Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar among Forbes' Top 10 highest paid actors in 2017

[Reddy]

Just sharing here as Bollywood is followed a lot in Pakistan too, Mark Wahlberg topped the list with 68 Million USD, the Forbes list is as follows:




TOP 20 FORBES

1. Mark Wahlberg ($68m)

2. The Rock ($65m)

3. Vin Diesel ($54.5m)

4. Adam Sandler ($50.5m)

5. Jackie Chan ($49m)

6. Robert Downey Jr ($48m)

7. Tom Cruise ($43m)

8. Shah Rukh Khan ($38m)

9. Salman Khan ($37m)

10. Akshay Kumar ($35.5m)

11. Chris Hemsworth ($31.5m)

12. Tom Hanks ($31m)

13. Samuel L Jackson ($30.5m)

14. Ryan Gosling ($29m)

15. Ryan Reynolds ($21.5m)

16. Matt Damon ($21m)

17. Jeremy Renner ($19m)

18. Chris Evans ($18m)

19. Chris Pratt ($17m)

20. Mark Ruffalo ($13m)


https://www.forbes.com/pictures/599b0ba431358e60d7768f66/the-worlds-highest-paid-a/#52d99d343960

 

[troodon]

Considering they are Bollywood actors, those amounts are ridiculous.

SRK/Salman/Akshay might probably be among the richest folks in India. They might easily be worth over $200 Million. Probably close to $300 Million.

 

[Rana]

Akshay Kumar has to do 3 movies to earn what SRK and Salman make by one, single festival release.

The guy is truly a hard worker, but I think he should also cut his work rate down and focus solely on an annual comedy release. He is much better as an A lister in the comedy genre as compared to all his contemporaries

 

[Reddy]

Akshay Kumar has to do 3 movies to earn what SRK and Salman make by one, single festival release.

The guy is truly a hard worker, but I think he should also cut his work rate down and focus solely on an annual comedy release. He is much better as an A lister in the comedy genre as compared to all his contemporaries

Akshay Kumar is just well disciplined, he does not party much and starts shooting at 7 AM in the morning while other Superstars reach sets in the afternoon at best, this is how Akshay finishes a whole movie in 3 months time while others take a year to do the same. This is how Akshay is able to do two or three movies while also taking many holiday trips around the world with his family on chartered jets. Just check his interviews for his strategy on movies, work-life balance and healthy habits.

 

[JaDed]

How is SRK even there? His wife is the producer of his movies and those flop,is he paying himself?

Does this include advertising salary too?

Akki does many movies coz he is capable of finishing em.

 

[troodon]

How is SRK even there? His wife is the producer of his movies and those flop,is he paying himself?

Does this include advertising salary too?

Akki does many movies coz he is capable of finishing em.

SRK is the owner of KKR and also a CPL team. Probably earning a lot there. Also TV Ads. His movies are all flops and his wife seems to be spending boat load of money to produce his films. SRK lost his magic a decade ago. Can't remember a big hit from him like Akshay and Salman who seem to be giving a couple of them every year.

SRK needs to quickly move away from lover boy roles. He is well past 50 and need to do movies that suit his age. Just standing with arms spread and doing the same routine dance moves will not take him anywhere.

Akshay, salman and Amir have all adopted and embraced their age well. SRK is still living in 90's.

 

[Reddy]

Considering they are Bollywood actors, those amounts are ridiculous.

SRK/Salman/Akshay might probably be among the richest folks in India. They might easily be worth over $200 Million. Probably close to $300 Million.

SRK net worth was supposed to be around $600 Million in 2014 as stated at many places:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...or-10-richest-actors/articleshow/35431720.cms

http://www.therichest.com/celebnetworth/celeb/actors/shahrukh-khan-net-worth/

SRK's present net worth should be around $700-750 Million: https://finapp.co.in/shahrukh-khan-net-worth/

All these Superstars will definitely retire as Dollar Billionaires, Amitabh Bachchan also has similar net worth, his 4 Bunglows in South Bombay themselves have value above 250 Million USD and not mentioning all his other investments and earnings throughout decades.

 

[troodon]

SRK net worth was supposed to be around $600 Million in 2014 as stated at many places:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...or-10-richest-actors/articleshow/35431720.cms

http://www.therichest.com/celebnetworth/celeb/actors/shahrukh-khan-net-worth/

SRK's present net worth should be around $700-750 Million: https://finapp.co.in/shahrukh-khan-net-worth/

All these Superstars will definitely retire as Dollar Billionaires, Amitabh Bachchan also has similar net worth, his 4 Bunglows in South Bombay themselves have value above 250 Million USD and not mentioning all his other investments and earnings throughout decades.

750 Million? Dang!!

Working in US, I know how hard it is to earn a million dollars. Been working for almost 15 yrs and still not even close to that Million dollar mark.

I bet the next 6 or 7 generations do not have to work with that sort of money.

I wonder how much Salman, Akshay and Amir networth is.

 

[shaz619]

How is SRK even there? His wife is the producer of his movies and those flop,is he paying himself?

Does this include advertising salary too?

Akki does many movies coz he is capable of finishing em.

His Masala movies tend to do amazing numbers in India ? but beyond that he has so many other projects and investments

 

[shaz619]

SRK the GOAT !

 

[shaz619]

[MENTION=137142]JaDed[/MENTION] have you seen FAN ? Amazing movie, 8.7/10 ! I still need to see Raees, was it any good? it has two of my favourite south asian actors in it right now, Mahira and SRK

 

[shaz619]

Also, I tend to avoid masala movies the last one I saw was Chennai Express and it still gives me night mares! So have avoided Jab Harry Met Sejal also because of the bad reviews but if it's worth a watch let me know guys. Khan is better then that trash but nice to see him make Fan for the enthusiasts

 

[troodon]

[MENTION=137142]JaDed[/MENTION] have you seen FAN ? Amazing movie, 8.7/10 ! I still need to see Raees, was it any good? it has two of my favourite south asian actors in it right now, Mahira and SRK

Both movies are flops in India.

 

[JaDed]

SRK is the owner of KKR and also a CPL team. Probably earning a lot there. Also TV Ads. His movies are all flops and his wife seems to be spending boat load of money to produce his films. SRK lost his magic a decade ago. Can't remember a big hit from him like Akshay and Salman who seem to be giving a couple of them every year.

SRK needs to quickly move away from lover boy roles. He is well past 50 and need to do movies that suit his age. Just standing with arms spread and doing the same routine dance moves will not take him anywhere.

Akshay, salman and Amir have all adopted and embraced their age well. SRK is still living in 90's.

His Masala movies tend to do amazing numbers in India ? but beyond that he has so many other projects and investments

Probably all his Projects and businesses,none his movies do well and are very expensively made as well.

Indian stars shouldn't be earning this much for one reason being American economy is way bigger and Hollywood movies have global audience, Bollywood movies are not even watched Pan India because of regional cinema.

This discrepancy is one of the reasons for superstar culture,yes South cinema included.

 

[shaz619]

Wow Jackie Chan at no.5 !! can't believe it, although I don't follow the China releases as much. There's a movie he made with British producers called The Foreigner, look forward to that and I only know about it because it will also be targeted to the western markets

 

[shaz619]

Probably all his Projects and businesses,none his movies do well and are very expensively made as well.

Indian stars shouldn't be earning this much for one reason being American economy is way bigger and Hollywood movies have global audience, Bollywood movies are not even watched Pan India because of regional cinema.

This discrepancy is one of the reasons for superstar culture,yes South cinema included.

Really? I could swear his movies must make a fair amount on the international market (here in the UK the casuals love his masala movies) if not in India ?! are they that bad in India ? surely overall he turns a profit

 

[JaDed]

[MENTION=137142]JaDed[/MENTION] have you seen FAN ? Amazing movie, 8.7/10 ! I still need to see Raees, was it any good? it has two of my favourite south asian actors in it right now, Mahira and SRK

His acting was good and after a long time it was,but the movie esp second half fell flat for me.
Seeing Fan and then his somewhat grey character in Raees was hoping he would go back to his initial Bollywood stuff but sadly not there with jab Harry crap,Dear Zindagi was decent at least his acting.

As an actor he defn well trained and aware ,makes me sad he didn't do better movies after Chal De maybe Don2 but has been disappointing overall.

 

[shaz619]

Both movies are flops in India.

That is expected because Fan had more of an indie flavour and not targeted to the main stream fans given the premise and compelling / gritty narrative

 

[IAJ]

I never watched many desi movies but just wondering what roles these oldies play nowadays. Are they dads, uncles or still playing young heroes?

 

[troodon]

Probably all his Projects and businesses,none his movies do well and are very expensively made as well.

Indian stars shouldn't be earning this much for one reason being American economy is way bigger and Hollywood movies have global audience, Bollywood movies are not even watched Pan India because of regional cinema.

This discrepancy is one of the reasons for superstar culture,yes South cinema included.

No actor in Bollywood should be making that much money. Unless these guys are charging 100 crores per movie, it is impossible to earn that much just by acting in movies. These guys act at the max 2 or 3 movies every year.

I wonder how much the overrated actresses get paid too. Deepika, Kareena etc...

 

[JaDed]

Really? I could swear his movies must make a fair amount on the international market (here in the UK the casuals love his masala movies) if not in India ?! are they that bad in India ? surely overall he turns a profit

Nope,they are expensive ones,and hardly make a profit Chennai Express was probably the one that made some profit for him last time.

Initially he wasn't getting as much as Amir's movies,then Salman overtook him and now Akshay-Varun are beating his movies as well.

 

[shaz619]

His acting was good and after a long time it was,but the movie esp second half fell flat for me.
Seeing Fan and then his somewhat grey character in Raees was hoping he would go back to his initial Bollywood stuff but sadly not there with jab Harry crap,Dear Zindagi was decent at least his acting.

As an actor he defn well trained and aware ,makes me sad he didn't do better movies after Chal De maybe Don2 but has been disappointing overall.

I just avoid those movies now because I don't want to see one of my favourites humiliating himself in those roles but compared to the rest movies like Fan do his pedigree a lot of justice and from what I've heard Raees as well, hopefully in the future he does make a release every now and then which is targeted to the hardcore movie lovers. Is it possible to do good numbers in India without a masala influence in this era ? I suppose Amir Khan is the answer to that question but generally speaking am not sure

 

[JaDed]

Even Srks fans just like yourself [MENTION=46929]shaz619[/MENTION] ,they like him but have stopped watching his movies, imagine if people don't watch it by download ,how.many would even visit the theater.

 

[troodon]

I never watched many desi movies but just wondering what roles these oldies play nowadays. Are they dads, uncles or still playing young heroes?

SRK seems to be sharing the screen with a young heroes these days. He might act like an elder brother or an older figure with a romantic theme in the flashback. Of course, they have to cast other has been heroines like Kajol as his love interest.

SRK is simply not flexible enough and not adopting like Salman, Amir and Akshay. His strong point was romance and with his age, audience are not accepting him. Only old aunties like SRK. All the young ones are into Siddharth Malhotras and Varun Dhawans.

 

[JaDed]

I just avoid those movies now because I don't want to see one of my favourites humiliating himself in those roles but compared to the rest movies like Fan do his pedigree a lot of justice and from what I've heard Raees as well, hopefully in the future he does make a release every now and then which is targeted to the hardcore movie lovers. Is it possible to do good numbers in India without a masala influence in this era ? I suppose Amir Khan is the answer to that question but generally speaking am not sure

Amir alone,but Amitabh with Pink proved he can get good movies to do good numbers,that was a very good movie.

Akshay is mostly doing good plot movies but presenting it in a masala style,I like his movies JOLLY LLB 2 was very good but mostly for those humor disguised in a lecture style.

 

[Reddy]

Really? I could swear his movies must make a fair amount on the international market (here in the UK the casuals love his masala movies) if not in India ?! are they that bad in India ? surely overall he turns a profit

I just avoid those movies now because I don't want to see one of my favourites humiliating himself in those roles but compared to the rest movies like Fan do his pedigree a lot of justice and from what I've heard Raees as well, hopefully in the future he does make a release every now and then which is targeted to the hardcore movie lovers. Is it possible to do good numbers in India without a masala influence in this era ? I suppose Amir Khan is the answer to that question but generally speaking am not sure

The Times and scenario are changing in India with masala films flopping and Content based films like Aamir's Dangal and Askahy's Airlift, Johny LLB 2 and Rustom doing better.

Regarding SRK, obviously his movies make profits otherwise there won't be a line of top directors and producers willing to work with him, one or two flops don't destroy the brand SRK. In one of his recent interviews he told that he declined a movie by Sanjay Leela Bansali because he just asked him one week before shooting starts, so you can imagine all the top Directors and Producers are still clamouring to work with him.

 

[JaDed]

SRK seems to be sharing the screen with a young heroes these days. He might act like an elder brother or an older figure with a romantic theme in the flashback. Of course, they have to cast other has been heroines like Kajol as his love interest.

SRK is simply not flexible enough and not adopting like Salman, Amir and Akshay. His strong point was romance and with his age, audience are not accepting him. Only old aunties like SRK. All the young ones are into Siddharth Malhotras and Varun Dhawans.

Srk is a tremendous actor with amazing capability,he proved that in the start of his career with many dynamic roles,he is also professional unlike Salman and better at his craft unlike Akshay,and has more energy -wit compared to Amir, inspite of all that he is clueless and it just makes me sad the way his career is going,very similar to Sachin dynamic till 90s, consistent till 2011 and a disaster after that.

 

[shaz619]

Amir alone,but Amitabh with Pink proved he can get good movies to do good numbers,that was a very good movie.

Akshay is mostly doing good plot movies but presenting it in a masala style,I like his movies JOLLY LLB 2 was very good but mostly for those humor disguised in a lecture style.

The last Akshay movies I watched were Houseful 1 and 2 they were pretty funny

But I hate to see these guys whom I loved so much in the 90's limit themselves to gaining a quick buck rather then make compelling movies which would do their talent justice but times have changed; Amir is the only self respecting veteran these days but he also benefits from his creativity and adaptability regardless of the era, it also helps that he's a talented director.

When Amitabh Bachan got older he still made some decent movies like the one which was called something to do with a race against time but during the early 2000's there was still a demand for character and plot driven narratives

 

[ToeCrusher2]

Amir's single movie Dangal has earned more than srk's last 4 movies combined, Amir is the real king, badshah, ace of Indian cinema

 

[JaDed]

The last Akshay movies I watched were Houseful 1 and 2 they were pretty funny

But I hate to see these guys whom I loved so much in the 90's limit themselves to gaining a quick buck rather then make compelling movies which would do their talent justice but times have changed; Amir is the only self respecting veteran these days but he also benefits from his creativity and adaptability regardless of the era, it also helps that he's a talented director.

When Amitabh Bachan got older he still made some decent movies like the one which was called something to do with a race against time but during the early 2000's there was still a demand for character and plot driven narratives

True,painful to see what is happening,it's become a race to get more money and show highest grossing 100 crore,200,300, and now 1000-2000 the new thing after Bahubali and Dangal.

Amitabh too did this nonsense in 90s like Lala badshah and crap,it was Mohabbatein which finally changed the flow for him, hopefully Srk realizes that,Salman to is Never gonna realize that.

Btw Amir's next movie is with Amitabh,kinda excited by that but terrible director Vijay Acharya.

 

[PakLFC]

No surprise that Shah Rukh is on the list. Surprised to see Akshay there.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Such terrible actors on that list like The Rock, Vin Diesel and Salman. But what else can you expect in this terrible era of cinema. Rest of the names are good though

 

[IgnitedMind]

Shahrukh is in that phase where Amithabh was during Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, Suryavamsh phase....he has to transition. He is trying to with Dear Zindagi, Raes and Fan...but he is only doing it half heartedly...half way through the movie the Hero shahrukh is popping up.

Akshay is into these nationalisticm, government appeasing movies these days !

It is the small movies from bollywood that are real gems these days ! Bigger ones need a reality check except Aamir and Ajay Devgn !

Hrithik is close to done an dusted. Horrible choice of films for such a great actor.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Shahrukh is finished. Good actor but has been in too many garbage movies in his career. Only very few good ones

 

[saadibaba]

Sad to see clowns, bodybuilders and madari's turned businessmen are raking it in while good actors struggle to make ends meet.

 

[troodon]

Sad to see clowns, bodybuilders and madari's turned businessmen are raking it in while good actors struggle to make ends meet.

Clown = SRK
Bodybuilder = Salman
Madari = ?

Is it Akshay?

 

[Gayle_Force]

Not very surprising, although both Salman and Shahrukh are on a decline, their bad movies still continue to collect good money in the box office.

What I do find funny(in a good way) is the amount Robert Downey Jr. earns for a character that requires almost no effort on his part.

 

[Varun]

Happened to watch Harry met Seijal last weekend.

What an utter trainwreck, from start to finish. When was the last time Shah Rukh Khan made a movie worth watching?

 

[CricketCartoons]

Where is the clown rajnikanth in this list? I thought he was among the top paid in asia.

 

[ExpressPacer]

Happened to watch Harry met Seijal last weekend.

What an utter trainwreck, from start to finish. When was the last time Shah Rukh Khan made a movie worth watching?

My mother loved it. But she also loved Toilet and I don't understand how that's possible with a movie named 'Toilet'.

 

[shaz619]

Such terrible actors on that list like The Rock, Vin Diesel and Salman. But what else can you expect in this terrible era of cinema. Rest of the names are good though

Especially Dwayne Johnson that is his slave name call him by that, worst actor of all time and an equally terrible human being. No self respecting individual would want anything to do with Dwayne or the trashy movies he makes, it's an insult that he's one of the highest paid actors in the world. Absolutely dreadful actor and a terrible terrible person. He is also the sole reason why we get those trashy action movies which the casuals eat up, bloody roided up baldy. Dwayne The Juice Head Johnson.

 

[shaz619]

Happened to watch Harry met Seijal last weekend.

What an utter trainwreck, from start to finish. When was the last time Shah Rukh Khan made a movie worth watching?

Fan, but that was the first SRK movie I watched since Chennai

 

[Snak3eye5]

Do they get paid that much for Bollywood movies ? I've heard a while back from some interview that Shahrukh Khan while offered a lot of Hollywood movies, he declined them all saying he rather rule in hell as a king than be a servant in heaven. Referring to the fact that he didn't want to play a doctor or a cabbie and play second fiddle to any Hollywood star. I thought at the time he was full of it. But now seeing their salaries it kinda makes sense...

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Especially Dwayne Johnson that is his slave name call him by that, worst actor of all time and an equally terrible human being. No self respecting individual would want anything to do with Dwayne or the trashy movies he makes, it's an insult that he's one of the highest paid actors in the world. Absolutely dreadful actor and a terrible terrible person. He is also the sole reason why we get those trashy action movies which the casuals eat up, bloody roided up baldy. Dwayne The Juice Head Johnson.

So true. Clueless people actually admire this guy

 

[ToeCrusher2]

Especially Dwayne Johnson that is his slave name call him by that, worst actor of all time and an equally terrible human being. No self respecting individual would want anything to do with Dwayne or the trashy movies he makes, it's an insult that he's one of the highest paid actors in the world. Absolutely dreadful actor and a terrible terrible person. He is also the sole reason why we get those trashy action movies which the casuals eat up, bloody roided up baldy. Dwayne The Juice Head Johnson.

He might be a bad actor but why is he a terrible human being?

 

[Suleiman]

How is Adam Sandler in the top 10?! ) that is a bigger joke than any of his jokes in his movies in the last 7 or 8 years.

The Rock is understandable. There's a lot of macho pg13 friendly movies these days and he fits that archetype perfectly. Only wrestler to transition to Hollywood and succeed in it.

Most of 11 to 20 should actually be in the top 10 instead.

 

[shaz619]

He might be a bad actor but why is he a terrible human being?

Because he is

 

[SandyB]

All these Superstars will definitely retire as Dollar Billionaires, Amitabh Bachchan also has similar net worth, his 4 Bunglows in South Bombay themselves have value above 250 Million USD and not mentioning all his other investments and earnings throughout decades.

Not to forget all those sweet $$ Bachchan saab has been stashing overseas since the Indira days.

Wow Jackie Chan at no.5 !! can't believe it, although I don't follow the China releases as much. There's a movie he made with British producers called The Foreigner, look forward to that and I only know about it because it will also be targeted to the western markets

Martin Campbell is directing (Golden Eye, Casino Royale), dude does action / thrillers well .Hopefully its not merely another east meets west crapfest. Even Jackie had mentioned countless times how he got tired of the 'Rush Hour " formula.

Where is the clown rajnikanth in this list? I thought he was among the top paid in asia.

He does a movie every 2 years, and with failing health won't keep doing it . Anyways "2.0" coming up this year end, is a huge film . Akshay Kumar Plays the villian and Shankar is directing .

Especially Dwayne Johnson that is his slave name call him by that, worst actor of all time and an equally terrible human being. No self respecting individual would want anything to do with Dwayne or the trashy movies he makes, it's an insult that he's one of the highest paid actors in the world. Absolutely dreadful actor and a terrible terrible person. He is also the sole reason why we get those trashy action movies which the casuals eat up, bloody roided up baldy. Dwayne The Juice Head Johnson.

So true. Clueless people actually admire this guy

Dunno if its your WWE biases showing, but what exactly is wrong with DWAYNE Johnson the person ?

Almost all celeb news/gossip outlets have little to no dirt on the Rock, except the recent Blowup with Vin Diesel (who is a certified douchebag). The rock is often quoted as one of the nicest celebs out there. Atleast to the fans.

I don't get how RDJ with all his drug abuse and felony charges and jail time , gets a free pass because he's good at giving witty lines, while relatively clean and incident free celebs are hated here .

 

[shaz619]

Not to forget all those sweet $$ Bachchan saab has been stashing overseas since the Indira days.




Martin Campbell is directing (Golden Eye, Casino Royale), dude does action / thrillers well .Hopefully its not merely another east meets west crapfest. Even Jackie had mentioned countless times how he got tired of the 'Rush Hour " formula.



He does a movie every 2 years, and with failing health won't keep doing it . Anyways "2.0" coming up this year end, is a huge film . Akshay Kumar Plays the villian and Shankar is directing .





Dunno if its your WWE biases showing, but what exactly is wrong with DWAYNE Johnson the person ?

Almost all celeb news/gossip outlets have little to no dirt on the Rock, except the recent Blowup with Vin Diesel (who is a certified douchebag). The rock is often quoted as one of the nicest celebs out there. Atleast to the fans.

I don't get how RDJ with all his drug abuse and felony charges and jail time , gets a free pass because he's good at giving witty lines, while relatively clean and incident free celebs are hated here .

Don't let your fandom over the trash he makes get in the way of FACT, that juice head is not only a terrible actor but a terrible terrible person, casuals can eat up his fake tooth fairy persona but that's not the real Dwayne Johnson, the man is a nigerian Ebay Scam!

 

[Abdul]

Happy to see Akshay and Salman there.

 

[SandyB]

Don't let your fandom over the trash he makes get in the way of FACT, that juice head is not only a terrible actor but a terrible terrible person, casuals can eat up his fake tooth fairy persona but that's not the real Dwayne Johnson, the man is a nigerian Ebay Scam!

Sources ?

I frequent a lot of Hollywood gossip sites, still haven't got much dirt on Dwayne.

 

[troodon]

Especially Dwayne Johnson that is his slave name call him by that, worst actor of all time and an equally terrible human being. No self respecting individual would want anything to do with Dwayne or the trashy movies he makes, it's an insult that he's one of the highest paid actors in the world. Absolutely dreadful actor and a terrible terrible person. He is also the sole reason why we get those trashy action movies which the casuals eat up, bloody roided up baldy. Dwayne The Juice Head Johnson.

Almost all black people in North and South Americas have slave names. Even in Africa many blacks have slave names. So why target Dwayne for his slave name?

All conquered people have the names of the conquerors as they convert to the faith of conquered people.

 

[shaz619]

Sources ?

I frequent a lot of Hollywood gossip sites, still haven't got much dirt on Dwayne.

Well, when a nigerian ebay scam gets you, you don't see it coming do you! Doesn't mean everything is all hunky dory !


But since you asked, I've done a bit of digging:

Also:

Baywatch: Rotten Tomatoes = 19%

Doom: Rotten Tomatoes = 19%

Tooth Fairy: Rotten Tomatoes = 19%

San Andreas: Rotten Tomatoes = 48%

Dwayne is a Rotten Tomato and a terrible terrible person.

 

[Couch Cricketer]

Probably all his Projects and businesses,none his movies do well and are very expensively made as well.

Indian stars shouldn't be earning this much for one reason being American economy is way bigger and Hollywood movies have global audience, Bollywood movies are not even watched Pan India because of regional cinema.

This discrepancy is one of the reasons for superstar culture,yes South cinema included.

Actually Sharukh Khan most of his recent movies were flop because they didn't make as much as Sharukh Khan were movie expected to make. But satellite rights and advance etc make most of them profitable even if not box office profitable for him and the producers. The financial hit is mostly to the distributor if a movie is not a hit as they are dependent on the boxoffice sales than the actors or producers to be profitable.

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Adam Sandler ???? What a freaking Joke this list is...

Apart from Tom Hanks and Maybe Cruise, Samuel and Damon I do not see why the rest are being paid what they're being paid atm. Cummerbatch, Micheal B Jordan, Freeman, Sean Penn, Hiddleson, Martin Freeman, J.Depp, Judi Dench, Denzel are probably the names off the top my head that I think should deserve the amonts mentioned in the OP. Sad to see people can't necessarily tell the difference between charade and proper theater level acting.

Won't comment on the Indians since I haven't watched a Bollywood movies in almost 12-15 years, so I don't necessarily know what gives in that particular genre. Please don't recommend any Bollywood movies now as I am not into Musicals AT ALL !! Thank You....

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Adam sandler is a cancer to cinema. And his fans symbolize what is wrong with today's film audience. Calling it like it is

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Adam Sandler ???? What a freaking Joke this list is...

Apart from Tom Hanks and Maybe Cruise, Samuel and Damon I do not see why the rest are being paid what they're being paid atm. Cummerbatch, Micheal B Jordan, Freeman, Sean Penn, Hiddleson, Martin Freeman, J.Depp, Judi Dench, Denzel are probably the names off the top my head that I think should deserve the amonts mentioned in the OP. Sad to see people can't necessarily tell the difference between charade and proper theater level acting.

Won't comment on the Indians since I haven't watched a Bollywood movies in almost 12-15 years, so I don't necessarily know what gives in that particular genre. Please don't recommend any Bollywood movies now as I am not into Musicals AT ALL !! Thank You....

Naa every Hollywood actor in that list deserves it apart from Adam sandler, Dwayne Johnson, vin diesel and maybe Chris hemswroth who still has some potential. Cumberbatch and freeman are overrated by Sherlock fans which I'm sure you are. Sean penn is one of the greats but what has he done recently. Hiddleston is overrated by the marvel fans. Johnny depp is probably the most overrated actor ever who hasn't been in a single great movie in his career.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Naa every Hollywood actor in that list deserves it apart from Adam sandler, Dwayne Johnson, vin diesel and maybe Chris hemswroth who still has some potential. Cumberbatch and freeman are overrated by Sherlock fans which I'm sure you are. Sean penn is one of the greats but what has he done recently. Hiddleston is overrated by the marvel fans. Johnny depp is probably the most overrated actor ever who hasn't been in a single great movie in his career.

TBH I take he part about freeman back. Fargo proved that he's a versatile, excellent actor

 

[Specialisttailender]

Adam Sandler hahah

 

[SandyB]

Well, when a nigerian ebay scam gets you, you don't see it coming do you! Doesn't mean everything is all hunky dory !


But since you asked, I've done a bit of digging:

Also:

Baywatch: Rotten Tomatoes = 19%

Doom: Rotten Tomatoes = 19%

Tooth Fairy: Rotten Tomatoes = 19%

San Andreas: Rotten Tomatoes = 48%

Dwayne is a Rotten Tomato and a terrible terrible person.

How does the RT rating explain this ?

 

[shaz619]

How does the RT rating explain this ?

You're a fangirl of Dwayne evidently

 

[shaz619]

I also forgot to add that he's a steroid abusing meat head, that also makes him a terrible person beyond his god awful acting and shady background; I've read Dave Metlzer's dirt sheets on Dwayne, he's a terrible terrible person and I pitty those poor and ignorant souls that worship him based on his god awful acting, he's a damn insult to the industry and the sole reason for awful awful movie productions. Only fan girls disagree.

 

[s.h.a.k]

[MENTION=137142]JaDed[/MENTION] have you seen FAN ? Amazing movie, 8.7/10 ! I still need to see Raees, was it any good? it has two of my favourite south asian actors in it right now, Mahira and SRK

Fan was decent. Found something missing in second half otherwise would been a very top movie but still found it good.
Yes you should watch Raees it's worth watching for sure.
Ain't watched Jab harry met sejal. The reviews put me of watching that. Don't know why ARM decided to make such a movie going by the reviews but will watch it sometime soon when it comes on TV then comment how poor it is.
Hopefully his next project with Anand Rai as a dwarf will put his career back on track.

 

[s.h.a.k]

Both movies are flops in India.

Fan was but not Raees. Raees made good numbers when you consider it released with a clash with Kaabil and in January which is dull month for Bollywood and non holiday. And barring Baahubali 2 it's the highest grossing hindi movie this year so can't be considered a flop. Raees would made big numbers and would have broken Srks Chennai express record of his highest grossing movie if it released on a Eid, Diwali or Christmas holiday.
Jab harry met sejal was a big let down and he badly needs a big hit now. He needs to make sure his next movie where he plays a dwarf with Anand Rai has a good plot and is released on a big holiday without a clash so it makes good numbers.

 

[s.h.a.k]

Nope,they are expensive ones,and hardly make a profit Chennai Express was probably the one that made some profit for him last time.

Initially he wasn't getting as much as Amir's movies,then Salman overtook him and now Akshay-Varun are beating his movies as well.

That's just a over exaggeration. Agree Jab Harry Met Sejal was a big flop in India but it was a poor movie going by what i heard from critics and was rejected by audiences in India so was bound to make low numbers. Surprisingly in Overseas Jab harry met sejal made very good numbers and was hit.

But Raees is still the highest grossing hindi movie this year (but won't be come end of year) ahead of Varun Dhawans movie that came out this year Humty Sharma Ki Dulhania and Akshay Kumars big hits Jolly LLB 2 and looks like Toilet won't beat Raees too. So how are they beating him. If Raees didn't have a clash or released on a big holiday it had the power to make big numbers.
What's letting SRK is his choice of movies. He is trying so many different roles which ain't bad but he needs to look at the plot and story. His next movie with Anand Rai as dwarf is a big risk by SRK like Fan was. It might be a good movie but he needs it to appeal to the masses in India as he needs a big hit in India. But Anand Rai story telling appeals to masses so it might be a very big hit if it's a good plot and released on a big holiday.

 

[JaDed]

That's just a over exaggeration. Agree Jab Harry Met Sejal was a big flop in India but it was a poor movie going by what i heard from critics and was rejected by audiences in India so was bound to make low numbers. Surprisingly in Overseas Jab harry met sejal made very good numbers and was hit.

But Raees is still the highest grossing hindi movie this year (but won't be come end of year) ahead of Varun Dhawans movie that came out this year Humty Sharma Ki Dulhania and Akshay Kumars big hits Jolly LLB 2 and looks like Toilet won't beat Raees too. So how are they beating him. If Raees didn't have a clash or released on a big holiday it had the power to make big numbers.
What's letting SRK is his choice of movies. He is trying so many different roles which ain't bad but he needs to look at the plot and story. His next movie with Anand Rai as dwarf is a big risk by SRK like Fan was. It might be a good movie but he needs it to appeal to the masses in India as he needs a big hit in India. But Anand Rai story telling appeals to masses so it might be a very big hit if it's a good plot and released on a big holiday.

The profits is what I'm talking about, people take that into account,Srks movies are expensive not Akshay or Varuns.

It's not about only appealing to.masses it's also about having a proper storyline,happy new year got a lot of.money but people were disappointed and again it was expensive movie so next time.lesser ppl went to see his movie,this trend will continue for him now.

 

[s.h.a.k]

The profits is what I'm talking about, people take that into account,Srks movies are expensive not Akshay or Varuns.

It's not about only appealing to.masses it's also about having a proper storyline,happy new year got a lot of.money but people were disappointed and again it was expensive movie so next time.lesser ppl went to see his movie,this trend will continue for him now.

Not really. People where disappointed with Chennai Express but that broke all records when it released and it didn't stop Happy New Year being the highest opening day record till date when that released. Both of these were released on Eid and Diwali without a clash. Then Dilwale came on Christmas that had a big opening with a clash with BM. But overall BM went on to beat Dilwale at the Indian box office and rightly so.
Then came Fan which was a big disappointment in the Indian box office.
Raees released with a clash and still made ok numbers. That harry movie which was rejected badly has let SRK down. He needs a big hit in India which can only come if he manages to release it on a big holiday without a clash which Salman and Amir manage to do. But most importantly story/plot has to be decent and appeal to the masses.

 

[UN talkz]

Not really. People where disappointed with Chennai Express but that broke all records when it released and it didn't stop Happy New Year being the highest opening day record till date when that released. Both of these were released on Eid and Diwali without a clash. Then Dilwale came on Christmas that had a big opening with a clash with BM. But overall BM went on to beat Dilwale at the Indian box office and rightly so.
Then came Fan which was a big disappointment in the Indian box office.
Raees released with a clash and still made ok numbers. That harry movie which was rejected badly has let SRK down. He needs a big hit in India which can only come if he manages to release it on a big holiday without a clash which Salman and Amir manage to do. But most importantly story/plot has to be decent and appeal to the masses.

Fan was the best movie SRK has made in last decade.... But unfortunately people didn't like it. Maybe they were expecting another Romantic movie. Fan was the first time SRK came out of his Romance King role.

 

[s.h.a.k]

Fan was the best movie SRK has made in last decade.... But unfortunately people didn't like it. Maybe they were expecting another Romantic movie. Fan was the first time SRK came out of his Romance King role.

Yes Fan was but unfortunately was rejected in India.

 

[Hornbill]

My friend said that those who support Sharukh because of certain factors will be disappointed if they listen to his Ted talk.

 

[JaDed]

Not really. People where disappointed with Chennai Express but that broke all records when it released and it didn't stop Happy New Year being the highest opening day record till date when that released. Both of these were released on Eid and Diwali without a clash. Then Dilwale came on Christmas that had a big opening with a clash with BM. But overall BM went on to beat Dilwale at the Indian box office and rightly so.
Then came Fan which was a big disappointment in the Indian box office.
Raees released with a clash and still made ok numbers. That harry movie which was rejected badly has let SRK down. He needs a big hit in India which can only come if he manages to release it on a big holiday without a clash which Salman and Amir manage to do. But most importantly story/plot has to be decent and appeal to the masses.

He was a big star till Happy New year, Chennai Express,he released a week before Akkis Once upon a time dobara and comprehensively beat the.movie, let him try and release it with either Amir,Salman or Akki now and u Ll see the results, even his fans don't go to see his movies anymore.

Do u see the difference in movie collections he is getting after each movie,I'm seeing him get targeted even when it's not his fault.

He LL be the first Khan to actually lose his appeal if he keeps going in this direction,he needs to do roles that suit him.

 

[JaDed]

Fan was the best movie SRK has made in last decade.... But unfortunately people didn't like it. Maybe they were expecting another Romantic movie. Fan was the first time SRK came out of his Romance King role.

That was Chak De ,, first movie of his without an element of romance

 

[big_gamer007]

He was a big star till Happy New year, Chennai Express,he released a week before Akkis Once upon a time dobara and comprehensively beat the.movie, let him try and release it with either Amir,Salman or Akki now and u Ll see the results, even his fans don't go to see his movies anymore.

Do u see the difference in movie collections he is getting after each movie,I'm seeing him get targeted even when it's not his fault.

He LL be the first Khan to actually lose his appeal if he keeps going in this direction,he needs to do roles that suit him.

SRK was a romantic hero who did not evolve with time like Amir did.. The massive fan following SRK had amongst girls all those girls are now married with kids so he has lost his hardcore fan base.. The young girls of today are fans of Ranveer, Ranbir, Varun etc and SRK can't compete with them because of age.. Salman's fan base has always been male dominated, body builders etc so he never lost his fan base.. Also after being involved in being human he has gained a lot more Muslim fan base who love "Bhaijaan"...

Aamir evolved himself into different roles from his initial romantic guy roles and now his fan base isn't any particular section of society but rather people who love good movies irrespective of anything else..

SRK tried to join the bandwagon of no brainer macho man fighting movies with Raees but it's just not his genre.. It's hard to accept SRK as someone who can beat 20 people doesn't have that charisma or macho man personality..