These are the highest-paid actors and actresses of 2017, according to Forbes

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It’s easy enough to imagine that movie stars are making gobs of money.

But have you ever stopped to wonder exactly how much they earn?

Forbes has put together its annual list of the world’s highest-paid celebrities. They compiled this list using data from “Nielsen, ComScore, Box Office Mojo and IMDB, as well as interviews with industry insiders,” according to Forbes.

These numbers are also pre-tax and don’t include fees for agents, managers or lawyers. They calculated the list using data from June 1, 2016 to June 1, 2017.

Here’s the Forbes list:

25. Emma Watson

$14 million

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24. Mila Kunis

$15.5 million

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23. Chris Pratt

$17 million

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22. Melissa McCarthy

$18 million

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21. Chris Evans

$18 million

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20. Jeremy Renner

$19 million

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19. Matt Damon

$21 million

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18. Ryan Reynolds

$21.5 million

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17. Jennifer Lawrence

$24 million

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16. Jennifer Anniston

$25.5 million

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15. Emma Stone

$26 million

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14. Ryan Gosling

$29 million

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13. Samuel L. Jackson

$30.5 million

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12. Tom Hanks

$31 million

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11. Chris Hemsworth

$31.5 million

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10. Akshay Kumar

$35.5 million

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9. Salman Khan

$37 million

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8. Shah Rukh Khan

$38 million

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7. Tom Cruise

$43 million

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6. Robert Downey, Jr.

$48 million

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5. Jackie Chan

$49 million

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4. Adam Sandler

$50.5 million

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3. Vin Diesel

$54.5 million

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2. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

$65 million

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1. Mark Wahlberg

$68 million

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