10+ Actors Who Made Tons Of Money For Just Minutes On Screen
A survey pointed out that acting is one of the most lucrative professions. An acting career can be depressing, demanding and competitive, but being an actor can still be worth it.
Aside from having global fame and millions of fans, many Hollywood movie stars can earn a ton when they appear in blockbuster movies. Some even rake in more when they serve as an actor and a director. It’s more shocking that some stars were paid millions of dollars for just minutes on screen.
For example, Marlon Brando starred as a cameo - the father of the Kryptonian protagonist, in Superman. Despite appearing for about 10 minutes, he was paid around $3.7 million.
This is just one of dozens of cases where actors were paid millions for very little work. Scroll down to see more.
#1. Cher
For her 7-minute performance in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, Cher received $1 million.
#2. John Cena
Source: Mary Cybulski/Universal Pictures
John Cena had only 3 scenes at the beginning of Trainwreck but he was paid $2.5 million.
#3. Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep played a character who is dead in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again and only appeared in around 5 minutes. However, she was paid $3 million.
#4. Jennifer Lawrence
The actress made $4.7 million despite only appearing in the beginning of the film Dark Phoenix.
#5. Jared Leto
Source: Warner Bros.
It is reported that Jared Leto earned $7 million for appearing in Suicide Squad. Despite his high salary and overhyped performance, he just appeared on screen for a little over 7 minutes.
#6. Robert Downey Jr.
Source: Marvel
Robert Downey Jr. shined in Spider-Man: Homecoming despite just appearing for only 8 minutes. He ended up earning $10 million.
#7. Anne Hathaway
Source: Universal Pictures
Her screen time on Les Misérables was about 15 minutes. However, she not only won an Oscar for her performance but was paid $10 million.
#8. Tom Felton
Source: Warner Brothers
Tom Felton conquered millions of hearts when playing Draco Malfoy in Harry Potter films. Not many might not notice that he just appeared in only 31 minutes total over all the films but made $14 million.
#9. Vin Diesel
Source: Walt Disney Studios
Vin Diesel whose character is Groot and just appears for over 8 minutes with one line: “I am Groot.” He said this line in different voices and as a result, he made $ 54.5 million for his whole work.
#10. Alec Guinness
Source: 20th Century Fox
Alec Guinness earned about $95 million for his 20-minute performance in A New Hope. He had negotiated 2.25% of the backend grosses - as the series went on to become uber-successful, this amounted to millions and millions of dollars.
#11. Johnny Depp
Source: Walt Disney Pictures
Johnny Depp shined when he played the Mad Hatter. Though he just appeared in under 7 minutes, he was paid 50 million pounds.
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