Hollywood's Biggest Salaries: From TV to Film

News By TooFab Staff | 8/19/2021 8:19 AM PT

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In the digital age streaming is queen. Gone are the days when star power is measured by box office numbers alone (especially in the last year). And while many streamers -- here's looking at you HBO Max -- closely guard their viewership numbers, Hollywood stars are still raking it in with lucrative backend deals. Check out who are some of Hollywood's top earners, according to a new report from Variety.

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Sara Gilbert, John Goodman and Laurie Metcalf are each being paid $400,00 per episode for ABC's "The Conners."

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Alec Baldwin's salary for the Peacock series "Dr. Death" is $575,000 per episode.

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Viola Davis, Michelle Pfeiffer and Gillian Anderson are each being paid $600,000 per episode for the Showtime series "The First Lady."

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Pedro Pascal's salary for the upcoming series "The Last of Us" is $600,000 per episode.

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Kate Winslet was paid $650,000 per episode for the HBO limited series "Mare of Easttown."

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Ted Danson's salary for the NBC sitcom "Mr. Mayor" is $400,000 per episode.

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Jeff Bridges' salary for the upcoming thriller series "The Old Man" is $1 million per episode.

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Steve Martin and Martin Short were both paid $600,000 per episode for the upcoming Hulu series "Only Murders in the Building."

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Angela Bassett's salary for the NBC drama "9-1-1" is $450,000 per episode.

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Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis are each being paid $650,000 to $700,000 per episode for the "Sex and the City" spinoff "And Just Like That."

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David Harbour and Winona Ryder are both being paid $350,000 to $400,000 per episode for Netflix's "Stranger Things."

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"Succession" star Brian Cox's salary is $400,000 to $500,00 per episode, while Jeremy Strong, Kieran Culkin and Sarah Snook are being paid $300,000 to $350,000 per episode.

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Jason Sudeikis earned $400,000 per episode for Season 1 of Apple TV+'s "Ted Lasso."

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Chris Pratt's salary for the upcoming Amazon Prime Video series "The Terminal List" is $1.4 million per episode.

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Jude Law earned $425,000 per episode for HBO limited series "The Third Day."

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Henry Cavill's salary for Netflix's "The Witcher" is $400,000 per episode.

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Bryan Cranston earned $750,000 per episode for the Showtime limited series "Your Honor."

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Daniel Craig's salary for the "Knives Out" sequels is $100 million. (Sum incorporates estimated streaming back-end payout.)

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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's salary for the Amazon Studios film "Red One" is $50 million. (Sum incorporates estimated streaming back-end payout.)

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Will Smith was paid $40 million for the Warner Bros. Pictures film "King Richard." (Sum incorporates estimated streaming back-end payout.)

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Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence were paid $30 million and $25 million, respectively, for Netflix's "Don't Look Up." (Sum incorporates estimated streaming back-end payout.)

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Denzel Washington was paid $40 million for the Warner Bros. film "The Little Things." (Sum incorporates streaming back-end payout.)

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Mark Wahlberg was paid $30 million for the Netflix film "Spenser Confidential." (Sum incorporates streaming back-end payout.)

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Julia Roberts' salary for the Netflix thriller "Leave the World Behind" is $25 million. (Sum incorporates estimated streaming back-end payout.)

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Sandra Bullock was paid $20 million for the romantic action-adventure comedy "The Lost City of D."

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Ryan Gosling was paid $20 million for the Netflix film "The Gray Man." (Sum incorporates estimated streaming back-end payout.)

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Chris Hemsworth was paid $20 million for "Thor: Love and Thunder."

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Brad Pitt was paid $20 million for Sony Pictures' upcoming thriller "Bullet Train."

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Michael B. Jordan earned $15 million for the Amazon Prime Video film "Without Remorse." (Sum incorporates streaming back-end payout.)

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Tom Cruise was paid $13 million for "Top Gun: Maverick."

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Keanu Reeves is being paid $12 to $14 million for "The Matrix 4." (Sum has not yet incorporated estimated string back-end payout.)

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Chris Pine's salary for the movie "Dungeons and Dragons" is $11.5 million.

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Robert Pattinson was paid $3 million for "The Batman."

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Hollywood's Biggest Salaries: From TV to Film

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