Akshay Kumar, Salman Khan among Forbes’ 100 highest paid entertainers

Weirdly enough, SRK failed to make the list!

17 Jul, 2018

Can't say we're surprised but Akshay Kumar and Salman Khan have once again landed on Forbes' 100 highest-paid entertainers list this year!

What we are surprised by is Shah Rukh Khan's absence; a regular on the list, SRK didn't make the cut in 2018. While Akshay bagged the 76th spot, Salman Khan wasn't too far behind on the 82nd rank.

According to the list, 50-year-old Akshay Kumar earned $40.5 million this year whereas Khan raked in $37.7 million.

The list has been topped by American boxer Floyd Mayweather with earnings of $285 million dollars. Among the other highest-paid entertainers are actor George Clooney (second), reality TV star and businesswoman Kylie Jenner (third), soccer stars Lionel Messi (8) Cristiano Ronaldo (10), tennis icon Roger Federer (23), chef Gordon Ramsey (33), singer Beyonce (35) and author J K Rowling (42) to name a few.

Forbes said the world’s 100 top-earning entertainers pulled in a combined $6.3 billion pretax over the past 12 months, up 22% from last year and 11 superstars crossed the $100 million threshold, more than double the number from the last two years combined.

Read the full list here.

Comments

Socrates Jul 17, 2018 08:13pm

SRK's days have been over long.

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Neo Jul 17, 2018 11:03pm

The only conclusion is that they are overpaid for substandard products and substandard movies. But good luck to them. They have worked hard over so many years.

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Haris Jul 18, 2018 10:04am

Things Money can't buy: 1. Happiness. 2. It can't defy death. 3. Manners. 4. Morals. 5. Respect. 5. Character. 6. Common sense. 7. Trust. 8. Patience. 9. Class. 10. Integrity. 11. Love.

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Amit Jul 18, 2018 10:32am

Nothing wierd about SRK not making the list. After the intolerance jibe SRK's market value took a massive hit. Once the darling of people of all sections, he lost his prime market; Hindus of India, who made him whatever he was till 2-3 years ago, and whatever he is today.

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Jayant pareek Jul 18, 2018 01:46pm

Akshay Kumar did some good movies like OMG, Gabbar is back, Airlift, Toilet, Padman, Jolly LLB2 which have a social message

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