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12 Hollywood stars who made millions in minutes, from Mark Hamill in Star Wars: The Force Awakens to Johnny Depp for Fantastic Beasts 3 – which he wasn’t even in
STORYUmesh Bhagchandani
- Robert Downey Jr. kicked off Marvel’s superhero franchise as Iron Man, then got US$50 million for 37.08 minutes in The Avengers – while his co-stars just got US$4 million
- Dwayne Johnson – star of Jungle Cruise and Fast & Furious 7 – received US$9 million for a cameo, while Julia Roberts once got paid US$3 million for six minutes
Ah, the joys of being a film star. Aside from having worldwide fame and millions of fans, our beloved Hollywood A-listers also earn a hefty six to seven-figure salary when they appear in big-budget films. Some even rake in more when they serve as actor-producers. But what about the times they made equally mind-boggling pay for very little work? Read more to find out how some stars made millions in mere minutes …
Mark Hamill
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The veteran actor received somewhere between US$1-3 million for his 30-second cameo (he only needed to stand and remove his Jedi hood) in the box office smasher Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), according to Men’s Health Magazine.
Julia Roberts
The American sweetheart was paid a whopping US$3 million for her six-minute appearance in Garry Marshall’s Valentine’s Day (2010), where she played a soldier opposite Bradley Cooper. According to Vulture, Roberts earned around US$500,000 per minute.
Johnny Depp
Umesh Bhagchandani is a lifestyle and entertainment journalist from Jakarta, where he spent the better part of his life writing for Indonesia Tatler. Currently, he still writes film reviews on his blog (meshthemoviefreak) and is developing Jakarta Veg Bible along the way.
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