Success of Fast & Furious 6 and GI Joe: Retaliation places Johnson at top of annual worldwide box office earnings list
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Dwayne Johnson has been named the top grossing actor in the world by Forbes magazine, thanks to the success of drag racing sequel Fast & Furious 6 and fantasy romp GI Joe: Retaliation.
The wrestler turned actor, also known by his one-time ring name The Rock, emerged ahead of Iron Man 3's Robert Downey Jr and Fast & Furious co-stars Vin Diesel and Paul Walker on the list. His four films of 2013 produced a staggering $1.3bn in total.
Forbes produced its rundown by tallying the worldwide box office hauls of all movies released during the past calendar year. Downey Jr came in second with $1.2bn courtesy of his only film of 2013, Iron Man 3. Steve Carell was named third on the list with $964m from the hugely successful animated sequel Despicable Me 2 and indie also-rans The Way Way Back and The Incredible Burt Wonderstone.
Fast & Furious 6 stars Diesel and Walker came in fourth and sixth, with $887m and $789m respectively. Diesel surpassed his late co-star because he also starred in sci-fi sequel Riddick in 2013.
The top-grossing female star, according to Forbes, was Sandra Bullock, in fifth place overall. Hit films Gravity and The Heat helped her secure a total box office haul of $862m.
*Top 10 highest-grossing stars of 2013*
Dwayne Johnson ($1.3bn)
Robert Downey Jr ($1.2bn)
Steve Carell ($964m)
Vin Diesel ($887m)
Sandra Bullock ($862m)
Paul Walker ($789m)
Billy Crystal ($743m)
John Goodman ($743m)
Chris Hemsworth ($701m)
Jennifer Lawrence ($700m) Reported by guardian.co.uk 11 hours ago.
• Blog: Can The Rock save GI Joe: Retaliation?
• 30 minutes with ... The Rock
Dwayne Johnson has been named the top grossing actor in the world by Forbes magazine, thanks to the success of drag racing sequel Fast & Furious 6 and fantasy romp GI Joe: Retaliation.
The wrestler turned actor, also known by his one-time ring name The Rock, emerged ahead of Iron Man 3's Robert Downey Jr and Fast & Furious co-stars Vin Diesel and Paul Walker on the list. His four films of 2013 produced a staggering $1.3bn in total.
Forbes produced its rundown by tallying the worldwide box office hauls of all movies released during the past calendar year. Downey Jr came in second with $1.2bn courtesy of his only film of 2013, Iron Man 3. Steve Carell was named third on the list with $964m from the hugely successful animated sequel Despicable Me 2 and indie also-rans The Way Way Back and The Incredible Burt Wonderstone.
Fast & Furious 6 stars Diesel and Walker came in fourth and sixth, with $887m and $789m respectively. Diesel surpassed his late co-star because he also starred in sci-fi sequel Riddick in 2013.
The top-grossing female star, according to Forbes, was Sandra Bullock, in fifth place overall. Hit films Gravity and The Heat helped her secure a total box office haul of $862m.
*Top 10 highest-grossing stars of 2013*
Dwayne Johnson ($1.3bn)
Robert Downey Jr ($1.2bn)
Steve Carell ($964m)
Vin Diesel ($887m)
Sandra Bullock ($862m)
Paul Walker ($789m)
Billy Crystal ($743m)
John Goodman ($743m)
Chris Hemsworth ($701m)
Jennifer Lawrence ($700m) Reported by guardian.co.uk 11 hours ago.