They played sworn enemies in Fast & Furious 7 but in new action flick Hobbs & Shaw, Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham are forced to partner up.

Johnson, 47, is Luke Hobbs, an agent of the US’s diplomatic security service and Statham, 51, plays Deckard Shaw, an outcast former British special forces ­operative.

Now on general release in the UK, it will be an ­explosive box office hit but if the stars were pitted against each other in real life, who’d come out on top?

EARNINGS:

As one of America’s highest grossing actors of all time, former WWE professional wrestler The Rock is both brains and brawn, having plowed his slice of the profits into shrewd investments and lucrative side hustles, earning him a staggering £230 million fortune.

Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham arrive at the premiere for “Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw” in Los Angeles, California this July ( REUTERS)

No stranger to making sizeable bank deposits, Snatch star Jason has also grabbed himself a considerable slice of the action.

Who wins?

Jason’s still minted, but his £32 million stash is small change compared to Dwayne. The Rock splashes his cash on custom cars, which he won’t be lending to Jason any day soon after the hundreds of cars the Brit ruined in the Furious movies.

TOP OF THE MOPS

These bad-assed baldies weren’t always so follically challenged – both sported a full head of hair before they became old smoothies.

These bad-assed baldies weren’t always so follically challenged

After a series of shocking hair styles in the 90s, The Rock finally embraced male pattern baldness and shaved it off.

Early in his aquatic career, high diver Jason had a slicked-back style that made him even more streamlined in the water.

Who wins?

The Rock’s hair was clearly so embarrassed it all fell out, while the young Jason probably had to swim faster to shake off the girl fans.

LOVE LIFE

Gentle giant Dwayne was married to his first wife Dany Garcia for 20 years.

Dwayne was married to his first wife Dany Garcia for 20 years ( WireImage)

The Rock has since had two more daughters with his long-term girlfriend, 38-year-old singer Lauren Hashian ( WireImage)

The 50-year-old media mogul was considered the real force behind his powerhouse career while also CEO of her own wealth management company.

They split amicably in 2007 and have 18-year-old daughter, Simone.

The Rock has since had two more daughters with his long-term girlfriend, 38-year-old singer Lauren Hashian.

Jason got together with model Kelly Brook, 39, when she was just 18.

Everybody expected wedding bells but they split in 2004. He is engaged to 32-year-old model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and they have a two-year-old son.

Jason got together with model Kelly Brook, 39, when she was just 18 ( Press Association)

He is now engaged to 32-year-old model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and they have a two-year-old son ( WireImage)

Who wins?

Dwayne’s former wife is impressive and, as much as we love Jason’s ex, in no way could our Kel be described as a media mogul.

SPORTING BACKGROUND

Both men’s careers took off after wearing tiny trunks in public. Dwayne became a hero to grapple fans as pro wrestler The Rock with the WWE for eight years, before transferring his acting talents to the movies.

Dwayne became a hero to grapple fans as pro wrestler The Rock with the WWE for eight years, before transferring his acting talents to the movies ( WireImage)

Meanwhile, Jason competed for England in the 1990 Commonweath Games in the 10 metre, 3 metre and 1 metre diving competitions in a pair of budgie smugglers that showed off his Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.

He then became a top model before the movies came calling.

Who wins?

Dwayne gave audiences plenty of bang for their buck in the theatrical world of wrestling but our boy Jason wins by a length for excelling at a legit sport.

Jason competed for England in the 1990 Commonweath Games in the 10 metre, 3 metre and 1 metre diving competitions in a pair of budgie smugglers that showed off his Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels ( BBC PICTURES GRABS)

ACTING CAREER

Dwayne showed he’d been hiding his light under a rock when he landed his first film role in The Mummy Returns in 2001, before getting his first lead in The Scorpion King the following year.

But it was starring as Luke Hobbs in the Fast and Furious franchise that made him a box office success.

It took him to superstar level and meant that in 2017 – when he appeared in The Fate of the Furious, Baywatch and Jumanji – and 2018, when he was in Skyscraper and Rampage, he was one of the world’s highest paid actors, behind Mark Wahlberg and George Clooney.

Jason was snapped up by Ritchie for his London gangster films, Lock Stock… and Snatch. Audiences have flocked to see him play the same character from the Transporter trilogy to the Expendables and, more recently, The Meg.

Dwayne in Jumanji Welcome to the Jungle ( SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT/YOUTUBE)

Who wins?

Neither actor is a thesp but The Rock has more buck for his bang.

WHO’S IN THEIR GANG?

Jason counts ex-Crazy Gang footballer and tough guy actor Vinnie Jones as his best mate from school, and he and Madonna’s ex Guy Ritchie are pals. The Rock boasts Zac Efron, Hugh Jackman, Arnold Schwarzenegger and John Cena among his A-list buddies.

Who wins?

Pound for pound, The Rock triumphs. While Jason’s Brit pals like to pretend they’re a bunch of East End heavies, Dwayne’s beefy mates really are that heavyweight.

Jason counts ex-Crazy Gang footballer and tough guy actor Vinnie Jones as his best mate from school, and he and Madonna’s ex Guy Ritchie, pictured, are pals ( Getty)

WHO’S THE HARDEST?

Brit hardman Jason has some serious martial arts skills, with black belts in judo, karate and taekwondo.

For his part, learning pretend-fighting to become a wrestling superstar probably means The Rock couldn’t fight his way out of a paper bag. But we wouldn’t want to find out…

Who wins?

Half-Samoan Dwayne might crush Jason in a game of rock-paper-scissors but the kick-boxing kid from Derbyshire would put up a hell of a fight. A score draw, then.

So it looks like The Rock shades it by a non-existent hair

So it looks like The Rock shades it by a non-existent hair.

But with Dwayne showing his softer side in family fare such as Jumanji, our Jase can rightly claim to be king of the action movies!

Mind you, there has been some talk of Dwayne running for US President… and if Jason fancied a tilt at power over here, then they could team up to knock out Trump and Boris.