The Rock Is The Highest Paid Actor In The World, The Rock Comments
We noted last month that The Rock made Forbes list of the "World's Highest Paid Celebrities," which was topped by Taylor Swift. He was the highest paid actor on the list, coming in at #19 with $64.5 million in earnings.
Forbes this week officially published their list of the world's highest paid actors of 2016, and The Rock topped it with him $64.5 million year. Jackie Chan came in second, having earned $61 million over the past year while Matt Damon was third at $55 million. Last year's top paid actor, Robert Downey Jr., fell to number 8 with $33 million.
The Rock commented on his impressive feat on Twitter, writing:
Want to say two things about this.
I started w/ $7 bucks. If I can overcome, so can you.
Waffle House on me!!?????? https://t.co/r3UeQYaLmT
? Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) August 25, 2016
Source: Forbes
damien demento contributed to this article.