7. Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump in “Forrest Gump”
$60 million
Source: Entertainment Weekly
As noted before, Hanks often opted for performance-based pay, as is the case of the hit “Forrest Gump” in which he received an estimated $60 million. I’m also curious what cut he ended up making for the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company which he helped promote as the food chain took off.