10 Times Big-Name Stars Were Surprisingly Paid Little to No Money For Huge Roles
It is believed that big-name stars receive buckets of cash for a huge role, even if they were big-name actors and actresses that had already established their popularity. They must be earning if they appear in blockbusters, right? It’s not really.
There are so many factors that determine how much an actor should be paid and when these actors didn’t accept it, they decided to walk away from some great projects with very little financial compensation to show for it. In other cases, some actors sacrificed their earnings for exposure. Despite being big-name stars, they were still happy to receive tiny wages or even no money in order to their dream roles.
We've rounded up 10 times Hollywood actors got paid less money than we think. Click here, here, and here to read more of our articles.
There are so many factors that determine how much an actor should be paid and when these actors didn’t accept it, they decided to walk away from some great projects with very little financial compensation to show for it. In other cases, some actors sacrificed their earnings for exposure. Despite being big-name stars, they were still happy to receive tiny wages or even no money in order to their dream roles.
We've rounded up 10 times Hollywood actors got paid less money than we think. Click here, here, and here to read more of our articles.
#1 Jennifer Lopez in Hustlers
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#2 Jim Carrey in Yes Man
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#3 George Clooney in Good Night, and Good Luck
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#4 Jonah Hill in The Wolf of Wall Street
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#5 Brad Pitt in Thelma & Louise
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#6 Jennifer Lawrence in American Hustle
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#7 Harrison Ford in Star Wars: A New Hope
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#8 Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct
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#9 Christian Bale in American Psycho
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#10 Hilary Swank in Boys Don’t Cry
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