10. Leonardo DiCaprio as Dom Cobb in “Inception”
$50 million
Source: Forbes
DiCaprio earned at least $50 million for Christopher Nolan’s 2010 film “Inception” just based off of his box office earnings, but in addition, his deal also included home video and television sales. According to Forbes, he took hefty pa cut because the movie was considered by studios to be so “risky,” but he and Nolan agreed to split first dollar gross points.