December 19, 2024 05:50 PM IST
The highest paid actress in the world earned $70 million for just one film, while her male co-star, a superstar, earned only $35 million.
Pay equality in cinema is an issue that has been raised by actors and filmmakers around the world for years. Many have criticized male stars for earning several times more than their female colleagues despite being leaders in many respects. This one female star turned the tables a few years ago when she outperformed her superstar male colleague by 100%. In the process, she also became the highest paid actress in the world, earning $70 million for just one film. ,Also read: The world’s highest paid actor earned $156 million for one project, which is several times more than Tom Cruise, Shah Rukh, Brad Pitt.,
World’s highest paid actress
Sandra Bullock has the distinction of being the highest paid actress in the world due to her salary and profit share from the 2013 blockbuster, Gravity. The Hollywood Reporter said Sandra Bullock took home $20 million as an advance fee for her work in the science-fiction thriller and made millions more in her share of the profits after the film grossed more than $730 million worldwide. Sandra had signed a deal for a 15% share of the profits, giving her $50 million in profit-shares and a total of $70 million for just one film. In comparison, her co-star in the film, George Clooney, earned $35 million for her role, only half what Sandra Bullock made.
Other highest earning actresses
In the list of highest paid actresses of all time, Sandra Bullock is far ahead of all her competitors. In second place is Margot Robbie, who earned $50 million for starring in Barbie. Cameron Diaz joined the top 3 thanks to her $42 million salary for Bad Teacher. Reese Witherspoon earned $115 million in 2021, but her earnings came from multiple projects that year. Elizabeth Taylor was the first actress to earn $1 million for a film, charging that amount for Cleopatra in 1963.
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