Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp has been named the highest paid actor in Hollywood.

The Oscar nominated actor has enjoyed huge box office success this year as he took on the role of the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton's Alice In Wonderland, a movie which broke the $1 billion barrier at the global box office.

That, as well as shooting The Tourist this year, the actor has raked in a cool $75 million to be the best paid actor in Hollywood this year, exactly what do you do with $75 million?

And the work continues to pour in for the actor as he is currently filming the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean movie as he returns to the role of Captain Jack Sparrow.

Ben Stiller has also done well for himself as he has made $53 million this year with movies Greenberg and Little Fockers, which is due out later this year. On top of the actor has also been doing producing work.

Rounding off the top three is Tom Hanks who, despite taking a pay cut for his new movie Harry Crowne, which he also directed, has brought home $45 million in the last twelve months.

Adam Sandler and Leonardo DiCaprio complete the top five and they have made $68 million between them. Daniel Radcliffe was the only Brit on the list, as well as being the youngest member of the top ten, as he made $25 million in the last year.

Forbes' list for this year is based on earnings from films and endorsements between June 2009 and June 2010.

1. Johnny Depp - $75 million
2. Ben Stiller - $53 million
3. Tom Hanks - $45 million
4. Adam Sandler - $40 million
5. Leonardo DiCaprio - $28 million
6. Daniel Radcliffe - $25 million
7. Robert Downey Jr. - $22 million
8. Tom Cruise - $22 million
9. Brad Pitt - $20 million
10. George Clooney - $19 million


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