Jack Nicholson | $400 MILLION

As the male actor with the most Academy Award nominations, Jack Nicholson is known as one of the greatest actors Hollywood has ever produced. That’s a huge shoe to fill and he did it nicely and smoothly over the years. It has been rumored that negotiations led him to earn a whopping $60 million pay for his role in the film Batman alone. We have come to believe that he may have had some help from financial advisors on how to negotiate his compensation for his movie roles.

His acting career started in the early 50s and he has, since then, created numerous unforgettable characters for films. One prime example of these unforgettable roles would be in the movie adaptation of Stephen King’s The Shining. He also played the hot-headed military man in A Few Good Men. His versatility when it comes to playing roles played a huge part in his overall success in Hollywood and it also translated to numerous projects that helped him build up a huge fortune.