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Dwayne Johnson who started off with just '$7 bucks,' dethroned Robert Downey Jr. as the world's highest paid actor with $64.5 million.
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Johnson took the spot from "Iron Man's" Robert Downey Jr, who took the 10th spot and 86th on the Forbes list with $33 million, after three years of taking the number one spot.
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The "Fast and Furious" actor took to Twitter to react to being named the world's highest-paid actor.
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Others on the list include Chinese actor Jackie Chan with $61 million and Indian actors Shah Rukh Khan and Akshay Kumar with $33 million and $31.5 million respectively.
Jennifer Lawrence emerged Hollywood's highest-paid actress for the second consecutive year, with $46 million.
Check out 11 male actors who made the 2016 Forbes 'world's highest paid celebrities of 2016.'
1. Dwayne Johnson - $64.5 M
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2. Jackie Chan - $61M
3. Matt Damon - $51M
4. Tom Cruise - $53 M
5. Johnny Depp - $48M
6. Ben Affleck - $43M
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7. Vin Diesel - $35M
8. Robert Downey Jr. - $33M
9. Shah Rukh Khan - $33M
10. Akshay Kumar - $31.5M
11. Brad Pitt - $31.5M
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Check out 10 female actors who made the 2016 Forbes 'world's highest paid celebrities of 2016.'
1. Jennifer Lawrence - $46M
2. MelisSa McCarthy - $33M
3. Scarlett Johansson - $25M
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4. Jennifer Aniston - $21M
5. Fan Bing Bing - $17M
6. Charlize Theron - $16.5M
7. Amy Adams - $13.5M
8. Julia Roberts - $12M
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9. Mila Kunis - $11M
10. Deepika Padukone - $10M
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