List of highest paid film actors - wikipedia List of highest paid film actors Salaries for the world 's highest paid film actors currently range from $20 -- 30 million, but an actor can earn substantially more by deferring all or part of their salary against a percentage of the film 's gross, known within the industry as a `` profit participation '' deal. Since not all salaries are made public, this is a non-definitive list of actors who have received $30 million or more as compensation for their services. The figures are given at their nominal value, since earnings from profit based deals are accumulated over many years, making it unfeasible to adjust for inflation. Highest - earning actors in films Actor Film Year Salary Total income Ref Reeves, Keanu Keanu Reeves Matrix Reloaded, The The Matrix Reloaded The Matrix Revolutions 2003 $30,000,000 $156,000,000 Willis, Bruce Bruce Willis Sixth Sense, The The Sixth Sense 1999 $14,000,000 $100,000,000 Cruise, Tom Tom Cruise Mission Impossible 2Mission : Impossible 2 2000 $100,000,000 Cruise, Tom Tom Cruise War of the Worlds 2005 $100,000,000 Smith, Will Will Smith Men in Black 3 2012 $100,000,000 Bullock, Sandra Sandra Bullock Gravity 2013 $20,000,000 $70,000,000 + Hanks, Tom Tom Hanks Forrest Gump $70,000,000 Cruise, Tom Tom Cruise Mission Impossible 1Mission : Impossible $70,000,000 Ford, Harrison Harrison Ford Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 2008 $65,000,000 Nicholson, Jack Jack Nicholson Batman $6,000,000 $60,000,000 DiCaprio, Leonardo Leonardo DiCaprio Inception $59,000,000 Depp, Johnny Johnny Depp Pirates of the Caribbean : On Stranger Tides 2011 $35,000,000 $55,000,000 Downey, Jr., Robert Robert Downey, Jr. Avengers, The The Avengers 2012 $50,000,000 Diaz, Cameron Cameron Diaz Bad Teacher 2011 $42,000,000 DiCaprio, Leonardo Leonardo DiCaprio Titanic $40,000,000 Hanks, Tom Tom Hanks Saving Private Ryan 1998 $40,000,000 Depp, Johnny Johnny Depp Alice in Wonderland $40,000,000 Carrey, Jim Jim Carrey Yes Man 2008 $35,000,000 Schwarzenegger, Arnold Arnold Schwarzenegger Terminator 3 : Rise of the Machines 2003 $29,250,000 $30,000,000 + Gibson, Mel Mel Gibson Lethal Weapon 4 1998 $30,000,000 $30,000,000 Pitt, Brad Brad Pitt Ocean 's Eleven $10,000,000 $30,000,000 Jump up ^ Arnold Schwarzenegger received a $29,250,000 salary for Terminator 3 plus a 20 % royalty on the worldwide box office gross over $380 million. The film ultimately had a global gross of $433 million. References ^ Jump up to : Block, Alex Ben ; Wilson, Lucy Autrey, eds. ( 2010 ). George Lucas 's Blockbusting : A Decade - By - Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets of Their Financial and Cultural Success. HarperCollins. pp. 616 -- 617, 714 -- 715, 824 -- 825 & 832. ISBN 9780061778896. Jump up ^ Masters, Kim ( 5 June 2013 ). `` Will Smith 's ' After Earth ' Apocalypse : Who Loses Most ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 July 2013. Jump up ^ Galloway, Stephen ( 26 February 2014 ). `` Sandra Bullock to Make $70 Million ( At Least ) for ' Gravity ' ( Exclusive ) ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 February 2014. Jump up ^ Pomerantz, Dorothy ( 10 June 2009 ). `` Hollywood 's Top - Earning Actors ''. Forbes. Archived from the original on 6 September 2013. Jump up ^ Thompson, Peter A. ( 1997 ). Jack Nicholson : the life and times of an actor on the edge. Carol Publishing Group. p. 214. ISBN 9781559724203. By 1994, it had reportedly reached $60 million. ^ Jump up to : Newcomb, Peter ( March 2011 ). `` Hollywood 's Top 40 ''. Vanity Fair. p. 2. Archived from the original on 5 July 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2012. Jump up ^ Sylt, Christian ( 22 July 2014 ). `` Fourth Pirates Of The Caribbean Is Most Expensive Movie Ever With Costs Of $410 Million ''. Forbes. Retrieved 7 December 2014. One of the biggest costs of making On Stranger Tides was paying the production staff and actors with Mr Depp alone believed to have received $55 million for the movie. Jump up ^ Heath, Chris ( April 2013 ). `` Profile : Robert Downey Jr. ''. GQ. p. 3. Retrieved 18 April 2013. Jump up ^ Kilday, Gregg ( 20 June 2013 ). `` Sequel to Cameron Diaz 's ' Bad Teacher ' in the Works ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 June 2017. Jump up ^ Schuker, Lauren E. ( 2 April 2009 ), `` Hollywood Squeezes Stars ' Pay in Slump '', The Wall Street Journal, archived from the original on 16 June 2013 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_highest_paid_film_actors&oldid=806634743 '' Categories : Lists of superlatives Lists of film actors Wages and salaries Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 23 October 2017, at 07 : 12. About Wikipedia

Question: who is the highest paid actor in history
Answer: Keanu Reeves