Aussie star Chris Hemsworth comes in second on Forbes magazine’s Hollywood rich list

Aussie star Chris Hemsworth has rocketed up the Forbes rich list after raking in a staggering $76.4 million. But one mega star is keeping him off the top spot.

Aussie star Chris Hemsworth has rocketed up the Forbes rich list of Hollywood’s highest-paid actors after raking in a staggering $76.4 million.

Hemsworth, who lives in Byron Bay, has well and truly conquered Tinseltown, with the majority of those earnings coming from the Marvel box office juggernaut Avengers: Endgame.

Hemsworth, 35, will resume his role in Marvel’s fourth Thor instalment Thor: Love and Thunder, which will also see the return of Natalie Portman and Tess Thompson.

Australian actor Chris Hemsworth has come in second on the Forbes list of Hollywood’s highest paid stars. Picture: AFP

He came in behind megastar Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson on the Forbes list, who is officially Hollywood’s highest paid actor.

According to the magazine, Johnson, 41, raked in $89.4 million from his movies such as Hobbs & Shaw and Jumanji: The Next Level. He also stars in the HBO show Ballers.

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In 2018, Johnson brought in $124 million — the most Forbes had ever seen a single Hollywood actor make in the history of its Celebrity 100 list.

Dwayne Johnson is Hollywood’s highest paid actor. Picture: Getty Images)

Father of three Hemsworth has come a long way since his modest beginnings.

He told Variety last month he started acting because of his love for film and TV but also because he and his family “had no money”.

He told the outlet he was driven by a desire to help his parents financially.

“I wanted to pay off their house, initially,” the Men in Black: International actor said. “That was my sort of thing.”

Chris Hemsworth with his wife Elsa Pataky at the Hollywood premiere of Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood.

However, he added the strain of his goal may have hurt his chances in the audition room by making him more tense.

“I almost put too much pressure on myself,” he said. “If I hadn’t taken it upon myself to take care of my family, I might have been more relaxed.”

Though Hemsworth had a recurring role on Home And Away from 2004 to 2007, he struggled to land bigger roles in Los Angeles.

Make-up mogul Kylie Jenner also made the Forbes list.

He still remembers the roles he missed, including the 2009 hit G.I. Joe: The Rise of the Cobra — which starred Channing Tatum — and the role of Gambit in the Wolverine X-Men films — which was played by Taylor Kitsch.

“At the time, I was upset,” Hemsworth said. “I was running out of money. But if I played either of those characters, I wouldn’t have been able to play Thor.”

Singer Taylor Swift was another top earner in 2019. Picture: AP

Other top earners in 2019 included musician Taylor Swift, makeup guru Kylie Jenner, talk show host Dr. Phil and soccer star Lionel Messi.

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