Highest Paid Actors
“Though his paycheck isn’t as high as Will Smith’s, his movies also aren’t that expensive, and relative to what they’ve done at the box office he ends up delivering the most dollars to the studio,” explained Goldman.
Will Smith was the highest-paid actor in Hollywood last year, according to US business magazine Forbes.
The highest paid actors can command as much as 20 million US dollars for one movie.
Aniston is now regarded as a powerful figure in Hollywood, and she earned an estimated 18.5 million US dollars in 2005.
Photo by Gilbert Garrigue, WireImage Coming in second on the list is Pirates of the Caribbean star Johnny Depp, an actor who is known to vacillate between commercial work and artier fare.
Photo by Gareth Cattermole, Getty Images Will Smith leads the pack of Hollywood’s best-paid actors, banking an estimated $80 million over the course of the year.
Thanks to the commercial success of this summer’s anti-superhero flick Hancock, Smith is the first actor in Hollywood history to have eight straight movies eclipse $100 million at the box office.
But Forbes is hesitant to name either one of them as the most bankable star: That distinction goes to Matt Damon.
And in the girls’ club, the top earner is still Nicole Kidman, followed by Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts and Scarlett Johansson.
… it is the big Hollywood film stars who are at the top of the list of highest paid actors.
Hell, there are lots of better actors.
The term highest paid actors would have been seen as a contradiction in terms.
Pairing him up with ultra-likable Charlize Theron in his latest movie was a guarantee of massive box office success.
The long-reigning master of disguise continues to prove his range onscreen, playing notable roles in everything from animated flicks to goofball comedies to musicals.
The businessmen and women who make a lot of money from these stars are not too worried by this, but high earning power does not always guarantee longevity in Hollywood – ask Macaulay Culkin.
Johnny Depp’s legendary turn as Captain Jack Sparrow in the “Pirates of the Carribbean” franchise has helped make him one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood.
… since his swashbuckling role in Pirates of the Caribbean, Depp has been raking in the big bucks.
With the advent of home video and DVD, an actor’s earnings can be much higher than his or her initial fee.
There are no true stars around today, just those with press agents who tell us they are.
Try watching Six Degrees of Separation, Enemy of the State, Ali, Pursuit of Happiness, hell even I am Legend is a great performance.
Smith earned $80 million, ahead of Johnny Depp and Eddie Murphy.
Photo by Steve Granitz, WireImage In this case, the bold-faced star followed up his three turns as Captain Jack Sparrow in Disney’s $2.76 billion “Pirates” franchise with the Stephen Sondheim serial-killer musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith arrive at the Premiere of “Hancock” on June 30, 2008 in Hollywood, California.
He was closely followed by I, Robot and Men in Black star Will Smith, who coined in around 35 million USD.
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Despite a stellar cast and plenty of promotion, Myers’ summer comedy The Love Guru failed to deliver at the box office.
Eddie Murphy and Mike Myers came joint third with earnings of $55 million each, and Blood Diamond star Leonardo DiCaprio rounded off the top five after making $45 million last year.
Despite being ousted from his film company due to his personal life, Cruise still managed to rake in 31 million USD in 2005.
Although Jennifer Aniston made her name on the hit television show Friends, she has successfully made the transition to film.
The top ten was rounded off by Old School funnyman Will Ferrell, who earned $31 million, and Adam Sandler with earnings of $30 million.
Will Smith Movie Hancock cost $150 million to make and he has returned a clear profit of $500 million dollars. Who else can do that?