Adam Sandler and Margot Robbie had been 2023’s highest-paid actors — however one is unquestionably making greater than the opposite (and all the remainder, too) with the distinction being … Netflix.

Forbes put out an inventory of all of the big-shot actors who cleaned up final yr — and their rating primarily based on the numbers is fascinating … for a couple of completely different causes, we suppose. For starters, the Sandman is king of the Hollywood cash machine, having raked in $73 mil in ’23.

In the event you’re questioning the place all that dough got here from — you possibly can thank the largest streamer in showbiz for lining his pockets … Adam had 4 Netflix films whole that launched final yr.

Adam starred in “Homicide Thriller 2,” “You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah,” “Leo” and “Spaceman” … with that final one being launched this yr, though he already received paid for it.

Netflix and Adam have been in enterprise for years now — he is received an unique take care of them to provide a crap ton of flicks … and he is definitely fulfilling his finish of the discount. In return, the man’s getting paid handsomely … which is nuts contemplating these are streaming films we’re speaking about right here. Simply goes to point out … that is the best way of the longer term!

Margot, in the meantime, made $59 million final yr … clearly, most of that’s “Barbie” cash — it remodeled $1 billion on the field workplace — and she or he had a small cameo in “Asteroid Metropolis.”

The distinction between Margot and Adam — other than the $14 mil — is that MR’s an old style actress within the sense that her films are strictly in theaters. Hmm … fascinating.

The remainder of the record is not all that shocking, because it consists of loads of large names — together with Tom Cruise ($45M), Ryan Gosling ($43M), Matt Damon ($43M), Jennifer Aniston ($42M), Leonardo DiCaprio ($41M), Jason Statham ($41M), Ben Affleck ($38M) and Denzel Washington ($24M).

One thing else people are noticing about this record … much more dudes than chicks. So yeah, there appears to be a little bit of a wage hole in H’wooden nonetheless — and the fellas are effectively on prime.