Top Earning Actors June 08 - June 09

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Man, if I was him I'd be all for an Indy 5!

Forbes magazine released a list of top-earning actors who worked between June 2008 and June 2009. Topping the list is Harrison Ford, who needed to make only one movie to lead all other actors. That movie is "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull."

In order to get Ford to come out of his semi-retirement, Paramount Pictures agreed to a lucrative deal that split almost all of the film's earnings with Ford, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas. "Indiana Jones 4" went on to earn $786 million, and even though the trio had to wait until the studio made back its production and advertising costs, Ford still walked away with $65 million.

Coming in second is Adam Sandler with $55 million, thanks to such films as "You Don't Mess with The Zohan," "Bedtime Stories" and his big paycheck for "Funny People."

Will Smith came in third by just making "Hancock" and "Seven Pounds," while Eddie Murphy came in fourth with "Meet Dave."

One of the most hard-working actors in Hollywood, Nicolas Cage, came in fifth. He might not earn as much as Smith or Sandler, but he currently has six movies scheduled to hit theaters.

Surprisingly, Johnny Depp came in tenth, even though he was second last year with $72 million. What's missing? He didn't make a "Pirates of the Caribbean" film. Will Ferrell was 20th and has seen a steady decline in box office revenues for his comedies.