New York: Hollywood heartthrob LeonardoDiCaprio has topped Forbes magazine list of the highestgrossing actors of 2010, thanks to hits like Inception andShutter Island.
The 36-year-old starred in movies which made $1.1billion at the global box office and DiCaprio took home a bigpay cheque, earning $75 million for his work on 'Inceptionalone', according to Forbes.com.
"The young actor has a habit of picking very adultfilms. These aren't the kind of superhero/comic book filmsthat usually top the box office. But DiCaprio is well on hisway to becoming one of Hollywoods best-paid actors," said themagazine about the actor.
Tying for second place with co-star Johhny Depp, isthe big surprise on the list, newcomer Mia Wasikowska, whoplayed the titular role in Alice in Wonderland, which rakedin $1.03 billion at the box office.
"Just as surprising, she ties Depp in our rankingthanks to her other movie this year, The Kids Are All Right.That film has earned $29 million at the global box office,a healthy return considering the estimated $4 millionproduction budget," said the magazine about the 21-year-oldAustralian actress.
Robert Downey Jr. ranks fourth with $808 millionthanks to Iron Man 2 and the comedy Due Date.
The top five was rounded off by young British actorDaniel Radcliffe who gained a spot thanks to his role as youngwizard Harry Potter in the superhit fantasy franchise.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, whichonly opened a month ago, is already thefourth-highest-grossing film of 2010 with $780 million atthe global box office.
Twilight heartthrob Robert Pattinson grabbed thesixth spot while while his co-star in the vampire franchiseand real-life girlfriend Kristen Stewart came seventh.
Avatar actor Sam Worthington came eighth while WillSmith's 12-year-old son Jaden Smith and his Karate Kidco-star Jackie Chan rounded off the top ten.
The 36-year-old starred in movies which made $1.1billion at the global box office and DiCaprio took home a bigpay cheque, earning $75 million for his work on 'Inceptionalone', according to Forbes.com.
"The young actor has a habit of picking very adultfilms. These aren't the kind of superhero/comic book filmsthat usually top the box office. But DiCaprio is well on hisway to becoming one of Hollywoods best-paid actors," said themagazine about the actor.
"Just as surprising, she ties Depp in our rankingthanks to her other movie this year, The Kids Are All Right.That film has earned $29 million at the global box office,a healthy return considering the estimated $4 millionproduction budget," said the magazine about the 21-year-oldAustralian actress.
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The top five was rounded off by young British actorDaniel Radcliffe who gained a spot thanks to his role as youngwizard Harry Potter in the superhit fantasy franchise.
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Twilight heartthrob Robert Pattinson grabbed thesixth spot while while his co-star in the vampire franchiseand real-life girlfriend Kristen Stewart came seventh.
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