‘The Rock’ named 2013 highest grossing actor

Dwayne Johnson has been named the top grossing actor in the world by Forbes magazine, thanks to the success of the movies, ‘Fast & Furious 6’ and ‘GI Joe: Retaliation’.

The wrestler turned actor, also known by his one-time ring name ‘The Rock’, emerged ahead of Iron Man 3’s Robert Downey Jr. and Fast & Furious co-stars, Vin Diesel and the late Paul Walker, on the list. His four films of 2013 generated a staggering $1.3bn in total.

Forbes produced its rundown by tallying the worldwide box office hauls of all movies released during the past calendar year. Downey Jr. came in second with $1.2bn courtesy of his only film of 2013, Iron Man 3. Steve Carell was named third on the list with $964m from the hugely successful animated sequel, Despicable Me 2, and other movies, ‘The Way Way Back’ and ‘The Incredible Burt Wonderstone’.

Fast & Furious 6 stars Diesel and Walker came in fourth and sixth, with $887m and $789m respectively. Diesel surpassed his late co-star because he also starred in sci-fi sequel ‘Riddick’ in 2013.

The top-grossing female star, according to Forbes, was Sandra Bullock, in fifth place overall. Hit films ‘Gravity’ and ‘The Heat’ helped her secure a total box office haul of $862m.