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Detailed explanation-1: -The actor beat global A-listers like Rihanna and Bradley Cooper in this year’s Forbes US list of World’s Highest-Paid Celebrities.

Detailed explanation-2: -The world’s celebrities may be well known for the media they produce, but the bulk of their earnings are made through business dealings. First on the list is New Zealand director Peter Jackson, best known for directing, producing, and writing the screenplays for the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit trilogies.

Detailed explanation-3: -And so, making nearly 10 times over what he started with, pre-film-release, Cruise’s 2022 earnings accumulate to a whopping US$100 million, making him the highest-paid actor of the year.

Detailed explanation-4: -2022 Highest-Paid Entertainers Earnings Better known as The Rock, Johnson is the world’s highest-paid actor thanks to big paydays for forthcoming films “Black Adam” and “Red Notice."