Actors' salaries are determined by a number of criteria, including their level of fame, how important they are to the success of a movie, the amount of screen time they are allotted, and the total cost of the production.
Therefore,
Keanu Reeves made a staggering amount of $156,000,000. He only participated in two of the Matrix films. Especially though adding such a sum to one's money, even for A-list actors, is nearly impossible, we decided to compile a list of those actors who have added extremely good amounts to their fortunes because so many of them have done so.
10. Lady Gaga
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Her acting career has been skyrocketing in the last several years. After breaking out with roles in blockbusters like A Star Is Born and House of Gucci, Lady Gaga was courted for a number of major film roles. The role of
Harley Quinn in this year's Joker: Folie à Deux cost her a reported $10 million.
9. Millie Bobby Brown
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One of the highest-paid actresses in the world, the Stranger Things star is just 18 years old. Brown also starred alongside Henry Cavill in Enola Holmes 2, for which she was paid handsomely in addition to her Netflix smash.
8. Zendaya
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Millie Bobby Brown and the
Disney starlet are catching up. She kept working on Euphoria and also starred in Challengers, a romantic sports comedy that contributed to her growing wealth.
7. Sandra Bullock
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Both established actresses and up-and-coming talents had a successful 2022. Her co-starring turn opposite Channing Tatum in The Lost City netted her a cool ten million dollars.
6. Margot Robbie
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The 2023 release date for Barbie resulted in a $12.5 million payday for the Australian actress.
5. Joaquin Phoenix
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Joker made almost $1 billion at the box office, but the actor only made $4.5 million for his role. Obviously, Phoenix did quite well for himself, since he will be compensated with $20 million for his part in Joker: Folie à Deux.
4. Leonardo DiCaprio
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For his part in Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon, the actor raked in $30 million. And for Don't Look Up, he made another $30 million.
3. Will Smith
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The actor returned to theaters in the drama thriller Emancipation after taking a vacation because of the Oscar incident. For this part, he was paid $35 million.
2. Tom Cruise
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In exchange for his role as Maverick in Top Gun: The Movie, the actor raked in nine figures. Behind-the-scenes revenues for Cruise come from a share of the film's gross.
1. Reese Witherspoon
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Witherspoon sold Hello Sunshine for $900 million in August 2021, although she retained a minority stake in the firm. Even though she didn't close any particularly lucrative agreements this year, she still managed to pull in $115 million. She received $20 million for just the second season of The Morning Show.