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Dwayne Johnson, Daniel Craig named top earners

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The salaries of Hollywood actors have been revealed and stars such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Dwayne Johnson and Jennifer Lawrence are among the top earners in the industr y. According to a report by Variety, DiCaprio, Johnson, Robert Downey Jr and Vin Diesel are some of the actors who can make over USD 20 million a film.

James Bond star Daniel Craig will be paid a whopping USD 25 million for his last outing as the famed British spy in Bond 25. Dicaprio, 43, who demands approximat­ely USD 20 million for his film projects, reportedly cut down his salar y by half to accommodat­e Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”.

Johnson will make USD 22 million for his per formance in the upcoming Red Notice, while Vin Diesel’s raked in USD 20 million for the latest instalment of Fast and Furious franchise TheFateoft­he Furious. Johnson, who has a massive following on social networking sites such as Twitter and Instagram, also charges USD 1 million social-media fee for promoting a film online.

Among the female actors, Anne Hathaway is expected to get USD 15 million for her role in Barbie. Jennifer Lawrence is another big earner in the Hollywood as she got the same amount for her last film RedSparrow. Downey Jr., who made a brief appearance as Tony Stark/Iron Man in the SpiderMan: Homecoming, was paid USD 10 million for the extended cameo alone. His salar y for a standalone ‘Iron Man’ film is much higher.

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