Vin Diesel beats Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson to be named top-grossing actor of 2017

Gal Gadot and Emma Watson were hot on their heels 
Top dog: Vin Diesel is the highest-grossing actor of 2017
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Jennifer Ruby29 December 2017
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Vin Diesel and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson are the most profitable actors of 2017, having raked in more ticket sales than anyone else.

Proving that action still sells, films featuring the two Hollywood heartthrobs, including The Fate of the Furious and Baywatch, grossed the most at the global box office over the last 12 months.

Diesel is slightly ahead of Johnson, having made an impressive $1.6bn through the latest instalment of the car thriller franchise as well as xXx: Return of Xander Cage.

Johnson’s films pulled in $1.5bn for studio bosses this year, thanks to the commercial success of the Baywatch remake as well as The Fate of the Furious and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle.

Newcomer Gal Gadot is in the third highest-grossing star on the list and the highest ranking female, having made $1.4bn through the hugely-successful Wonder Woman and Justice League.

Third position: Gal Gadot pulled in the tickets sales for Wonder Woman
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Emma Watson is one of four British actors in the top ten, with the global success of Beauty and the Beast putting her in fourth place on the list with $1.3bn.

Despite having a year of personal financial difficulty following his divorce from wife Amber Heard, Johnny Depp made $1.1bn for studios thanks to Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales and Murder on the Orient Express.

British actress Daisy Ridley might have been a complete unknown a couple of years ago, but she’s in sixth place on the list thanks to The Last Jedi and Murder on the Orient Express.

The top ten is rounded out by Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Chris Hemsworth and John Boyega.

Highest-grossing actors of 2017 

 

1. Vin Diesel: $1.6 billion

2. Dwayne Johnson: $1.5 billion

3. Gal Gadot: $1.4 billion

4. Emma Watson: $1.3 billion

5. Johnny Depp: $1.1 billion

6. Daisy Ridley: $1.08 billion

7. Tom Holland: $888 million

8. Chris Pratt: $864 million

9. Chris Hemsworth: $845 million

10. John Boyega: $815 million

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