--- title: Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Was Just Dethroned as the World's Highest-Paid Actor description: Mark Wahlberg, star of the newest Transformers movie, is 2017's highest paid actor, topping Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Vin Diesel, Adam Sandler, and Jackie Chan. authors: - name: Rob Wile url: https://money.com/author/rob-wile/ at_money_since: 2017 articles: 191 covers: - Lifestyle - Business - Career Advice - Economy and Politics - Education - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Personal Finance - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://x.com/rjwile former_staff: true published: '2017-08-22T17:45:23.000Z' modified: '2024-04-17T06:38:30.000Z' section: Lifestyle tags: - Earnings - Hollywood - movies - salary - Wealth word_count: 273 canonical: https://money.com/highest-paid-actor-mark-wahlberg-dwayne-rock-johnson/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![2015 MTV Movie Awards - Roaming Show](https://img.money.com/2017/08/dwaynerockjohnsonactor-em-469531622.jpg) *Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, on stage during The 2015 MTV Movie Awards.* The Rock has fallen from the top of the mountain. The latest [Forbes list](https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2017/08/22/the-worlds-highest-paid-actors-2017-mark-wahlberg-leads-with-68-million/#1ac4206e3f92) of the world's highest-paid actors now puts Mark Wahlberg at No. 1, with earnings of $68 million in the past 12 months, pre-tax. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who was ranked as the [world's highest-paid actor](https://money.com/dwayne-johnson-highest-paid-actor/) last year, fell just short of the top spot at $65 million. Wahlberg's *Transformers: The Last Knight* had the lowest gross of the franchise to date, Forbes reported, "but Wahlberg need not worry--fixed compensation means he benefits even when movies don't do well." Johnson earned an estimated [$64.5 million in 2016](https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2016/08/25/the-worlds-highest-paid-actors-2016-the-rock-leads-with-knockout-64-5-million-year/#33c734d875a9), and he will top that mark this year just a smidge thanks to his roles in *Baywatch* and the upcoming *Jumanji* reboot, among others. Vin Diesel, Johnson's co-star in this year's *The Fate of the Furious*, clocked in at 3rd place with $54.5 million. Adam Sandler, riding a lucrative Netflix deal, came in at No. 4 with $50.5 million. Another old timer, Jackie Chan, rounded out the top 5 with $49 million as he continues to earn huge sums overseas. Forbes notes that a quarter of the actors on this year's list were born outside the U.S., including three stars from India's Bollywood. Meanwhile, Australian-born Chris Hemsworth, who came in at No. 11 with $31.5 million, saw his earnings jump 250% after signing up for more Marvel *Thor* movies. The figures for Forbes' highest-earning actresses, [published last week](https://money.com/jennifer-lawrence-emma-stone-forbes-highest-paid-actress/), are significantly lower. Leader Emma Stone's $26 million earnings are less than half of Diesel's. Jennifer Aniston is No. 2 at $25.5 million thanks largely to endorsement deals. 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