‘King of the world’ has a suitably Titanic bank balance

LEONARDO DiCaprio once crowed that he was “the king of the world,” and the 36-year-old actor now has the bank account to back it up.

DiCaprio and Johnny Depp, actors who alternate between box office blockbusters and quirky, independent films, topped the list of Hollywood’s highest-earning actors, Forbes.com said.

“Hollywood careers are built on smart (and not always obvious) choices,” Forbes said in its annual look at the film world’s best-paid stars.