Johnny Depp named Hollywood’s highest paid actor

The actor earned 50 million pounds,all thanks to his role in Alice in Wonderland.

Johnny Depp is the highest paid actor in Hollywood,according to Forbes.

The actor earned 50 million pounds,all thanks to his role in Alice in Wonderland. Depp portrayed the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton’s 3-D version,reports the Telegraph.

The Disney film grossed 1 billion dollars at the worldwide box office,making Depp the only actor to headline two 1 billion dollars films,the other being Pirates of the Caribbean.

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Depp also landed a big upfront payday estimated at more than 15 million pounds for The Tourist starring alongside Angelina Jolie.

Last year,Depp was 10th place on the Forbes annual list of top earning actors with a salary of 18 million pounds.

Ben Stiller came second in the list with 38 million pounds.

The top 10 are

1. Johnny Depp: 50m

2. Ben Stiller: 38m

3. Tom Hanks: 30m

4. Adam Sandler: 26.6m

5. Leonardo Di Caprio: 18.6m

6. Daniel Radcliffe: 16.6m

7. Robert Downey Jr: 14.6m

8. Tom Cruise: 14.6m

9. Brad Pitt: 13.3m

10. George Clooney: 12.6m

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