Here’s how much Mark Wahlberg made this past year, according to Forbes
On Monday, Forbes magazine released the Celebrity 100, its annual ranking of the 100 highest paid celebrities, and a couple of stars with local ties made the list.
Mark Wahlberg finished 20th in the rankings, earning $68 million from June 2016 to June 2017. According to the magazine, “soaring fees” for roles in Daddy’s Home 2 and Transformers: The Last Knight, as well as a new sponsorship deal with AT&T, helped make Wahlberg the highest paid actor on the list.
Meanwhile, comedian Louis C.K. placed 34th with $52 million earned, thanks to a deal he signed with Netflix for two standup specials, each of which nabbed him an “eight-figure check,” according to Forbes. The Newton native finished third in the comedians category behind Jerry Seinfeld (18th with $69 million) and C.K.’s longtime friend/collaborator Chris Rock (30th with $57 million).
Musicians dominated the top of the list, with rapper/entrepreneur Sean “Diddy” Combs finishing at No. 1 with earnings of $130 million, and Beyoncé (2nd, $105 million), Drake (4th, $94 million), The Weeknd (6th, $92 million), and Coldplay (8th, $88 million) all finishing in the top 10.
Somewhat surprisingly, none of the four celebrities with local ties who made last year’s edition of Forbes‘s Celebrity 100 made the cut this year. The quartet of Matt Damon (30th, $55 million earned from June 2015 to June 2016), Tom Brady (54th, $44 million), Ben Affleck (58th, $43 million), and Gisele Bundchen (99th, $30.5 million) was nowhere to be found on this year’s list.
