Tom Cuise leads the list of highest-paid actors with $100 million for Top Gun: Maverick.
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Mexico City
The success of Tom Cruise It has not only been reflected on the screen but also in his pocket, as the actor earned 100 million dollars for Top Gun: Maverick.
According to a Variety study, the action and aviation film continues to triumph at the world box office with almost 1.2 billion dollars and for this reason, Cruise’s profits flew through the air.
“Most actors aren’t worth what you pay them, but Cruise and maybe Dwayne Johnson justify their salaries,” a studio executive said.
This study also showed that streaming platforms have become the ones that have paid the most to actors, Apple, for example, will pay Leonardo DiCaprio 30 million dollars to be part of the historical drama Killers of the Flower Moon.
For its part, Netflix will give Chris Hemsworth $20 million and Millie Bobby Brown $10 million to reprise their roles in the upcoming Extraction and Enola Holmes sequels.
However, these payments have caused some actors to increase their prices as Dwayne Johnson received 22.5 million dollars to star in the new DC movie, Black Adam. In addition, he will receive millions more for producing the film and will earn an additional fee for promoting the film through social networks.
In the same way, the success in the films has caused the actors to increase their rates; Following the popularity of Aquaman, Jason Momoa renegotiated his contract to double his salary, thereby obtaining $15 million to bring the trident once more to the screen.
Below is the list of actors according to their salary published by Variety:
– Tom Cruise (Top Gun: Maverick) – 100 million dollars.
– Will Smith (Emancipation) – 35 million dollars.
– Leonardo DiCaprio (Killers of the Flower Moon) – 30 million dollars.
– Brad Pitt (Formula 1 Drama) – 30 million dollars.
– Dwayne Johnson (Black Adam) – 22.5 million dollars.
– Will Ferrell (Spirited) – 20 million dollars.
– Chris Hemsworth (Extraction 2) – 20 million dollars.
– Vin Diesel (Fast X) – 20 million dollars.
– Tom Hardy (Venom 3) – 20 million dollars.
– Joaquin Phoenix (The Joker 2) – 20 million dollars.
– Ryan Reynolds (Spirited) – 20 million dollars.
– Denzel Washington (Equalizer 3) – 20 million dollars.
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