MOSCOW, 19 Jul. Hollywood actor Dwayne «The Rock» Johnson has broken the record for the highest paid movie ever, with $50 million for Red. This was reported by The Direct.
The former athlete managed to overtake Robert Downey Jr., who earned $ 40 million for the role of Iron Man in the movie «Captain America: Civil War».
The top 5 highest-earning artists in film history also include Johnny Depp ($35 million for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides), Will Smith ($35 million for Liberation) and Keanu Reeves ($30 million for The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions).
Dwayne Johnson previously agreed to return to work on the Fast & Furious franchise. He will again play Luke Hobbs, and will also act as a producer of the picture.