Akshay Kumar Features On Forbes' Highest Paid Actors List 2019, His Net Worth Will Make Your Jaw Drop
Akshay Kumar's Net Worth Will Make Your Jaw Drop
Updated : August 22, 2019 02:30 PM IST
Akshay Kumar has once again made his way into the Forbes Top 10 Highest Paid Celebrities List, securing a rank at number 4 right after Dwayne Johnson, Chris Hemsworth, and Robert Downey Jr. With earnings up to $65 million ( approx. Rs. 486 crores) between June 2018 and June 2019, the PadMan actor has done exceedingly well in the past few years with his movie, endorsements, and productions. His latest Bollywood film Mission Mangal is his 10th consecutive hit and his 12th film to enter the coveted 100 crore club.
Akshay is the only Bollywood actor on the list and if you’re wondering what put him there you need to take a look at his net worth. According to Forbes, the actor takes home nearly $5 million to $10 million ( approx. Rs. 35 crores to 72 crores) for a film. He also has nearly 20 brand endorsements fetching him many more millions including those for Harpic and Tata.
The actor’s reported net worth is $150 million. Akshay is known to take a cut in the profits of his films and for projects, he doesn’t do that he is reported to charge Rs. 1 crore a day for films and nearly Rs. 1 crore to Rs. 1.5 crores for commercials.
The action star owns several properties in Mumbai and around the world. Along with many swanky vehicles in his garage, he also owns a private jet. All sums up to nearly Rs. 50 to 70 crores or more.
Akshay Kumar Features On Forbes' Highest Paid Actors List 2019, His Net Worth Will Make Your Jaw Drop
Nearly every film the 51-year-old actor has been a part of since Airlift in 2016 has found a place in the 100 crore club with the only exception being Pad Man that fell short of a few crores. This year itself Akshay has had two releases so far with Kesari grossing Rs. 153 crores and Mission Mangal earning Rs. 114.38 and still counting. After the Independence Day film, Akshay has several upcoming projects lined up including Laxmi Bomb, Bachchan Pandey, Sooryavanshi, Housefull 4 and more.
Others behind Akshay Kumar on Frobes’ coveted list are celebrities like Bradley Cooper, Paul Rudd, Chris Evans, Will Smith and Jackie Chan.