Leonardo DiCaprio has been named the world's highest paid actor.
The Inception star toppled Johnny Depp from the top of Forbes magazine's list, earning an estimated $77 million (NZ$ 88.7 million) in the financial year 2010 - which runs to May this year - compared to the Pirates of the Caribbean star's $50 million (NZ$57.5 million).
Leonardo's films Inception and Shutter Island took nearly $1.2 billion (NZ$1.38 billion) at the worldwide box office in 2010, with Forbes magazine saying in addition to upfront fees of around $15 million for each film, Leonardo also picked up a share of the profits.
Johnny wasn't able to match Leonardo, despite starring in the year's biggest grossing film, Alice In Wonderland, which made $1.024 billion at the box office, as well as The Tourist, which wasn't received well by critics but proved an international success taking $278 million worldwide.
However, the actor - who previously topped the list after earning an estimated $75 million in 2009 - could return to the top spot next year, after staring in the fourth film in the hugely successful Pirates of the Caribbean series.
