Ahead of tonight’s Academy Awards, here’s a look at the highest-paid female nominees:
, which cost about $160 million thanks to its star-studded cast and crew—actors Bobby Canavale and Al Pacino both have nominations, as does Martin Scorsese—the epic nature of its story, and the need for lots of anti-aging technology.
But even a budget that high doesn’t translate to the sky-high salaries—especially considering that as a Netflix film,Scarlett Johansson is nominated for two Oscars and was also one of the with earnings of $56 million last year. She receives about $15 million upfront for each of the Marvel movies she stars in as Black Widow plus a piece of the profits, which for, which did $2.7 billion in worldwide box office gross, meant an extra $35 million to Johansson. That’s more than 15 times her going rate for prestige projects likeIt’s a similar deal for Robbie. whose big payday came from her role as star and producer ofin which she reprises her role as Harley Quinn.
Charlize Theron, who pocketed $23 million last year, is the rare movie star who can make the list without a major blockbuster. Her biggest check last year came from“I am in full support of women taking ownership of their voices, their dignity and their worth and speaking up,” Theron told It’s all part of the A-list business strategy. Many actors switch off between prestige projects that lead to awards and those that pay out, meaning they get the best of both worlds.
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