with a total of $35 million.
The Men in Black actor Will Smith and Ted actor Mark Wahlberg fell to the bottom of the top 10 list with an estimated annual earnings of $32 million each.
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