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Top 10 black celebrities earning the biggest bucks in 2018

Dwayne Johnson — The Indian Express

Dwayne Johnson

After making $65 million in 2017, the 46-year-old former professional wrestler has almost doubled it this time to $124 million, making him the highest ever acting take-home in the history of Forbes’ Celebrity 100 rankings.

The bulk of his earnings have been attributed to giant upfront paychecks and a cut of profits on blockbusters including “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle.”

The famous actor and producer’s huge social media following has also contributed to this feat.

“Social media has become the most critical element of marketing a movie for me,” Johnson says. “I have established a social media equity with an audience around the world that there’s a value in what I’m delivering to them,” he told Forbes in an interview.

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