Actors making "bank"

Top 5 Highest Paid Actors

They make us laugh, cry, and fill our hearts with passion! 

But who makes the most cash out of those present day actors?

5) Tom Hanks $35 million (Right)
Tough to see our guy, "Forest Gump" in 5th place yet most recent years have been slow for Tom. Larry Crowne, was a massive flop, earning only $51 million at the box offices, therefore putting the talented actor in the last, but not least, part of our list.

4) Will Smith $36 million (Left)
The actor who you will not see as the "bad guy." Wills always the hero who swoops in to save the day. That role can be easily identified in his movies Men in black. Thanks in part to the 3rd installment to the series, Smith was able to attain a $36 million paycheck.

            



3) Adam Sandler $40 million (Right)
During his years on Saturday Night Live Sandler made us laugh while consistently playing a kind of man-child. He carried that persona over to the movies with films like Billy Madison and The Waterboy. Sandler stuck to playing a stunted adult, making his films huge hits. Grown Ups, was his highest-grossing of all time with $271 million.

2) Johnny Depp  $75 million (Right)

Another actor who gained fame at a young age and refused to take the obvious path. Like DiCaprio, Depp’s early choices weren’t always hits. But his insistence on making each role his own paid off with 2003’s Pirates of the Caribbean. Based on the popular Disney ride the movie easily could have been just another summer blockbuster but Depp’s bizarre turn as Captain Jack Sparrow created a character that has become as important to Disney as Peter Pan. The four Pirates movie have so far earned $3.7 billion at the global box office. Jack Sparrow was added to the Pirates ride and Depp can now demand a huge sum for each new movie.





1)Leonardo DiCaprio $77 million

After starring in the megahit Titanic in 1997, Leonardo DiCaprio, could have become a romantic-comedy heartthrob. Instead, he waited for offers from great, serious directors. In 2002 he paired with Martin Scorsese for the first time with Gangs of New York. That same year Steven Spielberg directed the young actor in Catch Me If You Can. In 2010, that reputation helped DiCaprio become the highest-earning actor in Hollywood. His two big movies, Shutter Island and Inception, earned a combined $1.2 billion.