In 2012, Johnson founded his production company Seven Bucks Productions. He became known for reinvigorating film franchises after portraying Marvin F. Hinton / Roadblock in "" and reprising his role as Luke Hobbs in "Fast & Furious 6" (2013), while also starring in true-story films "Pain & Gain" (2013) and "Empire State" (2013). That same year, he hosted and produced the TNT reality competition series "The Hero", and won the Favorite Male Buttkicker Award at the 2013 Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards. In May 2013, it was announced that he would executive produce and star in "Ballers", an HBO comedy-drama series about NFL players living in Miami. By December of that year, "Forbes" named him the top-grossing actor of 2013, with his films bringing in $1.3 billion worldwide for the year. "Forbes" credited the success of "Fast & Furious 6", which grossed $789 million globally, and his frequent acting work as primary reasons for topping the list.