Forbes '15 Top Earning Celebs - Followed by Jackie Chan, Holly- Navbharat Times Photodhamal

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Followed by Jackie Chan, Hollywood star Vin Diesel grabbed third place with $47 million mainly due to his stake in the "Fast and Furious" franchise.

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Bradley Cooper's work in the lucrative "Fast and Furious" franchise grabbed him the fourth spot with $41.5 million earning in world's top-earning actor released by Forbes.

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Adam Sandler, whose most recent big budget film "Pixels" performed poorly in the global box office, still earned $41 million over the past year. He features fifth in the list.

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Sixth in the place, Hollywood heavyweight Tom Cruise has earned an estimated $40 million. Cruise is still one of Hollywood's biggest stars.

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Amitabh Bachchan with an earning of $ 33.5 million "out-earns" the next oldest actor on the list, Liam Neeson, by USD 14 million, thanks to his roles in movies such as 2014's "Bhoothnath Returns". Bachchan bolsters his earnings as the longstanding host of "Kaun Banega Crorepati".The show recorded an average weekly viewership of 5.2 million in its 8th season, which aired in 2014, said Forbes.

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