Rocking All The Way To The Bank

Congratulations are in order this morning for one Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson. Johnson took to his official Facebook page this morning to announce he had become the highest grossing actor of 2013, beating the likes of Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Steve Carrell and his co-star in the 'Fast & Furious' franchise Vin Diesel.

Johnson, as humble as ever, used social media sites to thank his fans for making it happen and promised to #BreakOutTheTequila in celebration! I'm really pleased for Johnson to earn this prestigious title; he emphasises that tireless hard work and a great attitude to media, the industry and his legions of fans certainly pays off. And how! Johnson grossed an estimated $1.3m from his combined movies in the last year, a truly incredible figure which shows just how far Johnson has come. On account of his muscle-bound wrestler image many could only envision Johnson playing bit-part roles as "the heavy" in movies, oh how wrong they could be! Johnson has become a prolific, diverse and most importantly credible actor and is now a major player on the Hollywood scene. So massive props to the guy as he's earned it and seems like an all-round genuine bloke!

Johnson as Hercules

His movies in the last year have been: Snitch, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Pain & Gain, and Fast & Furious 6. These combined with a lucrative return to the world of WWE saw The Rock (and those working with him) raking in the big bucks.

And with Johnson set to reprise his role as Luke Hobbs in 'Fast & Furious 7' due out next year, along with potential new franchise starter 'Hercules: The Thracian Wars' directed by Brett Ratner, it's hard to see anyone taking this title off him anytime soon!