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Who are the highest paid actors in Hollywood?

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02 September, 2021, 03:40 pm
Last modified: 02 September, 2021, 03:59 pm

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Who are the highest paid actors in Hollywood?

Daniel Craig became one of the highest paid actors in Hollywood with a $100 million pay-cheque for sequels of Rian Johnson’s “Knives Out,”

TBS Report
02 September, 2021, 03:40 pm
Last modified: 02 September, 2021, 03:59 pm
Daniel Craig, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert Pattinson, Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt. Photo: Collected
Daniel Craig, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert Pattinson, Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt. Photo: Collected

There was a time when a $20million salary was a big deal even for Hollywood actors. Over the last decade, with the rise of streaming services, movie star salaries have skyrocketed. Streaming services like Netflix and Amazon pay the actors massive up-front pay salaries. 

Recently, Daniel Craig became one of the highest paid actors in Hollywood with a $100 million pay-cheque for sequels of Rian Johnson's "Knives Out," reports Variety. Netflix has bought the rights to "Knives Out 2" and "Knives Out 3," with $450 million. 

The streaming giant will also be paying up for the services of Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence in Adam McKay's "Don't Look Up." 

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On the other hand, Amazon Studios will be paying actor Dwayne Johnson $30 million to star in the holiday adventure "Red One," while Netflix will pay Julia Roberts $25 million for the end-of-days thriller "Leave the World Behind" and roughly $20 million for Ryan Gosling in the Netflix spy thriller "The Gray Man," including a multipicture bonus.

However, stars like Sandra Bullock (Paramount's "The Lost City of D"), Brad Pitt (Sony's "Bullet Train") and Chris Hemsworth (Disney's "Thor: Love and Thunder") are still getting massive figure salaries for their traditional theatrically-released movies.

Here are the highest-paid actor salaries in Hollywood right now, according to Variety.

 

Box: 

Daniel Craig
"Knives Out' sequels

$100M*

Dwayne Johnson
"Red One"

$50M*

Will Smith
"King Richard"

$40M*

Denzel Washington
"The Little Things"

$40M*

Leonardo DiCaprio
"Don't Look Up"

$30M*

Mark Wahlberg
"Spenser Confidential"

$30M*

Jennifer Lawrence
"Don't Look Up"

$25M*

Julia Roberts
"Leave the World Behind"

$25M*

Sandra Bullock
"The Los City of D"

$20M

Ryan Gosling
'The Grey Man"

$20M*

Chris Hemsworth
"Thor: Love and Thunder"

$20M

Brad Pitt
"Bullet Train"

$20M

Michael B. Jordan
"Without Remorse"

$15M*

Tom Cruise
"Top Gun: Maverick"

$13M

Keanu Reeves
"The Matrix 4"

$12-$14M**

Chris Pine
"Dungeons and Dragons"

$11.5M

Robert Pattinson
"The Batman"

$3M

Daniel Craig / Julia Roberts / Robert Pattinson / Jennifer Lawrence / rich actor

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