Movie Biz: Harrison Ford Was Paid More Than 50X More Than His Co-Stars (spoilers)

[playahaitian]

Harrison Ford Was Paid More Than 50 Times More Than His Force Awakens Co-Stars

[Warning: Episode VII spoilers follow, so if you haven't seen it yet ... seriously, I mean, c'mon.]

The Force Awakens is making a stupid amount of record-breaking money, so its stars must be, too, right? Well, yes, but especially if you are Harrison Ford, according to the Daily Mail. In a report published this weekend, the 73-year-old icon was cited as raking in a hefty eight-figure salary — one roughly 76 times greater than those of Daisy Ridley and John Boyega — for reprising his role as Han Solo.

Variety checked in late Monday, however, with updated flat fees:

• Ford: $10 million-$20 million
• Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher: low seven-figure range
• Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac: mid-to-high six-figure range
• Boyega, Ridley: $100,000-$300,000

Returning actors reportedly received a legacy pay scale that boosted them above the newer talent — Ford is highest because of that special plot-related reason you're suspecting. "Harrison is the key to making this movie work. He's the link between the old generation and the new," a source explained to Mail. "Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher were good to get, but the film could have lived without them. You couldn’t make it without Harrison Ford."

Variety added that Episode VIII participants will likely get to renegotiate their contracts and that the above numbers don't account for back-end bonuses, which activate once the film's worldwide box-office breaks $1 billion. In other words, the non-Ford stars are still making, or will likely soon be making, this kind of money, too. Read more about the paydays here.

http://variety.com/2015/film/news/harrison-ford-star-wars-pay-force-awakens-cast-1201666236/

 

[mexico]

At one point not too long ago he was the highest grossing movie star of all time... lol damn right he leveraged the shit out of his importance to the plot.

He even got a bigger cut of the gross than Abrams from what I understand.

 

[yaBoi]

Boyega, Ridley: $100,000-$300,000


no f'n way....

 

[Watcher]

I read somewhere he gets .5 of gross sales too

 

[mexico]

Boyega, Ridley: $100,000-$300,000


no f'n way....

Standard practice for casting unknowns in these big movies.

Chris Hemsworth for example didn't even break half a mill on Thor or the first Avenger movie.

 

[Mt. Yukon]

He's Harrison Ford... I bet someone will start telling me Melo makes more than Porzingis???.........

 

[tical]

Standard practice for casting unknowns in these big movies.

Chris Hemsworth for example didn't even break half a mill on Thor or the first Avenger movie.

Outside of a few Boyega is a virtual unknown. For his 1st major exposure to be one of the Stars of Star Wars? Come on. How many actors would have taken the role for free? The exposure he's already gotten affords him no acting worries. I garantuee he has more movies roles invitations now than ever before.

He'll be just fine!

 

[Sampson]

Exposure >>>> money when you're a newcomer.

Veterans are always going to command more money. Not a shock.

 

[mathtest]

with the exposure that kid got in the biggest franchise ever he will be selling out comic con booths well into his old age

 

[N*E*R*D]

That young black man is set for life! Don't worry

 

[baboss2212]

That young black man is set for life! Don't worry

Yeah that's what I'm thinking. He a part of something BIG! Not hood big, but generational BIG. Jus hope his contract had some shit in there giving him money on all the side merchandising shit.

 

[largebillsonlyplease]

you take that easy. 300k you are now in the stars wars franchise so even if you don't do any other movies you're doing star wars movies for the next 12 years at least.

but he will do other movies between star wars movies and 300k ain't nothing to sneeze at.

 

[tical]

you take that easy. 300k you are now in the stars wars franchise so even if you don't do any other movies you're doing star wars movies for the next 12 years at least.

but he will do other movies between star wars movies and 300k ain't nothing to sneeze at.

This is exactly what I was saying above. How many people in the States knows he's the star of "Attack on the Block." How many people can name roles he's had before that?

Boyega is going to be just fine!

 

[TEN]

but he will do other movies between star wars movies and 300k ain't nothing to sneeze at.

 

[BDR]

Standard practice for casting unknowns in these big movies.

Chris Hemsworth for example didn't even break half a mill on Thor or the first Avenger movie.

Disney strikes again

 

[phanatic]

Yeah that's what I'm thinking. He a part of something BIG! Not hood big, but generational BIG. Jus hope his contract had some shit in there giving him money on all the side merchandising shit.

He is etched into Star Wars movie fame. Forever! Hopefully he can handle that pressure

 

[shaddyvillethug]

He bout to get Terrence Howard'd smh

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

http://www.bgol.us/forum/index.php?threads/harrison-ford-seriously-injured-in-plane-crash.838896/


From Harrison's plane crash back in March ...

 

[gdatruth]

Other than franchise itself, ford is the biggest star attached to property.

You are worth what someone is willing to pay you. Aint got a problem with him getting this kinda money...word to RDJ.

 

[Unpre43]

Mark Hamill? Low seven-figure range? He didn't do shit in the movie!?!?!

 

[Database Error]

Mark Hamill? Low seven-figure range? He didn't do shit in the movie!?!?!

He didn't even speak one line.

 

[lexdiamonnyc]

$300K and a starring role in a movie that's going to break records........some of you can't see the big picture. I bet Bodega would do that movie for free just for the exposure.

 

[King Mob]

If them kids are smart, they'll have one of those deals that Keanu Reeves pulled out of the 2nd and 3rd Matrix films

 

[Mello Mello]

How close is the movie to breaking 1 billion before they get there bonuses?

 

[tical]

He didn't even speak one line.

Fuck it! Folks don't even care about dropping spoilers for us folks that ain't even seen the movie yet.

 

[The Plutonian]

I would have asked for 1% of all sales, merchandise and royalties. Then retired. Forever.

 

[mexico]

Fuck it! Folks don't even care about dropping spoilers for us folks that ain't even seen the movie yet.

This BGOL, you know where you at. I'm still not over that fucker Leroy Soup Nutz spilling Omar on The Wire getting shot in the head by a little kid. Shit still pisses me off and that was damn near 8 years ago. Completely fucked up my last few weeks enjoying that show.

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

King,

Or that money Jack Nicholson pulled in during the late-80s with "The Joker" in Batman. Fam' made some serious bank.

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...d-history-thanks-Star-Wars-Force-Awakens.html

 

[playahaitian]

Harrison Ford Goes Deep on ‘Star Wars,’ His First Emmy Nomination for ‘Shrinking’ and the Future of America: ‘Rich Get Richer. Poor Get Poorer. That Ain’t Right’

Harrison Ford gives a career-spanning interview, from "Star Wars" to Marvel, after earning the first Emmy nomination of his career with "Shrinking."

variety.com