they were guaranteed Fame but not
necessarily fortune worried about the
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welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
actors who were underpaid for big roles
feel free to whatever you know whatever
no hard feelings I completely understand
for this list we’re looking at actors
who were underpaid for roles and major
films mother was a bookworm until the
day I still don’t know what you saw in
me the actors must have been relatively
well known at the time of filming and
they must have received reported
salaries that were considered low
compared to regular Hollywood standards
perhaps not I’ve thought of a bit of use
for you number 10 Chris Evans paid
$300,000 for Captain America the First
Avenger
he fights for freedom wherever there’s
trouble and he does it for a bargain
Chris Evans made a name for himself by
appearing in several acclaimed films and
by playing a role in another Marvel
comic book adaptation fantastic for
early on in his career join me for
taking up the stars stripes and shield
though he received a relatively low
salary of $300,000
it’s my choice it was of course based on
a contract that he’d received
increasingly larger paychecks throughout
his appearances in the Marvel Cinematic
Universe but still you just don’t know
when to give up doing it
number 9 Jamie Dornan paid between 125
and 250 thousand dollars for Fifty
Shades of Grey
you all right Christian Grey I’m
Anastasia Steele bringing this
international sensation to life was
quite an endeavor and who better to play
the titular uber handsome mr. gray than
a former model I’m just going
where I end up
the price for securing said model
between 125 and 250 thousand dollars
depending on your source it means I want
you to willingly surrender yourself to
me why would I do that please right not
bad considering the highly anticipated
film adaptation of VL James erotic
romance novel pulled in a modest 85
million dollars domestically during its
opening weekend you want to leave yes
but your body tells me something
different your legs for instance while
you’re pressing your thighs together
under the table will leave you to decide
whether mr. Dornan’s work deserved more
whether he’ll be back for adaptations of
the following two books and whether
he’ll be getting a pay raise only time
will tell
Christian number eight barcode opti paid
$65,000 for captain phillips gotten
relaxed nobody get hurt no al-qaeda here
just business when it was announced that
Tom Hanks would help bring the true
story of richard phillips hostage crisis
to the screen many believed he could
easily garner an Oscar nod for his work
come on asshole say something I love who
medica instead it was his co-star bark
adoptee who portrayed the Somali pirate
leader that earned the Academy Award nod
look at me sure look at me sure under
captain now but prior to this and
several other nominations
Abdi was paid only sixty-five thousand
dollars to play the big screen role
there’s gotta be something other than
being a fisherman and kidnapping people
maybe in America maybe nomadic it’s true
that this was the non-actors first film
appearance and he was being paid close
to the minimum rate as specified by sag
but come on it should go without saying
that he’s one will be looking out for
for a long time nobody everything don’t
be okay
number seven Sean Astin paid two hundred
and fifty thousand dollars for the Lord
of the Rings franchise fund it all
Samwise Gamgee have you been
eavesdropping hi ever drop no eaves sir
honest oh it’s just kind of the grass
under window there who among us has
never wished for a trip to middle-earth
I don’t usually old a foreign food but
this other stuff it’s not bad nothing
ever dampens your spirits does it Sam
well when Sean Astin got his chance he
took a relatively low salary for his
work just to make it happen there’s only
one way to eat a brace of Kony’s muscle
Blume earning roughly a quarter of a
million dollars for all three films
Astin enthusiastically brought the
faithful and heartwarming Hobbit Samwise
Gamgee to life you miserable little
maggot surprisingly despite having to
live in the shadows of larger-than-life
creatures like Gandalf and Aragorn Sam
is known today to be one of the great
heroes of the series
los pages are for you sir
number six Jonah Hill paid $60,000 for
the wolf of Wall Street I’m not gonna
let someone else my cousin well if
anyone’s gonna fall my cousins it’s
gonna be me out of respect
ask any actor in Hollywood and most will
tell you that they would give their left
arm to work with Martin Scorsese
even after Jonah Hill proved he had
dramatic chops with Moneyball been on
the job long first job in baseball it’s
our first job anywhere Wow Congrats
thank you he still took a considerable
pay cut for his role as the Wall Street
executive in this black comedy settling
on the sag minimum of $60,000 Shawn
Airlines is the future of Airlines
getting now not a bad choice considering
the film’s widespread critical success
though and that it earned Hill his
second Oscar nomination hey everybody
listen up this is what happens when you
put your Pats on new issue day oh and by
the way it’s rumored that Leonardo
DiCaprio earned in the neighborhood of
10 million dollars for his role number 5
Matthew McConaughey paid $200,000 for
Dallas buyers club you’ve tested
positive for HIV which is the virus that
causes AIDS
kidding me Matthew McConaughey followed
in the footsteps of many actors looking
to revive their careers by taking on
more indie projects in the 21st century
I’m sorry I love you come learned a lot
from my mistakes
after years of being cast in romantic
comedies and a few action duds he earned
an Oscar for his critically acclaimed
performance in Dallas buyers club
for his role as the AIDS stricken Ron
Woodroof McConaughey earned only
$200,000 oh my god yeah Mordor doesn’t
seem like much for all the work he put
in and all the weight he lost but you
can’t put a price on shaking your old
reputation and winning an Academy Award
right
number four Arnold Schwarzenegger paid
zero dollars for Maggie this is the
shelter for the infected it’s dangerous
all that is here what’s her name Maggie
my career after he became a living icon
for playing action-packed roles in the
Terminator and predator no one expected
our need to take on a role as endearing
or quite as thoughtful as the one he
does in Maggie that’s good now tell me
what happened here he plays a widowed
father coming to terms with his
daughter’s growing infection with an
incurable zombie disease even more
surprising perhaps was his willingness
to do the movie for exactly $0 maybe was
the trunk
what my mom loved you stating that it
was the script that drew him in Arnold
commits fully to the role and gives one
of the most dramatic performances of his
career you have to do
number three Ryan Gosling paid $1,000
per week for Half Nelson I can do
whatever you want you just tell me what
you want and I’ll be that for you you’re
dumb
after the smashing success of The
Notebook Ryan Gosling was clearly on his
way up like many before him though this
actor heard the calling of small
thoughtful roles and decided to take on
the part of a drug-addicted
schoolteacher in Half Nelson what am I
supposed to do I mean what am I supposed
to that’s the point for his portrayal of
the complicated protagonist Gosling
accepted a salary of $1,000 per week
okay I’m telling you to do something
good oh are you capable of that the
Oscar bait Indy ultimately earned him an
Academy Award nod and reminded the world
that Gosling could do serious roles just
as well as other kinds they missed a
little party looks like it number two
Jeff Daniels paid $50,000 for Dumb and
Dumber okay man it was just a goof
unlike many other entries on this list
the role taken on by Jeff Daniels was
not in an underground indie flick
Daniels was no stranger to the acting
scene your timing was perfect you caught
us before we did anything I’m taking the
car I’m gonna take the kids I’m gonna go
to Houston having appeared in such
dramas as terms of endearment and the
smash hit speed
that’s our scumbag I got him Jack we
found him for appearing in the eventual
cult classic Dumb and Dumber though
Daniels took a relatively small salary
of $50,000 mm-hm
you are one pathetic loser this may have
been because he wasn’t yet considered a
comedy heavyweight but the film went on
to gross almost 250 million dollars
worldwide a small loan from the
briefcase and we find ourselves some
reasonable lodgings good plan you know
keep track of all the money we spend
with IOUs
before we reveal our number one pick
here is an honorable mention you ask
yourself what would Jesus do number one
Bill Murray paid $9,000 for Rushmore you
were born rich in you’re going to stay
but here’s my advice to the rest of you
take dead aim on the ridge roads to this
day Bill Murray maintains his status as
one of the true mysteries of Hollywood
are you the keymaster yes I’m a friend
as he told me to meet him here in spite
of his obvious star power box-office
draw and status as a comedy legend he
continues to be unpredictable in his
movie roles he’ll go from blockbusters
to Indies at the drop of a hat and in
the case of Rushmore he took the role of
Herman bloom for a mere $9,000 hey you
okay mm well I’m a little bit lonely
these days this did begin the
long-standing relationship between
Murray and Wes Anderson don’t buy this
tree foxy
you’re borrowing at nine-and a-half with
no fixed rate plus moving into the most
dangerous neighborhood in the country
for someone of your type of species so
no complaints there hats off to Bill for
taking a pay cut in the name of good
cinema it’s good
but let’s hope it it’s got a happy
ending do you agree with our list what
actors did you think should have been
paid more for their work Steve Nigel for
more entertaining top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
and that’s enough
necessarily fortune worried about the
shop you don’t know shit about chop oh
really and you do your connects for all
chop your credit card now how about that
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
actors who were underpaid for big roles
feel free to whatever you know whatever
no hard feelings I completely understand
for this list we’re looking at actors
who were underpaid for roles and major
films mother was a bookworm until the
day I still don’t know what you saw in
me the actors must have been relatively
well known at the time of filming and
they must have received reported
salaries that were considered low
compared to regular Hollywood standards
perhaps not I’ve thought of a bit of use
for you number 10 Chris Evans paid
$300,000 for Captain America the First
Avenger
he fights for freedom wherever there’s
trouble and he does it for a bargain
Chris Evans made a name for himself by
appearing in several acclaimed films and
by playing a role in another Marvel
comic book adaptation fantastic for
early on in his career join me for
taking up the stars stripes and shield
though he received a relatively low
salary of $300,000
it’s my choice it was of course based on
a contract that he’d received
increasingly larger paychecks throughout
his appearances in the Marvel Cinematic
Universe but still you just don’t know
when to give up doing it
number 9 Jamie Dornan paid between 125
and 250 thousand dollars for Fifty
Shades of Grey
you all right Christian Grey I’m
Anastasia Steele bringing this
international sensation to life was
quite an endeavor and who better to play
the titular uber handsome mr. gray than
a former model I’m just going
where I end up
the price for securing said model
between 125 and 250 thousand dollars
depending on your source it means I want
you to willingly surrender yourself to
me why would I do that please right not
bad considering the highly anticipated
film adaptation of VL James erotic
romance novel pulled in a modest 85
million dollars domestically during its
opening weekend you want to leave yes
but your body tells me something
different your legs for instance while
you’re pressing your thighs together
under the table will leave you to decide
whether mr. Dornan’s work deserved more
whether he’ll be back for adaptations of
the following two books and whether
he’ll be getting a pay raise only time
will tell
Christian number eight barcode opti paid
$65,000 for captain phillips gotten
relaxed nobody get hurt no al-qaeda here
just business when it was announced that
Tom Hanks would help bring the true
story of richard phillips hostage crisis
to the screen many believed he could
easily garner an Oscar nod for his work
come on asshole say something I love who
medica instead it was his co-star bark
adoptee who portrayed the Somali pirate
leader that earned the Academy Award nod
look at me sure look at me sure under
captain now but prior to this and
several other nominations
Abdi was paid only sixty-five thousand
dollars to play the big screen role
there’s gotta be something other than
being a fisherman and kidnapping people
maybe in America maybe nomadic it’s true
that this was the non-actors first film
appearance and he was being paid close
to the minimum rate as specified by sag
but come on it should go without saying
that he’s one will be looking out for
for a long time nobody everything don’t
be okay
number seven Sean Astin paid two hundred
and fifty thousand dollars for the Lord
of the Rings franchise fund it all
Samwise Gamgee have you been
eavesdropping hi ever drop no eaves sir
honest oh it’s just kind of the grass
under window there who among us has
never wished for a trip to middle-earth
I don’t usually old a foreign food but
this other stuff it’s not bad nothing
ever dampens your spirits does it Sam
well when Sean Astin got his chance he
took a relatively low salary for his
work just to make it happen there’s only
one way to eat a brace of Kony’s muscle
Blume earning roughly a quarter of a
million dollars for all three films
Astin enthusiastically brought the
faithful and heartwarming Hobbit Samwise
Gamgee to life you miserable little
maggot surprisingly despite having to
live in the shadows of larger-than-life
creatures like Gandalf and Aragorn Sam
is known today to be one of the great
heroes of the series
los pages are for you sir
number six Jonah Hill paid $60,000 for
the wolf of Wall Street I’m not gonna
let someone else my cousin well if
anyone’s gonna fall my cousins it’s
gonna be me out of respect
ask any actor in Hollywood and most will
tell you that they would give their left
arm to work with Martin Scorsese
even after Jonah Hill proved he had
dramatic chops with Moneyball been on
the job long first job in baseball it’s
our first job anywhere Wow Congrats
thank you he still took a considerable
pay cut for his role as the Wall Street
executive in this black comedy settling
on the sag minimum of $60,000 Shawn
Airlines is the future of Airlines
getting now not a bad choice considering
the film’s widespread critical success
though and that it earned Hill his
second Oscar nomination hey everybody
listen up this is what happens when you
put your Pats on new issue day oh and by
the way it’s rumored that Leonardo
DiCaprio earned in the neighborhood of
10 million dollars for his role number 5
Matthew McConaughey paid $200,000 for
Dallas buyers club you’ve tested
positive for HIV which is the virus that
causes AIDS
kidding me Matthew McConaughey followed
in the footsteps of many actors looking
to revive their careers by taking on
more indie projects in the 21st century
I’m sorry I love you come learned a lot
from my mistakes
after years of being cast in romantic
comedies and a few action duds he earned
an Oscar for his critically acclaimed
performance in Dallas buyers club
for his role as the AIDS stricken Ron
Woodroof McConaughey earned only
$200,000 oh my god yeah Mordor doesn’t
seem like much for all the work he put
in and all the weight he lost but you
can’t put a price on shaking your old
reputation and winning an Academy Award
right
number four Arnold Schwarzenegger paid
zero dollars for Maggie this is the
shelter for the infected it’s dangerous
all that is here what’s her name Maggie
my career after he became a living icon
for playing action-packed roles in the
Terminator and predator no one expected
our need to take on a role as endearing
or quite as thoughtful as the one he
does in Maggie that’s good now tell me
what happened here he plays a widowed
father coming to terms with his
daughter’s growing infection with an
incurable zombie disease even more
surprising perhaps was his willingness
to do the movie for exactly $0 maybe was
the trunk
what my mom loved you stating that it
was the script that drew him in Arnold
commits fully to the role and gives one
of the most dramatic performances of his
career you have to do
number three Ryan Gosling paid $1,000
per week for Half Nelson I can do
whatever you want you just tell me what
you want and I’ll be that for you you’re
dumb
after the smashing success of The
Notebook Ryan Gosling was clearly on his
way up like many before him though this
actor heard the calling of small
thoughtful roles and decided to take on
the part of a drug-addicted
schoolteacher in Half Nelson what am I
supposed to do I mean what am I supposed
to that’s the point for his portrayal of
the complicated protagonist Gosling
accepted a salary of $1,000 per week
okay I’m telling you to do something
good oh are you capable of that the
Oscar bait Indy ultimately earned him an
Academy Award nod and reminded the world
that Gosling could do serious roles just
as well as other kinds they missed a
little party looks like it number two
Jeff Daniels paid $50,000 for Dumb and
Dumber okay man it was just a goof
unlike many other entries on this list
the role taken on by Jeff Daniels was
not in an underground indie flick
Daniels was no stranger to the acting
scene your timing was perfect you caught
us before we did anything I’m taking the
car I’m gonna take the kids I’m gonna go
to Houston having appeared in such
dramas as terms of endearment and the
smash hit speed
that’s our scumbag I got him Jack we
found him for appearing in the eventual
cult classic Dumb and Dumber though
Daniels took a relatively small salary
of $50,000 mm-hm
you are one pathetic loser this may have
been because he wasn’t yet considered a
comedy heavyweight but the film went on
to gross almost 250 million dollars
worldwide a small loan from the
briefcase and we find ourselves some
reasonable lodgings good plan you know
keep track of all the money we spend
with IOUs
before we reveal our number one pick
here is an honorable mention you ask
yourself what would Jesus do number one
Bill Murray paid $9,000 for Rushmore you
were born rich in you’re going to stay
but here’s my advice to the rest of you
take dead aim on the ridge roads to this
day Bill Murray maintains his status as
one of the true mysteries of Hollywood
are you the keymaster yes I’m a friend
as he told me to meet him here in spite
of his obvious star power box-office
draw and status as a comedy legend he
continues to be unpredictable in his
movie roles he’ll go from blockbusters
to Indies at the drop of a hat and in
the case of Rushmore he took the role of
Herman bloom for a mere $9,000 hey you
okay mm well I’m a little bit lonely
these days this did begin the
long-standing relationship between
Murray and Wes Anderson don’t buy this
tree foxy
you’re borrowing at nine-and a-half with
no fixed rate plus moving into the most
dangerous neighborhood in the country
for someone of your type of species so
no complaints there hats off to Bill for
taking a pay cut in the name of good
cinema it’s good
but let’s hope it it’s got a happy
ending do you agree with our list what
actors did you think should have been
paid more for their work Steve Nigel for
more entertaining top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
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