SEE – August 23rd: George Clooney on Wednesday rose to the top of an annual list of the world's highest-paid actors, thanks largely to the sale of his tequila company, Reuters reported.
According to Forbes, Clooney, 57, earned an estimated $239 million between June 2017-June 2018, marking the highest earnings of his 35-year career in film and television.
Clooney, who hasn't starred in a Hollywood movie since 2016 crime thriller "Money Monster," sold the Casamigos tequila company he co-founded to British spirits company Diageo in June 2017.
His on-and-off screen earnings eclipsed Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who came in at No.2 with an estimated $124 million thanks to "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" and other projects.
The top 10 actors earned some $784 million collectively, according to Forbes, once again dwarfing the top 10 women who earned a cumulative $186 million in the same period. Scarlett Johansson topped the annual list released last week with $40.5 million in pre-tax earnings.
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