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Celebrity Salaries Revealed: RDJ, Dicaprio, The Rock and More

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http://variety.com/2018/film/news/c...nnifer-lawrence-leonardo-dicaprio-1202801717/
Movie stars don’t shine as brightly as they did a decade ago. In the 1990s and early aughts, the likes of Julia Roberts, Will Smith, Tom Hanks and Jim Carrey routinely commanded salaries of $20 million for every film they anchored, plus enjoyed substantial profit participation from the first ticket sold at the box office. Those glory days are essentially gone, and the number of actors who can demand pay packages on that order is ever dwindling. Part of the problem is that costumed superheroes and Jedi knights became the big attraction at movie theaters. The size of a film’s opening weekend no longer hinges on the popularity of the actors who grace its poster. Special effects are the stars these days and the place where studios are spending the bulk of their money.
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Mendelson did a good job breaking down some of these numbers.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottm...-ford-and-hart-get-paid-and-why/#38d13b5142cc

 
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Tagyhag

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Goddamn, Robert Downey did well for himself considering he was in Spiderman for like 15 minutes.
 
Pop-O-Matic

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So you're telling me there's still a chance they re-sign RDJ for another Phase or two, given how there's still about $15M between him and the highest salary on there.
 
lmcfigs

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The well known-actor usually gets paid more. But we have to be really careful about what threads we say that in.
 
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Is Venom a passion project for Tom Hardy or something? WTF at that pay.
 
legend166

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The one that sticks out the most is Sandra Bullock getting $10 million for Minions. Yikes.
 
Jon Carter

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Kevin Hart got paid twice the salary of Jack Black for Jumanji yet was the weak link in that cast, and Black’s talent is kinda what elevated the film as a comedy. I don’t see what Hart brought to the table.
 
rude

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These salaries all look relatively fair. These people don’t need to be paid anything exorbitant.

That said, I’m not sure how Jennifer Lawrence commands that kind of payday. Nobody gives a fuck about her.
 
BossAttack

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I want to know the backend deals they are getting. How much of that gross does Vin Diesel or RDJ see, because you know they aren't not getting a piece.
 
hodayathink

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Jon Carter said:
Kevin Hart got paid twice the salary of Jack Black for Jumanji yet was the weak link in that cast, and Black’s talent is kinda what elevated the film as a comedy. I don’t see what Hart brought to the table.
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Karen Gillan isn't on that list at all. I wouldn't be shocked if Nick Jonas got paid more for Jumanji than she did.
 
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Jon Carter said:
Kevin Hart got paid twice the salary of Jack Black for Jumanji yet was the weak link in that cast, and Black’s talent is kinda what elevated the film as a comedy. I don’t see what Hart brought to the table.
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Jack Black hasn't really been in a lot of hits in awhile so his pay reflects that. He'll probably get a pay rise for the next film.
 
kurahador

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The Rock pretty much robbed Red Notice's budget.

And Jack Black getting paid half of Kevin Hart's is just ridiculous.
 
Futaleufu

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Why is Bryce Dallas Howard getting paid 8 million dollars? I bet Kirsten Dunst could do the Jurassic Park role for 25% of that and way better.
 

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12 millions is really low for Harrison Ford when he made 25 millions plus 0.5 percent of the gross earnings from The Force Awakens.
 
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Futaleufu said:
Why is Bryce Dallas Howard getting paid 8 million dollars? I bet Kirsten Dunst could do the Jurassic Park role for 25% of that and way better.
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Well, I think that's the first time I've heard someone say Kirsten Dunst could act better than someone else.

t26 said:
12 millions is really low for Harrison Ford when he made 25 millions plus 0.5 percent of the gross earnings from The Force Awakens.
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He likes being Indiana Jones. He doesn't care for Han Solo or Star Wars.
 
hodayathink

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kurahador said:
The Rock pretty much robbed Red Notice's budget.

And Jack Black getting paid half of Kevin Hart's is just ridiculous.
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The Rock is producing Red Notice, he's the one that pitched it to studios with that salary attached.

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Why is Bryce Dallas Howard getting paid 8 million dollars? I bet Kirsten Dunst could do the Jurassic Park role for 25% of that and way better.
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Franchises like continuity. Once you're a lead in the first movie and they don't kill you off, you're due for a pay raise for subsequent movies (with the raise getting bigger if they didn't sign you to a long enough multi-movie contract beforehand).
 
Saya

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Isn't The Rock also in Jungle Cruise? If Blunt gets $10M how much will he get?
 
gforguava

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One thing to keep in mind is that this isn't the whole picture. Ethan Hawke for instance takes a low payday but then gets gets a good share of the profits, he basically got paid nothing for The Purge and Sinister but made money because they made money.

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Futaleufu said:
Why is Bryce Dallas Howard getting paid 8 million dollars? I bet Kirsten Dunst could do the Jurassic Park role for 25% of that and way better.
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Because she is one of the leads in a billion dollar movie? This stuff isn't complicated.
 

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The Rock works as much as Sam Jackson but gets paid like a hundred times as much per role. Man must be filthy rich.
 

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It's amazing these actors get paid more for one 2 hour movie than any of us will see in our entire lifetimes. Feels bad, man.
 
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Sandra Bullock got $10m for a voice acting role? Wut.
 
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The "I don't want to make another bond film" trick worked quite well, It seems
 
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Michael B. Jordan needs a better agency firm. So does Chris Pratt, actually. If Dwayne Johnson is getting tens of millions for unproven whatever films Pratt should be able to pull twice what he is. Also really surprised Ford didn't get twice that for the Indiana film.
 
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FaceHugger said:
Michael B. Jordan needs a better agency firm. So does Chris Pratt, actually. If Dwayne Johnson is getting tens of millions for unproven whatever films Pratt should be able to pull twice what he is. Also really surprised Ford didn't get twice that for the Indiana film.
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Do you actually think Chris Pratt and Michael B Jordan pull the same amount of attention that The Rock does? Starring in Marvel movies doesn’t make you instantly famous beyond someone who’s been a household name in the industry for almost two decades.
 
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Cybersai said:
It's amazing these actors get paid more for one 2 hour movie than any of us will see in our entire lifetimes. Feels bad, man.
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Lol, yeah. I try not feel that way, but when I see lists like this I can't help but think that. Oh well, hopefully I'll be dead in a few years and nothing will matter to me anyway
 
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rude said:
Do you actually think Chris Pratt and Michael B Jordan pull the same amount of media attention that The Rock does? Starring in Marvel movies doesn’t make you instantly famous.
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Yea man. They're everywhere, and in huge blockbuster movies. Hell B. Jordan has been hailed as pretty much the only worthwhile villain in a Marvel movie prior to Thanos. If I were either of them I'd be demanding a lot more.
 
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Pop-O-Matic said:
So you're telling me there's still a chance they re-sign RDJ for another Phase or two, given how there's still about $15M between him and the highest salary on there.
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According to IMDB, RDJ made $50 million for Avengers. I wonder how much he made for 2 and 3. Also, only $500k for Iron Man? WTF? I guess he was not really a bankable star after his drug abuse scandals and jail stints.

 

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RDJ is going to be making Marvel cameos till he's 80. He might take over from Stan Lee.
 
gforguava

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Michael B. Jordan probably signed up for Creed 2 before Black Panther premiered, if Creed 2 performs noticeably well his numbers will rise. Chris Pratt is Star Lord and "guy in Jurassic World", he hasn't been shown to be a notable draw or a critical darling.

The article zsynqx posted halfway down the page really lays it all out succinctly.

And, yeah, RDJ was far from golden pre-Iron Man and Marvel itself wasn't a sure thing so his $500,000 is pretty straightforward.
 
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hordak said:
According to IMDB, RDJ made $50 million for Avengers. I wonder how much he made for 2 and 3. Also, only $500k for Iron Man? WTF? I guess he was not really a bankable star after his drug abuse scandals and jail stints.

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500K is more than Chris Evans or Chris Hemsworth got for their first MCU films.
 
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