Hollywood's biggest stars pocketing enormous amounts of money to make movies is nothing new, but we rarely know how much someone actually earns. The Hollywood Reporter got hold of the fresh numbers, which revealed who on the payroll of the "dream factory" earns the most per film. Let's check if the general belief of recent years is true that stars are no longer worth as much as they used to be and that the "film" price for star actors and actresses in general has fallen.
It may be roughly true that film actors have received slightly smaller salaries in recent years film royalties, but this does not mean that we should go to the trenches or protest in front of the "dream factory". A survey conducted by the magazine The Hollywood Reporter namely, between producers, agents and executive staff, it suggests that at least six actors are making money per film at least 20 million US dollars, which is as much as Hollywood paid even in the golden years of the 90s, when many, including Mel Gibson, Tom Cruise and Kevin Costner, could afford such a price. They have joined the 20 million club these days Robert Downey Jr., Leonardo DiCaprio, Sandra Bullock, Angelina Jolie, Denzel Washington and Matt Damon, who do not get such an amount for every film they make. Downey Jr. received a check with that number for Iron Man, Damon will get that many for the upcoming Bourne movie.
However, Leonardo DiCaprio can boast of the highest salary, which is quite incredible in advance for The Wolf of Wall Street 25 million (the contract did have fine print, but in the end it's the right number). On the wing of the success of The Sniper, the price has also risen sharply for Bradley Cooper, who can expect between 15 and 20 million for the film (he got 15 for Crossed Night 3). They are also arguing about this amount Ben Affleck and Channing Tatum, but the failure of the film Jupiter Ascending can cost the latter. In the action genre, this moment is the undisputed ruler Dwayne Johnson, which is the hen that lays the golden eggs for the studios. It is priced accordingly. He will be richer by 14 to 15 million per film (he got that much for Hercules or the upcoming San Andreas), but he probably got much less for Fast and Furious 7. Johnson is otherwise in really great company, because around him or his prices are gathered just four actresses.
Sandra Bullock, Angelina Jolie, Melissa McCarthy and Jennifer Lawrence. Among them is the unsurpassed Bullock, who with the contract (the profit of the film was tied to her earnings) for the film Gravity enriched her scrotum by incredible 70 million (She got 20 for the role). Her co-star in The Daredevils, McCharthy, isn't far behind either. Both then received 10 million each, while Disney paid Angelina for the role of the villain in Villain 15 million. With her role in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Lawrence has made sure that she will never have to worry about something on the table, as Katniss did, because she raised the price to 15 million, although she will not count that much for each film.
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All these amounts do not mean that these players are the most redeemable, that is to say, the owners of the film studios were most richly reimbursed for every dollar they paid them. But it is true that an actor's salary and earnings at the box office are closely related. Except in case Adam Sandler.
