Johnny Depp Tops Forbes’ Best-Paid Actors List

The star raked in $75 million between June 2009 and June 2010

johnny deppJohnny Depp tops Forbes magazine's list of highest-paid actors in Hollywood, the magazine revealed Wednesday.

According to the magazine, Depp earned a total of $75 million between June 2009 and June 2010. This year's top 10 highest-paid actors banked a total of $349 million during the period.

Forbes calculated earnings through surveying agents, managers, producers and lawyers to determine what the stars earned as upfront pay on movies they are currently shooting, as well as back-end pay. Advertising income was also considered.

Here's Forbes' top 10:

1. Johnny Depp, $75 million
2. Ben Stiller, $53 million
3. Tom Hanks, $45 million
4. Adam Sandler, $40 million
5. Leonardo DiCaprio, $28 million
6. Daniel Radcliffe, $25 million
7. Robert Downey Jr., $22 million
8. Tom Cruise, $22 million
9. Brad Pitt, $20 miilion
10. George Clooney, $19 million

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