Denzel Washington | $280 Million

Throughout his career, actor Denzel Washington has collaborated with Spike Lee, Tony Scott, and Antoine Fuqua, among many others. He took the credit with tons of industry awards, including three Golden Globes, two Academy Awards, and a Tony Award. In 2020, New York Times named Denzel to be one of the greatest actors of the twenty-first century.

The Malcolm X star, as of 2021, has an impressive net worth of an estimated $280 million. Moreover, reports show that over the recent decade, the actor earns an average of $20 million per movie. In 1998, his films The Siege and Fallen both earned him $12 million each. In 2001, his critically-acclaimed film Training Day garnered him another $12 million. Denzel is also one of the few actors to be paid twice for a film role. In 2004, he received a load of cash for the movie American Gangster. However, the film would be scrapped and would be revived and released in 2007. He received paychecks again and reportedly took him over $40 million.