Thanks to the rise ofstreamingservices , actors ’ paychecks are n’t always as tie tobox office performanceas they used to be ( which is n’t necessarily consider as a positive thing ) .
If you signalize a plenty to asterisk in aNetflixfilm , for example , they ’ll in all likelihood inflate your salary to admit an appraisal of what you would ’ve bag from box agency profits had the moving-picture show been give up only in theatre . Because of this vogue , role player ’ initial make figures sometimes seem surprisingly high-pitched .
To illustrate this point , Varietycompileda list of player paid the most for a single role in a recent or forthcoming movie . In about all cases , it ’s for a single movie , but there are a duo elision . Netflix is forking over $ 100 million to Daniel Craig , the first - blank space finisher , for reprising his role as Detective Benoit Blanc in two sequels to Rian Johnson’sKnives Out(2019 ) . If you split up that in one-half , he ’s technically draw with the smuggler - up , Dwayne Johnson , who ’s garner $ 50 million for Amazon Studios ’ as - yet - unscheduled vacation action at law movieRed One . And since the Netflix thrillerThe Gray Mancould become a dealership , Ryan Gosling ’s $ 20 million payroll check incorporates a bonus in character a sequel materializes .
Two of the many A - listers from Adam McKay ’s whiz - constellate dramedyDon’t Look Up , whose teaser trailer just dribble earlier this hebdomad , made it on the list : Leonardo DiCaprio ’s $ 30 million bring him in 4th lieu , tie withSpenser Confidential ’s Mark Wahlberg ; and Jennifer Lawrence is tied withLeave the World Behind ’s Julia Roberts , both in 5th place with $ 25 million .
See the top 15 below .
1 . Daniel Craig ( $ 100 million ) //Knives Outsequels ( TBD)2 . Dwayne Johnson ( $ 50 million ) //Red One(TBD)3.Will Smith($40 million ) //King Richard(2021)3 . Denzel Washington ( $ 40 million ) //The Little Things(2021)4 . Leonardo DiCaprio ( $ 30 million ) //Don’t expect Up(2021)4 . Mark Wahlberg ( $ 30 million ) //Spenser Confidential(2020)5 . Jennifer Lawrence ( $ 25 million ) //Don’t face Up(2021)5 . Julia Roberts ( $ 25 million ) //Leave the World Behind(TBD)6 . Sandra Bullock ( $ 20 million ) //The turn a loss City of D(2022)6 . Ryan Gosling ( $ 20 million ) //The Gray Man(TBD)6 . Chris Hemsworth ( $ 20 million ) //Thor : Love and Thunder(2022)6 . Brad Pitt ( $ 20 million ) //Bullet Train(2022)7.Michael B. Jordan($15 million ) //Without Remorse(2021)8.Tom Cruise($13 million ) //Top Gun : Maverick(2022)9.Keanu Reeves($12-$14 million ) //The Matrix Resurrections(2021 )
