"There are people-pleasers and then there is this affable brawler-turned-actor, who appears to regard the contentment of the world's multiplex-goers as his personal responsibility. Whether in vehicles comic (Central Intelligence, Baywatch), family-oriented (Jumanji, Jungle Cruise), four-wheeled (the Fast & Furious series) or disaster-based (San Andreas, Skyscraper), he is a rip-roaring razzle-dazzler, shiny of scalp and tooth, and so colossal that he isn't merely the circus showman but the whole damn big top too."
"Not that he hasn't been lavishly remunerated for all that heavy lifting. He can out-grin and out-gross Tom Cruise: Johnson has 392 million Instagram followers to Cruise's 15 million, and was Forbes magazine's highest-paid actor for five of the last nine years. That includes 2024, when he pocketed $88m. (Cruise didn't make the top 20 that year.) But Johnson is the first to admit there has been trouble in paradise for some time."
Dwayne Johnson moved from professional wrestling to blockbuster movie stardom while retaining a larger-than-life persona that shapes his roles across genres. He consistently draws huge audiences and massive paydays, boasting 392 million Instagram followers and repeated spots as Forbes' highest-paid actor, including $88m in 2024. Despite financial success, he expresses a desire to do more and has faced setbacks: Red One underperformed against its $250m budget, and reports emerged about on-set behaviour. He denied persistent tardiness allegations but acknowledged urinating in bottles and leaving assistants to dispose of them.
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