WILL IS THE KING OF THE BOX OFFICE
Posted Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 at 4:51 pm
Filed under: Will-Smith
Forbes’ magazine has just released its new best-paid actor list, covering June 1, 2007 to June 1, 2008.
So, who came out on top? Will Smith, banking an estimated $80 million over the course of the year. Often called the hardest-working man in Hollywood, Big Willy has proved that no matter the genre, he can deliver an audience.
Johnny Depp and Eddie Murphy came in second with a annual movie paycheck of $72 million and $55 million, respectively.
Others rounding out the top 10: Mike Meyers, Leonardo DiCaprio, Bruce Willis, Ben Stiller, Nicolas Cage, Will Ferrell, and Adam Sandler.
And it should be noted that men are still making more than women. Collectively, the big screen’s leading men took home an estimated $487 million in the past year compared with the leading ladies’ haul of $244.5 million.
July 22nd, 2008 at 4:56 pm
good for him
July 22nd, 2008 at 4:57 pm
bruce willis and adam sandler are still my favorites.
July 22nd, 2008 at 4:59 pm
nic cage the most boring actor ever always getting the best roles.
Benefits of being the nephew of Scorcese the director.
July 22nd, 2008 at 5:00 pm
Eddie is the most underrated actor ever.
July 22nd, 2008 at 5:04 pm
Big Willy kills it all the time!!!
July 22nd, 2008 at 5:06 pm
yay for will !!!!!
July 22nd, 2008 at 5:07 pm
Love him! He deserves it…just wish he weren’t all “scientology”…that whole thing is kinda creepy.
July 22nd, 2008 at 5:08 pm
Love Will!!!!
July 22nd, 2008 at 5:19 pm
You go boy!
July 22nd, 2008 at 5:28 pm
john edwards, I think you must have meant to say the nephew of Francis Ford Coppola.
July 22nd, 2008 at 6:02 pm
^^^^^ jezebel thanks for the correction, i always confuse those two directors for some reason.
July 22nd, 2008 at 6:22 pm
I love Will. I think he’s a great actor who pulls off comedy, action and drama perfectly. I’m not surprised he made so much this year, both I Am Legend and Hancock have been huge movies for him. I’m not a fan of Eddie Murphy at all though.
July 23rd, 2008 at 8:32 am
I love Will. He seems like such a good guy. It’s disturbing to me though that he jumped into the black hole that is $cientology.
August 12th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
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