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Salaries for the world's highest-paid film actors currently range from US$20–40 million, but an actor can earn substantially more by deferring all or part of their salary against a percentage of the film's gross, known within the industry as a "profit participation" deal.

Highest earnings for a single production

Since not all salaries are made public, this is a non-definitive list of actors who have received $30 million or more as compensation for their services in a single production. Occasionally an actor's fee may cover multiple films, and they are included on the list if the films were filmed as a back-to-back production, as was the case for Keanu Reeves and The Matrix sequels. The figures are given at their nominal value, since earnings from profit-based deals are accumulated over many years, making it infeasible to adjust for inflation.

Highest-earning actors for a single production
Actor Film Year Salary Total income Ref
Keanu Reeves The Matrix Reloaded
The Matrix Revolutions 		2003 $30,000,000 $156,000,000 [1]
Bruce Willis The Sixth Sense 1999 $14,000,000 $100,000,000 [1]
Tom Cruise Mission: Impossible 2 2000 $100,000,000 [1]
War of the Worlds 2005 $100,000,000 [1]
Top Gun: Maverick 2022 $12,500,000 $100,000,000 [2][3]
Will Smith Men in Black 3 2012 $100,000,000 [4]
Robert Downey Jr. Avengers: Infinity War 2018 $75,000,000+ [5]
Avengers: Endgame 2019 $20,000,000 $75,000,000 [6]
Iron Man 3 2013 $75,000,000 [7]
Sandra Bullock Gravity 2013 $20,000,000 $70,000,000+ [8]
Tom Hanks Forrest Gump 1994 $70,000,000 [1]
Tom Cruise Mission: Impossible 1996 $70,000,000 [1]
Harrison Ford Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 2008 $65,000,000 [9]
Jack Nicholson Batman 1989 $6,000,000 $60,000,000 [1][10]
Leonardo DiCaprio Inception 2010 $59,000,000 [11]
Johnny Depp Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 2011 $35,000,000 $55,000,000 [11][12]
Jackie Chan Rush Hour 3 2007 $15,000,000 $53,700,000 [13]
Robert Downey Jr. The Avengers 2012 $50,000,000 [14]
Cameron Diaz Bad Teacher 2011 $42,000,000 [15]
Robert Downey Jr. Captain America: Civil War 2016 $40,000,000 $40,000,000+ [7]
Avengers: Age of Ultron 2015 $40,000,000 [16]
Leonardo DiCaprio Titanic 1997 $40,000,000 [1]
Tom Hanks Saving Private Ryan 1998 $40,000,000 [1]
Johnny Depp Alice in Wonderland 2010 $40,000,000 [11]
Will Smith King Richard 2021 $40,000,000 $40,000,000 [17]
Denzel Washington The Little Things 2021 $40,000,000 [18]
Aamir Khan Dangal 2016 $39,000,000 [nb 1][20][21]
Jim Carrey Yes Man 2008 $35,000,000 [22]
Arnold Schwarzenegger Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines 2003 $29,250,000 $30,000,000+ [nb 2][1]
Mel Gibson Lethal Weapon 4 1998 $30,000,000 $30,000,000 [1]
Brad Pitt Ocean's Eleven 2001 $10,000,000 $30,000,000 [1]
Leonardo DiCaprio Don't Look Up 2021 $30,000,000 [18]
  1. ^ ₹257 crore ($39.4 million at 2017 exchange rates).[19]
  2. ^ Arnold Schwarzenegger received a $29,250,000 salary for Terminator 3 plus a 20% royalty on the worldwide box office gross over $380 million. The film ultimately had a global gross of $433 million.

Highest annual earnings

Forbes publishes yearly lists of the highest-paid actors and actresses based on total earnings from 1 June the previous year to 1 June the current year.

  1. ^ a b c d The top-10 in 2015, 2018, 2019 and 2020 are combining Forbes lists of the highest-paid actors and highest-paid actresses.
  2. ^ George Clooney's 2018 earnings are mainly from the June 2017 sale of Casamigos tequila.

See also

References

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  2. ^ Voytko, Lisette (1 June 2022). "'Top Gun: Maverick' Puts Tom Cruise On Track To Best Will Smith's Record Hollywood Payday". Forbes. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  3. ^ Lang, Brent (20 July 2022). "Inside Movie Stars' Salaries: Joaquin Phoenix Nabs $20M for 'Joker 2,' Tom Cruise Heads to Over $100M and More". Variety. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  4. ^ Masters, Kim (5 June 2013). "Will Smith's 'After Earth' Apocalypse: Who Loses Most". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  5. ^ Borys, Kit (30 April 2019). "Robert Downey Jr.'s Massive Payday Tops 'Avengers: Endgame' Star Deals". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  6. ^ Shaf, Zack (10 July 2019). "'Avengers: Endgame' Box Office Earns Robert Downey Jr. Additional $55 Million Payday". IndieWire. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  7. ^ a b Graser, Mark (13 October 2014). "Robert Downey Jr. to Join 'Captain America 3' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  8. ^ Galloway, Stephen (26 February 2014). "Sandra Bullock to Make $70 Million (At Least) for 'Gravity' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  9. ^ Pomerantz, Dorothy (10 June 2009). "Hollywood's Top-Earning Actors". Forbes. Archived from the original on 6 September 2013.
  10. ^ Thompson, Peter A. (1997). Jack Nicholson: the life and times of an actor on the edge. Carol Publishing Group. p. 214. ISBN 9781559724203. By 1994, it had reportedly reached $60 million.
  11. ^ a b c Newcomb, Peter (March 2011). "Hollywood's Top 40". Vanity Fair. p. 2. Archived from the original on 29 May 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  12. ^ Sylt, Christian (22 July 2014). "Fourth Pirates Of The Caribbean Is Most Expensive Movie Ever With Costs Of $410 Million". Forbes. Retrieved 7 December 2014. One of the biggest costs of making On Stranger Tides was paying the production staff and actors with Mr Depp alone believed to have received $55 million for the movie.
  13. ^ Pooley, Jack (7 July 2021). "Jackie Chan Demanded $15 Million, 15% Of The Box Office & Overseas Distribution Rights - Rush Hour 3". WhatCulture. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  14. ^ Heath, Chris (April 2013). "Profile: Robert Downey Jr". GQ. p. 3. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  15. ^ Kilday, Gregg (20 June 2013). "Sequel to Cameron Diaz's 'Bad Teacher' in the Works". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  16. ^ West, Amy (9 November 2015). "Avengers Age Of Ultron salaries: Scarlett Johansson second highest earner after Robert Downey Jr". International Business Times. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  17. ^ Lattanzio, Ryan (6 November 2021). "Will Smith Gave Money to 'King Richard' Co-Stars After Warners Shifted to Day-and-Date". IndieWire. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  18. ^ a b Donnelly, Matt (18 August 2021). "From Daniel Craig to Dwayne Johnson, Inside the Biggest Movie Stars' Salaries". Variety. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  19. ^ "Field Listings – Exchange Rates". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  20. ^ Upadhyaya, Prakash (6 July 2017). "Aamir Khan's remuneration for Dangal: This is the amount the actor takes home after China release". International Business Times. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  21. ^ "Dangal brings Rs 257 crore Chinese bonanza for Aamir Khan". Hindustan Times. 7 July 2017.
  22. ^ Schuker, Lauren E. (2 April 2009), "Hollywood Squeezes Stars' Pay in Slump", The Wall Street Journal, archived from the original on 16 June 2013
  23. ^ "The World's Highest-Paid Actors 2015". Forbes. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  24. ^ "The World's Highest-Paid Actresses 2015". Forbes. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  25. ^ "The World's Highest-Paid Actors 2016". Forbes. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  26. ^ Robehmed, Natalie (22 August 2017). "Full List: The World's Highest-Paid Actors And Actresses 2017". Forbes. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  27. ^ Robehmed, Natalie (22 August 2018). "The World's Highest-Paid Actors 2018: George Clooney Tops List With $239 Million". Forbes. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  28. ^ Robehmed, Natalie (16 August 2018). "The World's Highest-Paid Actresses 2018: Scarlett Johansson Steals The Spotlight With $40.5 Million". Forbes. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  29. ^ Berg, Madeline (21 August 2019). "The Highest-Paid Actors 2019: Dwayne Johnson, Bradley Cooper And Chris Hemsworth". Forbes. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  30. ^ Berg, Madeline (23 August 2019). "The Highest-Paid Actresses 2019: Scarlett Johansson Leads With $56 Million". Forbes. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  31. ^ Berg, Madeline (11 August 2020). "The Highest-Paid Actors 2020". Forbes. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  32. ^ Berg, Madeline (2 October 2020). "The Highest-Paid Actresses 2020". Forbes. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
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