Robert Downey Jr. Is 2014's Forbes Highest Paid Male Actor in Hollywood; Ben Affleck Makes The Cut Despite Public Uproar In His Role As The New Batman

Robert Downey Jr. is 2014's Forbes' highest paid male actor in Hollywood, once again topping the list. Want to know who else made it to this year's cut? Read on.

1. Robert Downey Jr.

Thanks to the Iron Man franchise and The Avengers, Downey Jr., has been named Forbes' highest paid actor for two straight years. Radar Online reports that Downey on Iron Man suit is worth (allegedly) $75 million.

2. Dwayne Johnson aka The Rock

The Rock shared the spotlight with some Hollywood A-listers as he was part of the "G.I. Joe" and "Fast and the Furious". He will star later this year in the film, "Hercules" and already has another one lined up in 2015, the quake disaster film "San Andreas." The former WWE star also ventures to executive producing and starring in TV shows, such as reality show "The Hero" and HBO comedy "Ballers." The rock has reportedly earned $52 million in the last 12 months.

3. Bradley Cooper

Bradley Cooper's acting stint in "The Hangover" franchise, "Silver Linings Playbook" and "American Hustle" earned him Oscar nominations and a spot in this year's Forbes' Celebrity 100 list.  Apart from starring in movies, Bradley Cooper also lends his voice for the Marvel movie, "Guardians of the Galaxy" playing the voice of Rocket Raccoon. Bradley Cooper is said to have amassed $46 million in the last 12 months.

4. Leonardo DiCaprio

DiCaprio, who has earned $39 million, has reportedly slashed his talent fee for the movie "The Wolf of Wall Street" in order for the movie to materialize. It was a good sacrifice though as the "Inception" star's movie garnered $395 million in worldwide box office and a Best Actor nod in the Oscars. Leo busied himself with two movies in the past year with "The Great Gatsby," which earned $351 million at the worldwide box office.

5. Chris Hemsworth

More popularly known as "Thor" (or male Thor as Marvel decided to make Thor a female in the next sequels), Chris Hemsworth made it to this year's Forbes highest paid male actor list with $37 million. Hemsworth will give up his sledge hammer for high-level hacking in an upcoming movie "Cyber."

6. Liam Neeson

The veteran actor has made a mark on "Schindler's List" as Oscar Schindler, but that was eons ago. At 62, Neeson is still one of the go-to actors when it comes to action-suspense films. He'll be seen on "Taken 3" which will be shown next year. The actor is worth $36 million in the past 12 months.

7. Ben Affleck

Despite the uproar over being chosen as the new Batman, Ben Affleck might have a continuous paycheck in the next few years by playing the role Christian Bale left behind. Ben Affleck is set to star opposite Henry Cavill in the 2016 "Man of Steel" sequel "Batman V Superman" and will play Nick Dunne in "Gone Girl" that will premier this October. The actor, according to Forbes highest paid male actor list, earned $35 million from June 2013 until June 2014.

8. Christian Bale

Three-time Batman/Bruce Wayne player Christian Bale may have given up the black batsuit for other movie endeavors, but that did not stall him for earning big bucks this year. The actor gained $35 million. Christian Bale co-starred with Bradley Cooper in the crime-comedy film "American Hustle" and was nominated best actor for the film in various critics and acting guild awards.

The English actor is set to play Moses in the December 2014 film "Exodus: Gods and Kings."

9. Will Smith

Despite "After Earth" bombing in the US movie market, Will Smith's movie still raked in over $183 million in overseas box office. He is worth $32 million despite the flop movie. Smith currently plays as an executive producer for the 2014 musical comedy film, "Annie."

10. Mark Wahlberg

Mark Walhlberg still earns from the film "Ted" which was shown two years ago. He was also a part of "Transformers: Age of Extinction" which earned almost $227 million in its US release alone, according to IMDB. Mark Wahlbers is now taking serious producing for TV seriously as he has "Entourage" and "Boardwalk Empire" under his belt. Mark Wahlberg is also co-producing with Dwayne Johnson ("The Rock") for comedy "Ballers."