Hollywood is all about the glitz and the glamour. For its brightest stars, this means raking in the big bucks for their appearances on the big screen.
From superheroes to pilots, some of the biggest names in the biz have also managed to take home a pretty sizeable paycheck for their iconic roles.
Here are the 10 highest paid move roles ever, looking at how much an actor made for a single film. ?
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Starting off the list is the action hero himself.
Harrison Ford, 81, found fame as the adventurous Indiana Jones in the 1981 film.
The actor reportedly earned a whopping ?US$65 million (approx. A$101 million)for reprising his role as Jones in the 2008 instalment, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
According to Forbes, F?ord earned his impressive paycheck after Paramount agreed to split the 2008 film's earnings between himself, director Steven Spielberg and George Lucas.
Despite not having a massive role, Alice in Wonderland is Johnny Depp's biggest paycheck to date. ?
Johnny Depp, 60, reportedly earned 50 million pounds (approx. A$96 million) according to The Telegraph for his role in the 2010 Tim Burton version of Alice in Wonderland.
D?epp played the Mad Matter in the film which saw him reunite with both Tim Burton and on-screen with Helena Bonham Carter who played the Queen of Hearts.
A?ccording to The Hollywood Reporter, Sandra Bullock's paycheck from Gravity was at least US$70 million (approx. $109 million).
T?he outlet reported that Bullock, 59, had made a deal with Warner Bros. that saw her make US$20 million (approx. $31 million) upfront from the film, followed by an additional 15 per cent of box office revenue.
Tom Cruise is known for his iconic leading role in the Mission Impossible? franchise, but fans might be surprised to know it was the fourth film, Mission Impossible - Ghost Protocol, that earned him the big bucks.
C?ruise, 61, reportedly made a massive US$75 million (approx. $116.4 million) from the 2011 film according to Forbes.
The actor returned to his role as Ethan Hunt in the seventh instalment, Mission: Impossible ¨C Dead Reckoning Part One, which came out earlier this year.?
R?obert Downey Jr. is Iron Man.
The actor, 58, played the Marvel superhero from 2008. But it's his appearance in the third Avengers instalment, Avengers: Infinity War, where the actor made some serious bank. ?
The Hollywood Reporter revealed that Downey Jr. had a massive payday from the film after negotiations with Kevin Feige.
The actor reportedly took home US$75 million (approx. $116.4 million) from the hugely successful film, which would be one of his last appearances as Tony Stark.
The Matrix is a cult classic for film buffs.
While the series cemented Keanu Reeves as one of Hollywood's leading stars, the series also grossed Reeves quite the paycheck. ?
The actor, 59, reportedly made a total US$250 million (approx. $388 million) across the trilogy for his role as Neo. ?
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Reeves made $15 upfront from each film plus a cut of the grosses to get that whopping 250 million payday.
Between the three films, this averages out to approx. US$83 ?million (approx. $129 million) for each appearance.
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While Mission Impossible has earned him quite the sum of cash over the years, Tom Cruise's biggest payday to date comes from his role as Pete Mitchell.
According to ?Variety, Cruise would have made at least US$100 million (approx. $155 million) from the 2022 film, Top Gun: Maverick that saw him reprise his 1986 role.
The outlet reported Cruise's impressive paycheck would be a culmination of his salary, ticket sales and streaming revenue.?
In 2012, Will Smith, 54, returned to reprise his role as Agent J in Men in Black 3.
Per The Hollywood Reporter, Smith made US$100 million (approx. $155 million) from the third franchise instalment.
T?his is substantially more than Smith made on the first film released back in 1997.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, the actor made US$5 million (approx. $7.8 million) from the original Men in Black. ?
I?n 2009, Avatar catapulted Aussie talent Sam Worthington to superstardom.
The actor, 47, plays Jake Sully in the science fiction epic.
His return to the role in 2022 earned him one of the biggest acting paychecks for a single film to date. ?
W?orthington reportedly earned a whopping U$110 million (approx. $170.7 million) total for his role in the sequel, Avatar: The Way of Water.
GQ Indiareported that the actor made US$10 million (approx. $15.5 million) upfront from the film, plus an additional five percent of the nearly US$3 billion (approx. $4.7 billion) box office gross to get him his massive payday.
Worthington will be returning to play Jake Sully in future instalments of the franchise.?
T?aking the crown ¨C and a rather impressive paycheck to say the least ¨C is Hollywood royalty Bruce Willis.
While the actor, 68, is known for his action roles, his biggest earning actually came from the 1999 film, The Sixth Sense which is the biggest paycheck for a single film to date.
