Forbes names Wahlberg top earner

LOS ANGELES - Rapper-turned-actor Mark Wahlberg was named the world's highest paid actor on Tuesday, having earned an estimated $68 million before taxes over the past 12 months.

The 46-year-old won the top spot on a list compiled by Forbes magazine, thanks to earnings from Transformers: The Last Knight and comedy Daddy's Home 2, due out in November.

"The former may have scored a miserable 15 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes and the lowest gross of the franchise to date, but Wahlberg need not worry - fixed compensation means he benefits even when movies don't do well," says Forbes.