ACTORS’ FEES IN UNITED STATES/NIGERIA 2013!
America’s Tom Cruise earns $75M per flick in Hollywood…Becomes highest paid actor, Genevieve Nnaji is Nollywood’s most paid actress with N2M appearance per movie
*Ex-WWE Champion, ‘Rock’ (Dwyane Johnson) pockets$36M per film
*Others top earners: Leonardo Dicaprio $37M, Adam Sandler $37M, Ben Stiller $33M; Sacha Baron Cohen $30M, 
Johnny Depp $30M, Will Smith $30M, Mark Wahlberg $27M, Taylor Lautner $26.5M
*Ini Edo, Patience Ozokwor, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde collect N1.8M, N1.6M, N1.5M per film
BY SAMSON SHOAGA/MANAGING EDITOR, NEW YORK
SURE, the Hollywood industry is far the biggest movie sector with a huge concentration of fans, admirers, endorsements, events, showmanship and fame worldwide. As competitive as it is, just barely 10 actors have emerged the highest paid in United States, where movies and thrillers are daily shot, recorded by ace producers and whose characters were reflected by icons in the glitzy world of Showbizness. Tom Cruise is unarguably a phenomenon being the highest paid actor in Hollywood who pockets princely $75M for appearing in any American thriller film. But in Nigeria where Nollywood is a household name, Genevieve Nnaji is rated the highest paid actress who just smile to the bank with the sum of N2M in any blockbuster she features. No wonder Oprah Winfrey celebrates her by calling her ‘Julia Robert of Africa’.
Hollywood has reached the milestone of massive and incredible production of movies that are mostly renowned for outstanding cinematography. From Nollywood, Ghaniwood, Bollywood to Callywood; everyone looks up to Hollywood. Apart from the obvious ingredients of the most expensive equipments and the utterly talented background crew that make these films a blockbuster, it is the leading actors that shape the success of the movie and take a comprehensive share of credit upon their shoulders.
These actors after being paid live like kings and queens wherever they go worldwide, with fans begging for their autographs. The budget of these films is gigantic which stands alone as the reason that these actors are paid heavily. For this story, we would narrow it to top 10.
10. Taylor Lautner:
Barely age 20, the twilight star cast Taylor Lautner manages to pop up in the top ten list of highest paid Hollywood actors. Although his Twilight co-star Robbert Pattinson earned equally well in the last year, yet he was able to make it to the list due to some good ratings after the release of his move ‘Abduction‘.
9. Mark Wahlberg:
Wahlberg stands out as a great actor in all his works. He is definitely one of those who have emerged on the account of giving consecutive list of good numbers. His work regarding serious characters is highly appreciated. Although one of his recent movie ‘Ted’ was a comic which surprisingly grasped $54 million in the first week, he is often recognized by the movie ‘Contraband’ which was a huge success.
8. Will Smith
Smith bags the number 8 spot on the list of highest paid actors in 2013 on the account of delivering a comeback performance in ‘Men in Black 3’ which gained $600 million in the box office.
7. Johny Depp:
Deep has surely been a core part of the entire ‘Pireates of the Caribbean’ series, which earned him a lot of fame in the industry. He is also known to have a completely revolutionized getups in his movie that give him an entirely new look. He is the only actor in the industry who has been a part of three mammoth projects which crossed $1 billion benchmark. He stands at number 7 spot on this list.
6. Sacha Baron Cohen:
Cohen earns $30 million at present, he stands on number 6 spot of the list. His earnings were fairly same for the last year as well. His public appearances are very few.
5. Ben Stiller: The actor is known for his comic roles and maintains an outstanding reputation in the box office. One of his great movies, watched by audience of all ages, is ‘Night at the Museum’ which bagged not just additional fame for him but also tons of revenues that were generated.
4. Johnson: The former WWE superstar, known as The Rock, has made history because he has added to his fame when he stepped in the world of films a few years ago and yet he is able to make it to the list of highest paid Hollywood actors in 2013. The 2011’s ‘Fast & Furious’, which Johnson was a part of, is the most successful of the franchise. Due to this move, John Cena, Big Show, Triple H and others have fully resort to acting in Hollywood gradually.
3. Adam:
One of the controversies that exist with Adam Sandler’s movies is the consistent pinpointing of the critics. Still a large segment of audience adores his comic roles and humorous movies. His movie Jack and Jill grasped $180 million.
2. Leonardo:
For Lenardo who dropped down from the number 1 spot to the number 2 this year, he is one of the rare actors who can demand as huge as $20 million for a single film project. He has been nominated 8 times for golden globe awards.
- 1. Tom Cruise:
Sure, Tom Cruise duly deserves this honor. I am sure you already noticed the jump over. The difference in the annual earnings between Leonardo (Number 2) and Tom Cruise (Number 1) is as much as $38 million. This shows that Tom Cruise has taken the leading spot in the list of highest paid Hollywood actors by a significant margin. He was not even a part of the top 5 in the last year’s list of highest paid actors and now has come along with such huge margin of earnings.
Nollywood most famous, highest paid actresses
Nigeria actresses due to their popularity/fame and annual salary, we bring you this detailed breakdown of highest paid
15. Uche Jumbo N450,000
14. Fathia Balogun N500,000
13. Mercy Johnson N600,000
12. Funke Akindele N600-700,000
11. Oge Okoye. N600.000
10. Chioma Chukwuka N700,000
9. Rita Dominic. N1m
8. Ngozi Ezeonu. N1m
7. Joke Silver N1m
6. Stella Damasus. N1m
5. Kate Henshaw Nuptal N1m
4. Omotola Jolade. N1.5m
3. Patience Ozonkwo N1.6m
2. Ini Edo N1.8m
1. Genevieve Nnanji N2m
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