The 10 Richest Actors in 2014

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We all know that being a star in Hollywood pays a lot of dough. Some actors earn solely through the films they make, while others have only appeared in few but are smart investors. Regardless of how they got their wealth, we compiled a list of the richest actors in Hollywood in 2014. All of them are veterans in the industry and it will be interesting to see a younger star break into the top 10 next year or so. Check them out!

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Tyler Perry

Perry is the only filmmaker to have five films open #1 in the last five years. He takes a large share of his films’ profits since he almost always takes on the role of writer, director, and producer through his production studio. It’s no wonder he’s worth $450 million and he probably thanks all those Madea movies he made.

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Adam Sandler

According to Forbes, Sandler was most recently named the most overpaid actor. The media might be laughing at him and his films, but he’s the winner in the end with over $340 million in wealth. It’s not hard to believe since he can ask for $20 million to simply star in a movie in addition to a huge percentage of a film’s gross profits.

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Bill Cosby

Cosby might be inactive in Hollywood for quite some time, but he’s worth over $380 million. An impressive number considering the fact that his last film appearance was in the 2004 film Fat Albert. His wealth is mostly from the hundreds of millions he earns from the syndication of his sitcoms. He also wrote a book that sold 4 million copies.

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Clint Eastwood

Eastwood has proven that he can be more than actor. He has starred, directed, and produced in several films in the last decade or so. It seems that multitasking helped him grow his fortune since he estimated to be worth $370 million. It won’t end there since he still has a couple of films coming up.

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Jack Nicholson

Nicholson is a critically acclaimed and commercially successful actor. He’s been nominated for 12 Academy Awards and won a couple of them. He once made a deal for a percentage of his movie earning and it earned him $60 million. In total, he is worth over $400 million and it continues to grow even if he hasn’t been active in a while.

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Jerry Seinfeld

Some people would be surprised to see Seinfeld on the list since he doesn’t regularly appear in television and film. However, the huge popularity of his TV show was enough to propel him to the top of the “10 richest actors of 2014” list. He recently earned $400 million with his fifth syndication deal for the show, and that makes him worth a total of $820 million.

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Johnny Depp

Depp has been gaining a lot of bad press lately for starring in several film flops. However, he still manages to rake the dough from his projects and continues to be in demand. He is worth roughly $450 million and his annual salary is around $100 million. He can raise that even higher if he can score blockbuster films.

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Shah Rukh Khan

Khan is the only non-Hollywood star in this list, yet he is only second to Jerry Seinfeld in the list. He is estimated to be worth $600 million and that’s in large part to his appearance in over 50 films in Bollywood. Consequently, this earned him the title “King of Bollywood” among his peers and fans.

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Tom Cruise

Cruise will always be relevant to audiences regardless of age. He’s been keeping himself busy by maintaining his appeal as one of Hollywood’s most sought after leading man even if he is in his 50’s. He is worth an estimate of $480 million and we see it growing as he continues to star in more blockbuster films.

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Tom Hanks

It’s no surprise Hanks makes an appearance in the list since he is considered to be the most consistent box office money making star in the entire world. He is worth an estimated amount of $390 millions. This is in large part to the fact that his total box office gross is roughly $8.3 billion.

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