Celebrity : See the world's highest-paid actor

Mark Wahlberg has been named Hollywood's highest-paid actor as he took home $68million (£53 million) over the last year - more than double that of Hollywood's highest-paid actress Emma Stone.

Wahlberg, 46, elbowed wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson off the top of the pay list with his highest-ever payday, according to the annual Forbes list.

He reached the top spot despite the commercial disappointment of the recent Transformers film, while he will also star in forthcoming film Daddy's Home 2.
Wahlberg acknowledged the achievement on his Twitter page after rapper P Diddy posted the actor "still owes me some money".

He replied: "I gave it to charity."

Johnson fell to second with 65 million US dollars (£50 million) after his star turn in Baywatch, with Vin Diesel placing third with 54.5 million US dollars (£42.5 million).

Jackie Chan is the highest-paid actor outside the US, according to the list, as he landed at fifth, earning 49 million US dollars (£38 million). Three other international faces make the top 10 in Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar.

Forbes estimates earnings, before taxes and management fees, from movies, TV and commercial endorsements.

The Forbes list has once again highlighted Hollywood's gender pay gap - last week, the magazine named La La Land Oscar winner Emma Stone as the world's highest paid actress with an estimated 2017 take of $26 million (£20.2 million).

THE FULL LIST:

1. Mark Wahlberg, $68 million
2. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, $65 million
3. Vin Diesel, $54.5 million
4. Adam Sandler, $50.5 million
5. Jackie Chan, $49 million
6. Robert Downey, Jr., $48 million
7. Tom Cruise, $43 million
8. Shah Rukh Khan, $38 million
9. Salman Khan, $37 million
10. Akshay Kumar, $35.5 million
11. Chris Hemsworth, $31.5 million
12. Tom Hanks, $31 million
13. Samuel L. Jackson, $30.5 million
14. Ryan Gosling, $29 million
15. Emma Stone, $26 million
16. Jennifer Aniston, $25.5 million
17. Jennifer Lawrence, $24 million
18. Ryan Reynolds, $21.5 million
19. Matt Damon, $21 million
20. Jeremy Renner, $19 million

- The Mirror