Some Examples of low salaries paid to actors in hit movies.
Jonah Hill was so desperate to work with Martin Scorsese that he took the SAG minimum salary to be in The Wolf of Wall Street.
Well,,,, I think it was right
Scorsese thought he was taking a risk by casting a comedic actor in such a large role. Hill’s only notable dramatic performance prior to The Wolf of Wall Street was Moneyball, where he starred alongside Brad Pitt.
Knowing this, Hill jumped on the opportunity to work with Scorcese for the minimum salary immediately.
"I said, 'I will sign the paper tonight. Fax me the papers tonight.' I want to sign them tonight before they change their mind. I said I want to sign them before I go to sleep tonight so they legally can't change their mind."
He got paid $60,000. In contrast, reports say that Leonardo DiCaprio was paid somewhere around $25 million upfront. Margot Robbie earned significantly less at an estimated $667,000 but still more than Hill, who was billed second for the movie.
To put those salaries into perspective, the film’s budget was $100 million and made a gross revenue of $392 million.
I have a feeling it was worth it for Hill to take that pay cut. After all, he was given an Oscar nomination for his role shortly afterwards.
As Hill put it,
"I would sell my house and give him all my money to work for (Scorsese). I would have done anything in the world. I would do it again in a second.”
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