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| Brad Pitt nearly stole the show in Thelma and Louise, but he only took home $6k. |
THEY'RE the filthy rich movie stars who land the lead roles, but these Hollywood heavyweights don't always rake in as much mulah as you might think.
Big names such as Angelina Jolie, Julia Roberts and Will Smith often command more than $20 million for a film role, but sometimes, just sometimes they take a serious pay cut.Here are nine actors who got totally gypped, as revealed by Yahoo!
1) Brad Pitt: $6,000 for Thelma and Louise
Pitt reportedly earned a whopping $30 million for Ocean's Eleven, but his iconic breakout film alongside Geena Davis at the age of 28 earned him just $6,000.
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| Brad Pitt’s role in 1991 film Thelma and Louise skyrocketed him to fame. |
Hawke starred in 2013 thriller The Purge for almost zero money upfront. "There were no perks," he told The Hollywood Reporter. "No trailer, no driver, no BS, just a great role, a great director." He did agree to an undisclosed percentage of the profits however.
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| Ethan Hawke starred with Lena Headey in speculative thriller, The Purge. |
The Avengers is currently the third highest-grossing film of all time but Chris Evans, who plays Captain America, only landed between $2 million and $3 million, according to TheRichest.com. Robert Downey Jnr. on the other hand nabbed $50 million for his third stint as Tony Stark.
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| Chris Evans as Captain America and Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark in The Avengers. |
Poor LiLo reportedly made just $6,480 for erotic thriller The Canyons, which tanked at the box office. It was also reported that this amount was even lower, with the starlet earning a mere $100 a day for a 23-day shoot.
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| Lindsay Lohan’s “career jumpstarter” The Canyons was a huge flop. |
It seems this funnyman is also a savvy businessman. Carey took no money upfront for the 2008 comedy in exchange for 36.2 per cent of the profits. The movie then went on to earn $223 million, which resulted in one of his biggest paycheques.
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| Jim Carey Yes Man |
Clooney is known to make between $10 million and $20 million per movie, but that doesn't mean he won't sacrifice a buck for a worthy project. According to The Hollywood Reporter, he got $120,000 for writing, directing and starring in the 2005 drama, Good Night, and Good Luck.
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| George Clooney in a scene from his very own film, Good Night, and Good Luck. |
Two years after landing himself at the top of every woman's 'swoon list' for his role in The Notebook, Gosling did Half Nelson in 2006, and was only paid a measly $1000 per week.
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| Ryan Gosling played a drug addicted high school teacher in Half Nelson. |
For a relatively unknown actor at the time, R-Patz got a pretty good deal with $2 million for the first Twilight instalment. By the time the saga ended in 2012 he had earned $12,500,000 upfront as well as 7 per cent of the gross per movie, according to TheRichest.com.
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| Robert Pattinson won the hearts of millions for his role as Edward Cullen in Twilight. |
Bill Murray's role as businessman Herman Blume in Rushmore is arguably one of his most famous. Yet, the big-time actor was paid just $9,000 for the 1998 film. It did wonders for his career in other ways though, earning him a Golden Globe nomination and a slew of other awards.
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| Bill Murray also negotiated an undisclosed percentage of the film’s profits. |
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