The richest actors in the world at 2025 Oscars - with number 1 worth £81m
The 97th Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, are set to take place on March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, with Conan O'Brien hosting the ceremony.
Jacques Audiard's 'Emilia Pérez' is leading the nominations with 13 nods, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actress for Karla Sofía Gascón, marking the first time an openly transgender actress has been nominated in this category.
Other strong contenders for Best Picture include Brady Corbet's 'The Brutalist' and Jon M. Chu's 'Wicked', each securing multiple nominations.
A gathering of the rich and famous, many will be wondering just how wealthy the Oscars' crowd really is. The figure is in the billions, and here, Express.co.uk maps out the top ten richest actors in the world, many of them due to make appearances on tonight's red carpet.
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
£69 million (£81 million gross)
Returning to the top of the highest-paid actors list, The Rock secured what is believed to be the largest fee-plus-buyout deal in streaming history—an estimated £39 million for Red One. When Moana 2 shifted from a Disney+ series to a theatrical release, he negotiated for a percentage of the profits, an unprecedented deal for a Disney voice actor. With the film surpassing £790 million at the box office, the 52-year-old earned what one agent described as "an ungodly amount of money."
Ryan Reynolds
£67 million (£79 million gross)
Reynolds starred in and co-produced Deadpool & Wolverine, the year’s biggest live-action hit, grossing over £1 billion worldwide. He also appeared in IF, produced Welcome to Wrexham, and was caught in the legal storm surrounding It Ends With Us.
Kevin Hart
£64 million (£85 million gross)
Hart had the most diversified entertainment portfolio of 2024, spanning theatrical films, Netflix, Amazon Prime, Peacock, Roku, stand-up specials, podcasts, and commercials. The 45-year-old remains one of the most omnipresent figures in entertainment.
Jerry Seinfeld
£47 million (£55 million gross)
The 70-year-old comedy legend continues to profit from Seinfeld while remaining active on the stand-up circuit. He also wrote, directed, and starred in Unfrosted, a Pop-Tarts mockumentary for Netflix.
Hugh Jackman
£39 million (£52 million gross)
After retiring Wolverine in Logan, Jackman returned for Deadpool & Wolverine—a role that became the most lucrative of his career.
Brad Pitt
£25 million (£33 million gross)
Pitt’s Wolfs, co-starring George Clooney, bypassed cinemas for Apple TV+. Meanwhile, his production company, Plan B, scored hits with Beetlejuice and Oscar contender Nickel Boys.
George Clooney
£24 million (£29 million gross)
Though Clooney denied reports of a £28 million payday for Wolfs, Apple won the project in a bidding war. One industry insider called it a “purely financial move” for the actor.
Nicole Kidman
£24 million (£32 million gross)
The Expats star remains the queen of prestige TV, earning over £790,000 per episode for her miniseries roles. In film, she leaned into romances opposite younger men in Babygirl and A Family Affair.
Adam Sandler
£20 million (£27 million gross)
With his exclusive Netflix deal, Sandler can alternate between blockbusters (Happy Gilmore 2) and indie films (Spaceman), all while racking up massive streaming hours.
Will Smith
£20 million (£23 million gross)
Though Hollywood remains divided on whether Smith has fully bounced back from the 2022 Oscars incident, his return to Bad Boys paid off—Ride or Die was one of the year’s few films to surpass £315 million worldwide.
