Tom Cruise becomes highest-paid movie star with $100M for 'Top Gun: Maverick', Joaquin Phoenix nabs $20M for 'Joker 2'
It doesn’t come as a shock when we hear that an actor has raised his fee after his or her previous movie went on become a gigantic hit at the box office. For years, actors have been charging millions of dollars for being a part of the project that they are offered and the production giants are paying them that amount without even negotiating. However, a new report has finally given us a better view of how much the A-list actors are being paid for making an appearance in the movie.
The report indicates that Tom Cruise will emerge as the biggest winner once ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ completes its theatrical run. As per the report, the Hollywood superstar will earn more than a whopping $100 million once the movie ends its massively successful run. However, the figure includes his salary and the eventual cut of home entertainment rentals and streaming revenue. On the other hand, Joaquin Phoenix is speculated to earn $20 million for ‘Joker 2’.
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Per a recent report by Variety, the Oscar-winning actor earned $4.5 million for the first movie that went on earn more than $1 billion at the global box office and garner 11 nominations at the Academy Awards, including Best Picture. However, Phoenix is not the only star getting the aforementioned amount for an upcoming movie. Stars such as Denzel Washington, Vin Diesel, Will Ferrell, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hardy, and Ryan Reynolds will also reportedly earn $20 million each for their upcoming projects such as ‘The Equalizer 3’, ‘Fast X’, ‘Spirited’, ‘Extraction 2’, ‘Venom 3’, and ‘Spirited’.
Other biggies like Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, and Will Smith are also charging a pretty hefty fee for the upcoming title. Smith edges past DiCaprio and Pitt to earn more for his upcoming movie ‘Emancipation’. The upcoming Apple TV+ movie sees the actor playing a runaway slave and reportedly earning a whopping $35 million for the action thriller. Meanwhile, DiCaprio and Pitt are being paid $30 million each for ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ and the Untitled Formula 1 biopic by Apple TV+.
The report also suggests that Jason Momoa will be getting exactly the double amount for ‘Aquaman 2’ that he received for the first one. Momoa is reportedly being paid $15 million for the second part in the ‘Aquaman’ franchise, which means the actor received $7.5 million for the first one. The report explains that Momoa signed on to do a sequel as part of his original deal for ‘Aquaman’. However, the makers renegotiated his deal after the movie went on to cross the $1 billion mark at the global box office. Meanwhile, his DCEU colleague Dwayne Johnson is receiving a salary of $22.5 million for ‘Black Adam’.
Talking to Variety, one studio executive said that Cruise justifies what he’s getting because he travels all around the world to promote his movie and not everyone tends to do that. He added, “I would never bet against Tom Cruise. Most actors aren’t worth what you pay them, but Cruise and maybe Dwayne Johnson justify their salaries.”
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Other upcoming huge paydays include Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie’s $12.5 million for ‘Barbie’, and another $10 million for Millie Bobby Brown, who will be reprising the titular role in the sequel to ‘Enola Holmes’. The report also indicates that Anya-Taylor Joy is being paid $1.8 million for the ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ prequel, titled ‘Furiosa’.
List of actors and their reported salaries:
$100 million+ - Tom Cruise (‘Top Gun: Maverick’)
$35 million – Will Smith (‘Emancipation’)
$30 million – Leonardo DiCaprio (‘Killers of the Flower Moon’)
$30 million – Brad Pitt (Upcoming F1 Drama)
$22.5 million – Dwayne Johnson (‘Black Adam’)
$20 million – Will Ferrell (‘Spirited’)
$20 million – Ryan Reynolds (‘Spirited’)
$20 million – Joaquin Pheonix (‘Joker 2’)
$20 million – Chris Hemsworth (‘Extraction 2’)
$20 million – Tom Hardy (‘Venom 3’)
$20 million – Vin Diesel (‘Fast X’)
$20 million – Denzel Washington (‘The Equalizer 3’)
$12.5 million – Margot Robbie (‘Barbie’)
$12.5 million – Ryan Gosling (‘Barbie’)
$10 million – Millie Bobby Brown (‘Enola Holmes 2’)
$1.8 million – Anya-Taylor Joy (‘Furiosa’)
