Forbes' Highest-Paid Actors List 2019: Akshay Kumar Beats Jackie Chan, Will Smith And Chris Evans

World’s Highest-Paid Actors Of 2019 list is here and Akshay Kumar ranks fourth in the list, surpassing some of the biggies in the West, check out who all Akki left behind

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Forbes' Highest-Paid Actors List 2019: Akshay Kumar Beats Jackie Chan, Will Smith And Chris Evans
The World’s Highest-Paid Actors Of 2019 list is here and Akshay Kumar makes it to this prestigious list. Going by the latest trends, the Mission Mangal actor ranked fourth in the list, surpassing some of the biggies in the West that will probably make your eyes pop. Well, according to the recent list by Forbes, Akki has beaten Jackie Chan, Will Smith and the Avengers- Chris Evans and Paul Rudd. Yes, you read that right! 

The estimated earnings of Khiladi from June 1, 2018, to June 1, 2019, is $65 million. Bollywood star Akshay Kumar is one of the most significant climbers, moving up to number four with earnings this year of $65m (£53.5m). While Dwayne Johnson has grabbed the No. 1 spot in the list due to his film upcoming films like Jumanji: The Next Level, followed by the Avengers - Chris Hemsworth who is on the second place and Robert Downey Jr. who grabbed the third spot in the list. Check out who all have made it to the list and their earnings below:

The World’s Highest-Paid Actors Of 2019

1. Dwayne Johnson - Earnings: $89.4 million  


2. Chris Hemsworth - Earnings: $76.4 million 


3. Robert Downey Jr. - Earnings: $66 million 


4. Akshay Kumar - Earnings: $65 million 


5. Jackie Chan - Earnings: $58 million 


6. Bradley Cooper (tie) - Earnings: $57 million 


7. Adam Sandler (tie) - Earnings: $57 million 


8. Chris Evans - Earnings: $43.5 million 


9. Paul Rudd - Earnings: $41 million


10. Will Smith - Earnings: $35 million


Meanwhile, Akshay Kumar's recently released Mission Mangal is doing a phenomenal business at the box-office. The film has already entered the Rs. 100 crore club in just 4 days. Mission Mangal is Akshay Kumar's biggest opener till date. Well, this is how it goes, Mission Mangal- Rs. 97.56 crore (Thu-Sun), second is his and Rajinikanth's 2.0 Hindi version collected Rs. 95 crore (Thu-Sun) and the third film is his and Parineeti Chopra's Kesari which raked in Rs. 78.07 crore (Thu-Sun) at the box-office. 

Directed by Jagan Shakti, the film also stars Vidya Balan, Taapsee Pannu, Sonakshi Sinha, Kirti Kulhari, Sharman Joshi, Nithya Menen. The film clashed with John Abraham and Mrunal Thakur's Batla House at the box-office. 

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