Forbes highest grossing celebrities 2020 | Akshay Kumar is at number 52 in Forbes' list with $ 48.5 million in terms of earnings
Forbes list of the world’s highest
paid celebrities for the year is out and Akshay Kumar is that the only Indian
at 52nd spot.
The actor earned $48.5 million and
made it to the list even before another well-known international entertainers
like Jennifer Lopez (56), Rihanna (60) and Jackie Chan (80).
Forbes highest grossing celebrities 2020 | Akshay Kumar is at number 52 in Forbes' list with $ 48.5 million in terms of earnings
As per Forbes, those on the list
earned a combined $6.1 billion before taxes and costs , which is lower by $200
million compared to 2019.
The publication attributed the drop
to the coronavirus pandemic which has affected usual business and celebrity
pile from tournaments, games and movie screenings.
In fact, Kumar also dropped 19
spots lower from 2019’s #33, when he pulled in earnings worth $65 million
(approx. Rs 490 crore).
Akshay Kumar is Bollywood's highest-paid actor, earning $48.5 million and beating out popular western actors like Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt https://t.co/mv6BxakKqK by @MadelinePBerg pic.twitter.com/jBT6qkraXR— Forbes (@Forbes) June 5, 2020
Forbes listed the subsequent
reasons for his spot on the list:
Bollywood's top-earning star, Kumar
is prepping for his first television series, Amazon Prime's "The
End."
One of India's most philanthropic
celebrities, he donated $4.5 million to coronavirus relief within the country.
Forbes highest grossing celebrities 2020 | Akshay Kumar is at number 52 in Forbes' list with $ 48.5 million in terms of earnings
Overall, the highest earning
celebrities were Kylie Jenner and Kanye West, who brought in $590 million and
$170 million, respectively. Jenner made a bulk of her fortune selling 51 percent
stake in Coty (her cosmetics company) in January. West banked on his Yeezy
sneakers affect Adidas.
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