Photos: Robert Downey Jr. Tops Forbes Hollywood's Highest Paid Actors 2014 list

Despite the fact that he only appeared in one movie during the last 12 months, the low budget film festival favourite Chef, Robert Downey Jr. still managed to make more money in that period than any other actor. According to Forbes, Downey Jr. made $75 million between June 2013 and June 2014, making him the highest paid actor in the world for the second year in a row.

Of the $75 million that went into the 49-year-old's bank account this year, it's unlikely that more than 0.05 per cent came from his Chef paycheck. Instead, Forbes speculates that the vast majority of Downey's income this year came from the back-end of Iron Man 3, which grossed $1.3 billion worldwide in 2013, and from his advance fee for Avengers: Age of Ultron.

Dwayne Johnson came in second for the earning period with $52 million, thanks to the continuing strength of the “Fast & Furious” franchise, while Leonardo DiCaprio ranked fourth with $39 million. He did it with more sophisticated adult fare like “The Great Gatsby” and “The Wolf of Wall Street.”
The Top 10 is rounded out by Liam Neeson ($36 million), Ben Affleck ($35 million), Christian Bale ($35 million), Will Smith ($32 million), and Mark Wahlberg ($32 million).

See Forbes' complete list.

Robert Downey Jr

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