Dwayne Johnson tops Forbes highest-paid actors, Jackie Chan ranks ten
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Dwayne Johnson. /CFP

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Wrestler-turned-movie star Dwayne Johnson clung to the top slot on the list of the world's highest-paid male actors for a second straight year, and martial-arts star Jackie Chan ranks at ten, according to an annual tally released by Forbes magazine on Tuesday.

Johnson, also known by his ring name "The Rock," earned 87.5 million U.S. dollars from June 1, 2019 to June 1, 2020, Forbes said, including 23.5 million U.S. dollars from Netflix Inc. to star in movie thriller "Red Notice." He also benefited from his 'Project Rock' fitness wear line for Under Armour Inc.

Ryan Reynolds, who co-stars with Johnson in "Red Notice," came in second in the Forbes ranking of male stars. He earned 20 million U.S. dollars for that film, plus another 20 million U.S. dollars for Netflix movie "Six Underground," the magazine said, part of his 71.5 million U.S. dollars total for the one-year period.

Actor and producer Mark Wahlberg, star of Netflix action comedy "Spenser Confidential," finished third with 58 million U.S. dollars. Next on the list were actors Ben Affleck with 55 million U.S. dollars and Vin Diesel with 54 million U.S. dollars.

Akshay Kumar, the only Bollywood star in the top 10, landed in sixth place with earnings of 48.5 million U.S. dollars. Most of his income came from product endorsements, Forbes said.

Rounding out the list were "Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, actors Will Smith and Adam Sandler.

The 66-year-old Chinese martial artist and actor Jackie Chan, who made five films last year, squeezed into the list with 40 million U.S. dollars. 

(With input from Reuters)