• The highest-paid actor is Tom Cruise, and it’s not even close, with Cruise set to make around $100M from “Top Gun: Maverick” alone.
  • Will Smith is in second with a $35M payday for “Emancipation,” the top-earning actress this year is Margot Robbie, who’s getting $12.5M for “Barbie.”
  • One studio executive says that “Most actors aren’t worth what you pay them, but Cruise and maybe Dwayne Johnson justify their salaries.”