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While the highest-paid
film actors can command multi-million-dollar salaries, actors can potentially earn substantially more by deferring all or part of their salary against a percentage of the film's gross, known within the industry as a "profit participation" deal.
Highest earnings for a single production
Since not all salaries are made public, this is a non-definitive list of actors who have received $30 million or more as compensation for their services in a single production. Occasionally an actor's fee may cover multiple films, and they are included on the list if the films were filmed as a back-to-back production (for example, Keanu Reeves and the Matrix sequels). The figures are given at their
nominal value , since earnings from profit-based deals are accumulated over many years, making it unfeasible to adjust for
inflation .
Keanu Reeves earned a record $156 million for the first two Matrix sequels, filmed back-to-back.
Tom Cruise has earned in excess of $100 million per film on three occasions.
Sandra Bullock is the highest-paid actress, earning over $70 million for Gravity .
Forbes publishes yearly lists of the highest-paid actors and actresses based on total earnings from 1 June the previous year to 1 June the current year.
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^ Arnold Schwarzenegger received a $29,250,000 salary for Terminator 3 plus a 20% royalty on the worldwide box office gross over $380 million. The film ultimately had a global gross of $433 million.
Highest annual earnings
Sylvester Stallone was the highest-paid actor in 1987, 1988, 1990, and 1995.
Dwayne Johnson was the highest-paid actor in 2016, 2019, 2020, and 2021.
Julia Roberts was the highest-paid actress in 1998, 1999, and 2000.
Forbes publishes yearly lists of the highest-paid actors and actresses based on total earnings from 1 June the previous year to 1 June the current year.
^ George Clooney's 2018 earnings are mainly from the June 2017 sale of
Casamigos tequila.
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