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Will Smith tops the highest paid actors in Hollywood for the period June 2007 to June 2008. During the covered period, Smith raked in about $80 million from his movies. His nearest rival is Johnny Depp who made a close $72 million.

With Smith’s latest blockbuster, Hancock, he is now considered the first actor to have 8 straight movies earn more than $100 million at the box office. His earnings for the year boosted male actor revenues over the females by almost 100%. The leading men took in an estimated $487 million over the past 12 months while the leading ladies earned only half at $244.5 million.

Third place belongs to comedians Mike Myers and Eddie Murphy with a tie at $55 million despite their recent box-office tank jobs, The Love Guru and Meet Dave. The fourth spot goes to Leonardo DiCaprio at $45 million, followed by Bruce Willis, with the resurrection of John McClane earning him $41 million. Ben Stiller is next with $40 million, despite having one of his worst performing films to date with last year’s The Heartbreak Kid.

On the feminine side, Cameron Diaz is gets the top spot with $50 million followed by Keira Knightley and Jennifer Aniston at $32 million and $27 million, respectively.