Here Are the Highest Paid Actors in 2019

For an in-demand actor, working in Hollywood can be a lucrative endeavor. After all, a leading man with serious box office draw is often an important element to any Hollywood film and for the actors who happen to fit that bill, the compensation is pretty great. The right actor can bring a lot of fans to the theater and that means a bigger box office and success all around. Each year Forbes puts together their list of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood -- and you might be surprised where some of your favorites land on the list.

On surprise on the list for 2019 really shouldn't come as a surprise. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is right at the top having earned a serious $89.4 million during the measurement period Forbes uses to calculate the list -- between June 1, 2018 and June 1, 2019. According to the report, Johnson will get an upfront salary of $23.5 million for the upcoming Jumanji: The Next Level. He also gets 15% of the pool from higher-grossing franchise films such as Jumanji: Welcome to The Jungle and on top of that he's paid $700,000 per episode for HBO's Ballers. Add into that royalties from his line with Under Armour and you've got a recipe for major financial success.

And he's not the only one. Entertainment lawyer David Chidekel of Early Sullivan Wright Gizer & McRae explained that some actors, like Robert Downey, Jr., have the ability to ask for major compensation due to the success of their franchise films.

"Celebrities such as Downey and (Scarlett) Johansson currently have extreme leverage to demand enormous compensation packages from studios investing hundreds of millions of dollars in making tent-pole films, such as The Avengers series," Chidekel said.

So who all made the top ten list for 2019? We've already revealed Johnson at the top, but there are some major names -- and perhaps a few you might not expect -- on the way to that top spot. Read on to see which actors are Hollywood's highest paid and be sure to weigh in on your thoughts about the list in the comments below.