In a surprising turn of events, Hollywood star Margot Robbie has beaten Leonardo DiCaprio in terms of money in 2023. With DiCaprio starring in the iconic 2023 film Killers of the Flower Moon, people thought that DiCaprio should have been appreciated more.
Well, Forbes recently revealed the highest-earning actors of 2023 and there are several people ahead of DiCaprio and Denzel Washington (a fellow veteran actor). One odd thing about the list is that there is a surprising name among the celebrities who beat DiCaprio in terms of earning money!
Margot Robbie And Several Other Actors Beat DiCaprio’s Earnings In 2023
With Margot Robbie portraying the role of Barbie which went on to become a billion-dollar film, it was natural that she earned a boatload of money for her role. So, it would come as a no-surprise that Robbie was second on the list of the highest-earning actors of 2023.
The list, which was released by Forbes is quite controversial since there are so many actors who were overachievers, while some names were completely unexpected. Without further ado, let’s take a look at the list of celebrities who earned the most in 2023.
Highest earning actors of 2023:
🔟 – Denzel Washington ($24M)
9️⃣ – Ben Affleck ($38M)
8️⃣ – Jason Statham ($41M)
7️⃣ – Leonardo DiCaprio ($41M)
6️⃣ – Jennifer Aniston ($42M)
5️⃣ – Ryan Gosling ($43M)
4️⃣ – Matt Damon ($43M)
3️⃣ – Tom Cruise ($45M)
2️⃣ – Margot Robbie ($59M)
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With Adam Sandler at the top and Margot Robbie following suit, the list was off to a good start. As the rankings go higher, we see Tom Cruise and Matt Damon following right behind Robbie. The 5th rank is taken by Drive actor Ryan Gosling and in a surprising turn of events, Jennifer Aniston is at the 6th rank in Forbes’ list of highest-earning actors of 2023!
Jennifer Aniston Beat Leonardo DiCaprio!
It seems a bit hard to believe but Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston’s Murder Mystery 2 was released in the same year as Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio’s Killers of the Flower Moon! With both being thriller films, DiCaprio, Aniston, and, Sandler found fame and love for their work.
But what’s so hard to believe is that Jennifer Aniston ranks higher in numbers than Leonardo DiCaprio. This list insinuates that more people watched Murder Mystery 2 compared to Killers of the Flower Moon. So all in all, Leonardo DiCaprio was bested by not one but two female actresses who came prepared in 2023 to challenge Hollywood norms. A
niston’s Murder Mystery 2 is available to stream on Netflix while DiCaprio can be seen in Killers of the Flower Moon on Apple TV+ in the U.S.
