Leonardo Dicaprio dethrones Johnny Depp as highest paid actor

Leonardo DiCaprio's turn as a dream invasion specialist in Inception has made him Hollywood's highest paid actor of the year, dethroning Alice In Wonderland star Johnny Depp from the top spot.

DiCaprio, 36, earned USD 77 million in 2010 to claim the top spot on the Forbes magazine list for the very first time in his career.



His bumper 2010 payday come from the success of his films Inception and Shutter Island which took over more than USD 1.1 billion at the worldwide box office combined.

Last year's table topper Depp was knocked down to second place with earnings of USD 50 million, despite starring in the year's second biggest box office success Alice In Wonderland.

Adam Sandler was third on the list with an estimated USD 40 million in wages.

Will Smith came fourth owning to his soon to be released Men in Black 3. Tom Hanks, whose recently released Larry Crowne bombed, is fifth among the highest paid.