Highest paid actor in Hollywood shocks fans
Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Adam Sandler has shocked fans by topping the Forbes list of highest-paid actors for the first time since 2002. The magazine calculated that Sandler made $73m (£57m) in 2023, primarily thanks to his lucrative deal with streaming giant Netflix. Last year he starred in comedy sequel Murder Mystery 2 and family film You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah for the streamer, as well as voicing the lead character in animation Leo. He also produced crime caper The Out-Laws and is currently appearing in sci-fi drama Spaceman. On X/Twitter, one fan wrote: “The fact that Adam Sandler has more earning than Tom Cruise is just beyond speechless to me.” Second on the list of highest-earning actors was Margot Robbie, who Forbes estimated made $59m (£46m) last year. This was primarily for her leading role in hit blockbuster Barbie, as well as appearing in Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City and …