Vin Diesel, The Rock, Gal Gadot highest-earning actors of 2017

  • 31/12/2017
The Rock, Gal Gadot, Vin Diesel
The three stars have taken out the highest paid spots on Forbes' annual list. Photo credit: Getty.

Vin Diesel, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and Gal Gadot have had a pretty good 2017, rounding out the year as Forbes' highest-paid stars in Hollywood.

It's the first year Gadot has topped the list of highest-paid female actors, her title role in record-breaking Wonder Woman allowing her to take out the title. She reportedly brought in US$1.4 billion (NZD$1.97 billion) between Wonder Woman and the less successful Justice League.

Gadot was only beaten on the overall list by fellow Fast and Furious alumni Vin Diesel and Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson. Diesel was named the top-grossing actor in the world this year, bringing in US$1.6 billion (NZD$2.3 billion), thanks to both XXX: The Return of Xander Cage and The Fate of the Furious. He just beat last year's highest-paid actor Johnson, who came in a close second in 2017, with $1.6 billion (NZD$2.1 billion).

It wasn't just Gadot that Wonder Woman shot to the top - it was also the top North American debut for female director Patty Jenkins and after tallying US$822 million, it became the all-time highest-grossing superhero origin movie.

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