100 million for "Top Gun" and the Joker at the price of Venom: actors' fees for roles in upcoming films revealed

By data Variety, Tom Cruise will receive over $100 million for Top Gun: Maverick. His income comes from more than just royalties: he also receives a percentage of ticket sales, and after a digital release, he will also receive a share from streaming and digital sales of the film.

But Cruise's case is more of an exception. For decades, the $20 million that Jim Carrey received in 1996 for his lead role in The Cable Guy was an industry record. But now a fee of 20-30 million for a film is no longer a rarity: 11 actors will receive that much at once for their roles in upcoming films.

The confrontation between streaming services is good for the actors' fees. Apple to pay Leonardo DiCaprio $30 million to star in new movie Scorsese The Flower Moon Killers and the same amount for Brad Pitt for the title role in the Formula 1 film from the director of Top Gun: Maverick, while Will Smith for his role in Emancipation will receive 35 million.

Netflix is ​​not far behind: Chris Hemsworth and Millie Bobby Brown will receive $20 million and $10 million respectively for the sequels to Tyler Rake: The Rescue and Enola Holmes.

Some have been lucky enough to be in films that have become blockbusters. For example, Joaquin Phoenix received 4.5 million for the lead role in 2019's Joker. The film grossed more than a billion dollars at the box office, brought the actor an Oscar and a contract for a sequel with a salary of 20 million.

But practice shows that money for actors is not always the main motivation. On the salary of Tom Cruise in "Top Gun" Christopher Nolan shoots a whole movie. The production cost of his new drama "Oppenheimer" is the same 100 million, with Cillian Murphy in the title role, and the list of actors also includes Robert Downey Jr, Emily Blunt and Matt Damon. Each of them could ask for 10-20 million, but for the sake of the opportunity to work with Nolan, they made a discount and are removed for 4 million each.

Here are the top famous actors' fees for roles in new films:

• Tom Cruise (Top Gun: Maverick) - $100 million
• Will Smith (Emancipation) – $35 million
• Leonardo DiCaprio ("The Flower Moon Killers") - $30 million
• Brad Pitt (as yet untitled Formula 1 drama) – $30 million
• Dwayne Johnson (Black Adam) - $22.5 million
• Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell (A Christmas Carol) - $20 million each
• Chris Hemsworth (Sequel to Rescue) - $20 million
• Vin Diesel (Fast and Furious 10) - $20 million
• Tom Hardy (Venom 3) - $20 million
• Joaquin Phoenix (Joker 2) - $20 million
• Denzel Washington (The Great Equalizer 3) - $20 million
• Jason Momoa (Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom) – $15 million
• Eddie Murphy (“Beverly Hills Cop 4”) – $15 million
• Chris Pine (Star Trek sequel) – $13 million
• Steve Carell (Minions: Gruvitation) – $12.5 million
• Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie (Barbie) - $12.5 million each
• Millie Bobby Brown (sequel to Enola Holmes) - $10 million
• Timothée Chalamet (Wonka) – $9 million
• Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr. and Emily Blunt (Oppenheimer) - $4 million each.
• Daniel Kaluuya (“No”) – $4 million
• Jamie Lee Curtis (“Halloween Ends”) – $3.5 million
• Anya Taylor-Joy (Furiosa) - $1.8 million

It is noted that Cruz is likely to receive more than 100 million, but it is not possible to calculate the income from streaming in advance.