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ChemicalRomance
03-12-2006, 05:31 PM
Browsing around IMDb biographies I realized they had salaries for films so I thought it'd be interesting to post a few I saw:

Robert DeNiro

Then:

Taxi Driver (1976) $35,000
The Wedding Party (1969) $50

Now:

Analyze That (2002) $20,000,000

Reese Witherspoon

Then: Cruel Intentions (1999) $250,000

Now: Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003) $15,000,000

Al Pacino

Then: The Godfather (1972) $35,000

Now: S1m0ne (2002) $11,000,000

Jim Carrey

Then:

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) $350,000

Now:

Bruce Almighty (2003) $25,000,000
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) $20,000,000 + merchandising

Brad Pitt

Then: Thelma & Louise (1991) $6,000

Now: Ocean's Eleven (2001) $30,000,000 ($10m salary + backend participations)
ChemicalRomance
03-12-2006, 05:32 PM
To check these go to the IMDb biography of an actor and scroll past the quotes/actual bio and find the salary list toward the bottom.
ChemicalRomance
03-12-2006, 08:16 PM
No? Haha.
ChemicalRomance
03-12-2006, 10:18 PM
George Clooney

Syriana (2005) $350,000

What the fuck!?
HeavyFknMetal
03-12-2006, 10:40 PM
Originally posted by ChemicalRomance
George Clooney

Syriana (2005) $350,000

What the fuck!?

He didn't give a shit about the money, he made a film he wanted to make and didn't care about the cash. He has the financial freedom to do so, thus he does it.
ChemicalRomance
03-12-2006, 10:57 PM
That's why Clooney is the fucking man.
Backstabba
03-13-2006, 07:16 PM
I remember hearing Tom Hanks was in Toy Story for $50,000


....Maybe because on Forrest Gump he made 70,000,000$

....I dunno.
bob
03-13-2006, 07:45 PM
Clooney IS the man...I bet he'd trade the extra 5 mil or whatever for the Oscar he won...that's called an investment, folks...

P.S. Has anyone noticed that backend participation (heh, dirty image) is the way to go? The Ocean's cast, Tom Hanks, Jack Nicholson in Batman, they all got huge cash on backend deals...
CaptainGyro
03-15-2006, 06:04 AM
I think read somewhere that Tom Hanks was only paid $7000 for splash.

I might have the number wrong, but I just remember it was ridiculously low.


oops Im an idiot. It was actually $70,000. I guess I misread the article way back when.