The Rock, atau Dwayne Johnson, merupakan aktor dengan bayaran tertinggi di dunia saat ini, seperti yang diungkap oleh daftar Forbes Celebrity 100.

Mantan pegulat ini berada di peringkat 19 dalam daftar tersebut dengan mengumpulkan sebanyak $64.5 juta dari periode Juni 2015 hingga Juni 2016, sebagaimana yang dikalkulasi oleh majalah Forbes.

Tahun lalu Johnson hadir dengan San Andreas dan Central Intelligence dan beberapa filmnya yang siap rilis adalah Fast 8, Moana dan Baywatch. 

Saat ini Johnson dikenal sebagai franchise gold atau stimulus franchise, karena ia hadir dalam berbagai sekuel  film franchise dan sukses mengangkat film tersebut ke puncak box office. 

Dan kabarnya ada 22 proyek yang menanti untuk dibintangi oleh Johnson, termasuk film superhero DC, Shazam, dimana ia akan memerankan karakter villain, Black Adam.

Johnson memberi respon akan pengumuman ini melalui akun Instagramnya dengan sebuah pesan motivasional tentang diusir di usia 14 dan bangkrut di usia 23 tahun. 

Ia berkata,  "The wolf is always scratchin' at the door."

"The wolf is always scratchin' at the door" was the first thing I said when we found out from @forbes I was officially the world's highest paid actor. Well, actually the first thing I said was "Aw shit!", then I said the wolf part. Receiving news like this will always serve as my anchoring reminder to continue to work even harder. We not only want to "embrace the grind", but take the grind to new levels. I learned a few invaluable lessons a long time ago that can help all of you guys out there succeed at whatever it is you're doing. Greatness is never achieved alone. Surround yourself with hungry, brilliant individuals who not only buy into your philosophy, but who are all willing to work just as hard as you. Power of teamwork. And don't ever forget where you came from. I was evicted at 14yrs old and completely broke by 23. Every day I wake up as if that eviction notice is right around the corner waiting for me.. which is why I always say, "the wolf is always scratchin' at the door". He's scratchin' cause he's hungry and never satisfied. We embrace and respect our past (even if it was f*cked up), but we never let it define our future. Let's stay hungry and chase that greatness. I will now jump in my pick up truck, go to work and figure out whether or not I need psychiatric therapy for this damn wolf that's become my best friend. #Celeb100 #SevenBucksProductions #HardestWorkersInTheRoom #1WolfOnThePlanet

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