Who is the highest paid actor in Hollywood?

Who is the highest paid actor in Hollywood?

Hint: He's in the headlines right now, in a major way.

Forbes magazine is out with its annual list of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood, and the name that tops the list isn't surprising at all: it's Tom Cruise. Apparently, Cruise raked in $75 million during a 12-month period, beginning in May of 2011. Given that Cruise has had some huge box office successes in recent years, the fact that he's officially the most highly paid actor is almost a given.

But what about some of the other top A-list actors? Oh, the list includes some biggies, no doubt.According to Forbes, Tom Cruise had a "stellar year," and that's hard to deny, given his $75 million paycheck. How much of that will Katie Holmes get in their divorce? Probably not much (see: prenup), but still, one has to wonder. A large chunk of Cruise's earnings, by the way, came from the massive success of the Mission: Impossible 3 movie (not Rock of Ages, which bombed at the box office).

Now for some of the other Hollywood heavy hitters on the highest-paid list: Leonardo DiCaprio is a distant second, though he still managed to make $37 million between May of 2011 and May of 2012. DiCaprio is tied with Adam Sandler, who also pulled in an astonishing $37 million. This one's really not a shock at all -- people see Sandler's movies, even if they're not very good.

Other big actors on the highest-paid Forbes 2012 list include Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson ($36 million), Ben Stiller ($33 million), Sacha Baron Cohen ($30 million), Johnny Depp ($30 million) and Will Smith ($30 million). And yes, Twilight fanatics, Taylor Lautner and Robert Pattinson also made the list: Jacob Black and Edward Cullen each pulled in a whopping $26.5 million.

Anyone surprised by some of the names on this list? Obviously all of these actors have more money than they know how to spend, but is everyone deserving?