From Tom Cruise to Will Smith to Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock, we reveal who the 12 highest-paid Hollywood stars of all time are!
Figures that make you dizzy… To play in the film, these Hollywood actors and actresses were paid several tens of millions of dollars, pharaonic sums that include a base fee, but also a percentage of pre-agreed receipts.
Who are the 12 highest-paid American stars in history? And for which movies? From Tom Cruise to Will Smith to Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock, we’re pulling back the curtain on Hollywood’s biggest paydays in our slideshow!
Johnny Depp
If he is less bankable today, Johnny Depp has long been one of the most profitable actors of the seventh art and, therefore, logically, one of the highest paid. In 2011, the American earned $55 million for his reprise of the role of Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. His initial fee for the film was $35 million.
Leonardo DiCaprio
In Christopher Nolan’s feature film Inception, the American actor Leonardo DiCaprio earned 59 million dollars. It should be noted that he was paid 40 million for his role as Jack in Titanic and that the recent Netflix comedy Don’t Look Up brought him 30.
Jack Nicholson
In Tim Burton’s iconic Batman, which hit theaters in 1989, he was unforgettable as the Joker. Thanks to his exceptional performance, the American actor Jack Nicholson won 60 million dollars. Not bad when you know that his basic salary was “only” 6 million GEL, ten times less!
Tom Hanks
The role of Forrest Gump brought him an Oscar, but also several tens of millions of dollars. American actor Tom Hanks actually won no less than 70 million dollars for his incredible performance in the Robert Zemeckis classic.
Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise Paid 70 million dollars for the first part of the Mission: Impossible saga, directed by Brian De Palma. A box office champ since the 80s, the American actor has earned even more money for other films, but which ones? You will find out a little later!
Sandra Bullock
A trip to space that counts! American actor for his role in Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity, which earned him an Oscar nomination. Sandra Bullock won $70 million. For information, its original paper was 20 million GEL.
Robert Downey Jr.
As Tony Stark/Iron Man, Robert Downey Jr. hit the jackpot! Judge for yourself: his performances in Iron Man 3, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame allowed the American actor to win three times (!) 75 million dollars! Note that his initial ring on Endgame was $20 million.
Will Smith
His career has been on hold since the famous Oscar episode. But as everyone knows Will Smith For many years, he was one of the most profitable stars in the Hollywood industry. The movie that grossed the most? Men In Black 3, which hit theaters in 2012, earned a whopping $100 million.
Bruce Willis
The movie that brought in the most money for Bruce Willis isn’t quite what we’re led to believe. Forget his John McClane roles, this truly M. Night Shyamalan’s The Sixth Sense was the actor’s most rewarding work. His initial fee was $14 million, but in total, Willis won… 100 million greenbacks!
Tom Cruise (again)
Tom Cruise He was able to earn $100 million for two different movies: John Woo’s Mission: Impossible 2 and Steven Spielberg’s War of the Worlds. But since this year, the Hollywood actor has achieved three incredible passes: Top Gun Maverick also allowed him to reach this symbolic bar. The film, whose initial cost was 14 million dollars. Impressive.
Keanu Reeves
If we consider The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, which were made at the same time, as the same work, then Keanu Reeves is the highest paid actor for the film. To reprise his role as Neo in the second and third installments of the iconic SF saga, the American actually won… $156 million. His initial fee for playing in both opuses was 30 million GEL.
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