Hollywood star Tom Cruise is likely to be taking a decrease upfront payment for the subsequent two Mission: Impossible movies, however his sensible backend offers be certain that he earns a lower of the income earlier than the studio breaks even, in keeping with a brand new report. His newest launch Top Gun: Maverick continues to fly excessive on the field workplace, having raked in nearly $1.2 billion {dollars} worldwide, and Tom is anticipated to internet round $100 million from the ticket gross sales, dwelling leisure leases and streaming income. A brand new Variety report itemizing the world’s highest paid actors places Cruise miles forward the remainder of the pack.
For the longest time, Hollywood’s largest stars commanded $20 million {dollars} for his or her movies. But the occasions have modified since Marvel burst onto the scene. Unfortunately, Marvel stars don’t appeal to the identical recognition after they experiment outdoors the franchise.
While Tom Cruise leads the record with a $100 million payday for Maverick, Will Smith follows with $35 million for the Apple TV+ movie Emancipation. Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt are tied with $30 million every for Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon and a Formula One movie, respectively. Both headed for streaming.
Dwayne Johnson, Will Ferrell, Chris Hemsworth, Vin Diesel and Tom Hardy have all charged $20 million for his or her upcoming releases (Black Adam, Spirited, Extraction 2, Fast X and Venom 3, respectively). Joaquin Phoenix earned himself a significant wage hike for Joker 2. The Oscar-winner will make $20 million for the sequel to the 2019 movie, for which he was paid $4.5 million. Jason Momoa will earn $15 million for the Aquaman sequel and Ryan Gosling is making $12.5 million for Barbie, the identical as his co-star Margot Robbie.
Towards the underside of the record, Robert Downey Jr is getting $4 million for Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, lower than Stranger Things’ Millie Bobby Brown, who’s charging $10 million for the sequel to Enola Holmes. This is probably going as a result of Downey has a a lot smaller supporting position within the ensemble, and is making the identical quantity as his co-stars Matt Damon and Emily Blunt. It’s not clear how a lot lead actor Cillian Murphy is making.
In Bollywood, the highest-paid actors can cost upwards of Rs 20 crore per challenge, and that is outdoors the pool of A-listers such because the three Khans and even Akshay Kumar. Ranveer Singh, who has established himself as one of the vital bankable actors in Bollywood, is alleged to cost greater than Rs 45 crore for a movie. Varun Dhawan earns greater than Rs 35 crore, whereas Kartik Aaryan, who’s now climbing the ladder of success in Bollywood costs round Rs 21 crore for a movie. Meanwhile, the pay disparity between the lead actors and actresses is ever-widening. Deepika Padukone costs round Rs 30 crore for a movie, whereas Kangana Ranaut reportedly makes over R 27 crore. Other main actors like Katrina Kaif and Kareena Kapoor cost round Rs 20 crore for movies.
