India, March 17 -- Earlier this month, when Forbes magazine released its annual list of highest-paid actors, Dwayne Johnson topped it quite unsurprisingly. The wrestler-turned-actor had a bumper year with two big releases - Moana 2 and Red One. Most of the other stars in the top 10 had big releases behind them, barring Jerry Seinfeld, who maintained his top 10 spot of royalties from his iconic show. Yet, the comedy veteran lost his spot as the world's highest-paid comedian to a junior - who himself had little success at the box office, and yet earned $81 million in 2024. (Also read: World's highest-paid actress is 57 years old, made $41 million to beat Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney, Scarlett Johansson, Gal)

Kevin Hart earned $81 million net ($...