The highest paid actors and actresses of 2019, according to Forbes

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Dwayne Johnson is the highest-paid actor in the world, having earned $89.4 million before taxes last year, Forbes reports in its 2019 list of the highest-paid actors.

The list tallies on-screen and off-screen earnings between June 1, 2018 and June 1, 2019.

Johnson, whose millions came in part from his $23.5 million upfront salary for "Jumanji" and the $700,000 he earns for every episode of HBO's "Ballers," made significantly more than the highest-paid actress: Scarlett Johansson, with $56 million in earnings.

Cumulatively, the top female earners took home $315 million before fees and taxes. "That's up 69% since last year," Forbes notes, "but still far less than the almost $600 million the top 10 leading men pulled in."

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