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Daenerys Targaryen
In October 2014 , Clarke and several other key cast members , all contracted for six seasons of the series , renegotiated their deals to include a potential seventh season and salary increases for seasons five , six , and seven . The Hollywood Reporter called the raises `` huge '' , noting that the deal would make the performers `` among the highest - paid actors on cable TV '' . Deadline.com put the number for season five at `` close to $300,000 an episode '' for each actor , and The Hollywood Reporter wrote in June 2016 that the performers would each be paid `` upward of $500,000 per episode '' for seasons seven and the potential eight . In 2017 , Clarke became one of the highest paid actors on television and will earn £ 2 million per episode for the show .
All the Money in the World
While it was initially reported that the actors filmed the reshoots for free , it was later revealed that Wahlberg was paid $1.5 million while Williams only received $800 in per diems , as she was contractually obligated to appear in reshoots , while Wahlberg was not . Wahlberg 's fee for the original shooting is alleged by The Hollywood Reporter to have been $5 million , while Michelle Williams is reported to have been paid $625,000 . The New York Times has reported that Wahlberg was paid 80 % less than his usual fee . The $1.5 million Wahlberg received for reshoots was in addition to this . Wahlberg 's contract allowed him to approve co-stars , and he reportedly refused to approve Plummer as Spacey 's replacement unless he was paid extra . In response to the backlash brought on by the difference in the actors ' pay , Wahlberg announced he would donate the $1.5 million to the Time 's Up movement in Williams ' name .
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 film)
In January 2014 , Jonah Hill revealed in an interview with Howard Stern that he made only $60,000 on the film ( the lowest possible SAG - AFTRA rate for his amount of work ) , while his co-star Leonardo DiCaprio ( who also produced ) received $10 million . Hill did n't care about his settlement though , and wanted to play Donnie Azoff so badly that he was willing to do whatever it took to get the part as it was his dream to be in a Scorsese film .
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
By season twelve , both Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni had become among the highest - paid lead actors on a drama , with each earning nearly $400,000 per episode , a salary that TV Guide said was exceeded only by House 's Hugh Laurie . During season sixteen , Hargitay was reported to be earning $450,000 per episode , or $10,350,000 per season , In season seventeen , her salary increased to $500,000 per episode .
Friends
Series creator David Crane wanted all six actors to be equally prominent , and the series was lauded as being `` the first true ' ensemble ' show . '' The cast members made efforts to keep the ensemble format and not allow one member to dominate ; they entered themselves in the same acting categories for awards , opted for collective salary negotiations , and asked to appear together on magazine cover photos in the first season . The cast members also became best friends off - screen , so much so that recurring guest star Tom Selleck reported that he sometimes felt left out .
Game of Thrones (season 7)
Deadline reported on June 21 , 2016 , that the five main cast members , Peter Dinklage , Nikolaj Coster - Waldau , Lena Headey , Emilia Clarke , and Kit Harington had been in contract negotiations for the final two seasons . It was reported that the cast members have increased their salary to $500,000 per episode for the seventh and eighth season . It was later reported that the actors had gone through a renegotiation , for which they had increased their salary to $1.1 million per episode for the last two seasons .
Cersei Lannister
In October 2014 , Headey and several other key cast members , all contracted for six seasons of the series , renegotiated their deals to include a potential seventh season and salary increases for seasons five , six , and seven . The Hollywood Reporter called the raises `` huge '' , noting that the deal would make the performers `` among the highest - paid actors on cable TV '' . Deadline Hollywood put the number for season five at `` close to $300,000 an episode '' for each actor , and The Hollywood Reporter wrote in June 2016 that the performers would each be paid `` upward of $500,000 per episode '' for seasons seven and the potential eight . In 2017 , Headey became one of the highest paid actors on television and will earn £ 2 million per episode for the show .
Actor
In 2015 , Forbes reported that `` ... just 21 of the 100 top - grossing films of 2014 featured a female lead or co-lead , while only 28.1 % of characters in 100 top - grossing films were female ... '' . In the U.S. , there is an `` industry - wide ( gap ) in salaries of all scales . On average , white women get paid 78 cents to every dollar a white man makes , while Hispanic women earn 56 cents to a white male 's dollar , Black women 64 cents and Native American women just 59 cents to that . '' Forbes ' analysis of US acting salaries in 2013 determined that the `` ... men on Forbes ' list of top - paid actors for that year made 21⁄2 times as much money as the top - paid actresses . That means that Hollywood 's best - compensated actresses made just 40 cents for every dollar that the best - compensated men made . ''
Friends
Friends is an American television sitcom , created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman , which aired on NBC from September 22 , 1994 to May 6 , 2004 , lasting ten seasons . With an ensemble cast starring Jennifer Aniston , Courteney Cox , Lisa Kudrow , Matt LeBlanc , Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer , the show revolves around six 20 -- 30 year old friends living in Manhattan , New York City . The series was produced by Bright / Kauffman / Crane Productions , in association with Warner Bros. Television . The original executive producers were Kevin S. Bright , Marta Kauffman , and David Crane .
Stranger Things
For the third season , it was reported that the several of the cast members would be receiving pay raises . Ryder and Harbour were receiving an increase to $350,000 an episode from $150,000 and $80,000 respectively ; Wolfhard , Matarazzo , McLaughlin , and Schnapp were receiving a pay increase to $200,000 an episodes and possibly around $250,000 , a significant increase from the reported $20,000 they made in season one ( later increased by $60,000 ) ; and Dyer , Heaton , and Keery would be receiving approximately $150,000 an episode . Brown 's pay was not disclosed , but was estimated to be a bigger raise than her young counterparts . Some sources suggest she is at least making $250,000 and may be getting possibly between $300,000 and $350,000 per episode .
The Big Bang Theory
By season seven , Galecki , Parsons , and Cuoco were also receiving 0.25 % of the series ' back - end money . Before production began on the eighth season , the three plus Helberg and Nayyar , looked to renegotiate new contracts , with Galecki , Parsons , and Cuoco seeking around $1 million per episode , as well as more back - end money . Contracts were signed in the beginning of August 2014 , giving the three principal actors an estimated $1 million per episode for three years , with the possibility to extend for a fourth year . The deals also include larger pieces of the show , signing bonuses , production deals , and advances towards the back - end . Helberg and Nayyar were also able to renegotiate their contracts , giving them a per - episode pay in the `` mid-six - figure range '' , up from around $100,000 per episode they each received in years prior . The duo , who were looking to have salary parity with Parsons , Galecki , and Cuoco , signed their contracts after the studio and producers threatened to write the characters out of the series if a deal could not be reached before the start of production on season eight . By season 10 , Helberg and Nayyar reached the $1 million per episode parity with Parsons , Galecki , and Cuoco , due to a clause in their deals signed in 2014 .
The Big Bang Theory
For the first three seasons , Galecki , Parsons , and Cuoco , the three main stars of the show , received at most $60,000 per episode . The salary for the three went up to $200,000 per episode for the fourth season . Their per - episode pay went up an additional $50,000 in each of the following three seasons , culminating in $350,000 per episode in the seventh season . In September 2013 , Bialik and Rauch renegotiated the contracts they held since they were introduced to the series in 2010 . On their old contracts , each was making $20,000 -- $30,000 per episode , while the new contracts doubled that , beginning at $60,000 per episode , increasing steadily to $100,000 per episode by the end of the contract , as well as adding another year for both .
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
In December 2015 , The Mail reported that Ford would be paid $25 million , plus a 0.5 % share of the revenue . Ridley and Boyega each would receive $460,000 , plus a share if the movie grossed over $1 billion . Fisher received $1.5 million ; Abrams was paid $5.1 million , plus a 2 % share of the revenue . For the original 1977 film , Ford was paid $10,000 ( equivalent to $40,000 in 2016 ) .
Friends
In the weeks after NBC 's pick up of Friends , Crane , Kauffman and Bright reviewed sent - in scripts that writers had originally prepared for other series , mainly unproduced Seinfeld episodes . Kauffman and Crane hired a team of seven young writers because `` When you 're 40 , you ca n't do it anymore . The networks and studios are looking for young people coming in out of college . '' The creators felt that using six equal characters , rather than emphasizing one or two , would allow for `` myriad storylines and give the show legs . '' The majority of the storyline ideas came from the writers , although the actors added ideas . Although the writers originally planned the big love story to be between Joey and Monica , the idea of a romantic interest between Ross and Rachel emerged during the period when Kauffman and Crane wrote the pilot script .
Friends
The first season was shot on Stage 5 at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank , California . NBC executives had worried that the coffee house setting was too hip and asked for the series to be set in a diner , but , eventually consented to the coffee house concept . The opening title sequence was filmed in a fountain at the Warner Bros. Ranch at 4 : 00 am , while it was particularly cold for a Burbank morning . At the beginning of the second season , production moved to the larger Stage 24 , which was renamed `` The Friends Stage '' after the series finale . Filming for the series began during the summer ( June , July , and August in the US ) of 1994 in front of a live audience , who were given a summary of the series to familiarize themselves with the six main characters ; a hired comedian entertained the studio audience between takes . Each 22 - minute episode took six hours to film -- twice the length of most sitcom tapings -- mainly due to the several retakes and rewrites of the script .
The Big Bang Theory (season 8)
Production for the season was expected to begin on July 30 , 2014 , however the start was delayed due to the five main cast members ' desire to renegotiate new contracts , with Johnny Galecki , Jim Parsons and Kaley Cuoco seeking approximately $1 million per episode , as well as more backend money . Simon Helberg and Kunal Nayyar negotiated together , separate from Galecki , Parsons and Cuoco 's negotiations . Production was officially delayed on July 30 , due to the contract negotiations , and was rescheduled for August 6 , 2014 . On August 4 , Galecki , Parsons and Cuoco signed new contracts , worth $1 million per episode for three years , with the possibility to extend for a fourth year . The deals also include larger pieces of the show , signing bonuses , production deals and advances towards the back - end . The following day , Helberg and Nayyar renegotiated their contracts , giving them a per - episode pay in the `` mid six - figure range '' , up from around $100,000 per episode they each received in years prior . The first table read for season 8 took place on August 6 .
Olivia Benson
In May 2009 , after the show 's tenth season , Hargitay and Meloni 's contracts expired when they were reportedly making $375,000 -- $385,000 per episode . During negotiations in April for a new contract , the duo attempted to receive a percentage of the show 's profits as other high - profile Law & Order actors had done in the past . It was rumored that NBC threatened to replace Hargitay and Meloni if they persisted in their demands . However , two months later it was officially reported that both their contracts had been renewed for two more years . When the thirteenth season was about to air , initial reports indicated that Hargitay would appear in only the first 13 episodes . However , NBC chairman Bob Greenblatt later clarified that she would be in every episode of the season .
Friends
Although the producers always wanted to find the right stories to take advantage of being on location , Friends was never shot in New York . Bright felt that filming outside the studio made episodes less funny , even when shooting on the lot outside , and that the live audience was an integral part of the series . When the series was criticized for incorrectly depicting New York , with the financially struggling group of friends being able to afford huge apartments , Bright noted that the set had to be big enough for the cameras , lighting , and `` for the audience to be able to see what 's going on '' ; the apartments also needed to provide a place for the actors to execute the funny scripts . The fourth - season finale was shot on location in London because the producers were aware of the series 's popularity in the UK . The scenes were shot in a studio with three audiences each made up of 500 people . These were the show 's largest audiences throughout its run . The fifth - season finale , set in Las Vegas , was filmed at Warner Bros. Studios , although Bright met people who thought it was filmed on location .
Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones has an ensemble cast estimated to be the largest on television ; during its third season , 257 cast names were recorded . In 2014 , several actor contracts were renegotiated to include a seventh - season option , with raises which reportedly made them among the highest - paid performers on cable TV . In 2016 , it was reported that several actor contracts were again renegotiated , with five of the main cast members having increased their salary to £ 2 million per episode for the last two seasons , which would make them the highest paid actors on television . The main cast is listed below .
Friends
After the series finale in 2004 , LeBlanc signed on for the spin - off series , Joey , following Joey 's move to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career . Kauffman and Crane were not interested in the spin - off , although Bright agreed to executive produce the series with Scott Silveri and Shana Goldberg - Meehan . NBC heavily promoted Joey and gave it Friends ' Thursday 8 : 00 pm timeslot . The pilot was watched by 18.60 million American viewers , but ratings continually decreased throughout the series 's two seasons , averaging 10.20 million viewers in the first season and 7.10 million in the second . The final broadcast episode on March 7 , 2006 , was watched by 7.09 million viewers ; NBC cancelled the series on May 15 , 2006 , after two seasons . Bright blamed the collaboration between NBC executives , the studio and other producers for quickly ruining the series :
Judge Judy
In April 2013 , former litigants from a 2010 airing of the show revealed they conspired together in fabricating a lawsuit in which the logical outcome would be to grant payment to the plaintiff . The operation , devised by musicians Kate Levitt and Jonathan Coward , was successful : Sheindlin awarded the plaintiff ( Levitt ) $1,250 . The litigants involved also walked away with an appearance fee of $250 each and an all expense paid vacation to Hollywood , California . In reality , all the litigants in question -- plaintiffs and defendants alike -- were friends who split the earnings up among each other . It was also reported that the show 's producers were in on the sham and knew of the contrivance all along but went along with it . The lawsuit was over the fictitious death of a cat as a result of a television crushing it .
Love Actually
The Working Title Films production , budgeted at $45,000,000 , was released by Universal Pictures . It grossed $62,671,632 in the United Kingdom , $13,956,093 in Australia and $59,472,278 in the US and Canada . It took a worldwide total of $247,472,278 .
Forrest Gump
Winston Groom was paid $350,000 for the screenplay rights to his novel Forrest Gump and was contracted for a 3 percent share of the film 's net profits . However , Paramount and the film 's producers did not pay him , using Hollywood accounting to posit that the blockbuster film lost money . Tom Hanks , by contrast , contracted for a percent share of the film 's gross receipts instead of a salary , and he and director Zemeckis each received $40 million . Additionally , Groom was not mentioned once in any of the film 's six Oscar - winner speeches .
Friends
Filming of the show took place at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank , California . All ten seasons of Friends ranked within the top ten of the final television season ratings ; ultimately reaching the number one spot in its eighth season . The series finale , aired on May 6 , 2004 , was watched by around 52.5 million American viewers , making it the fifth most - watched series finale in television history , and the most - watched television episode of the 2000s decade .
Rachel Green
The role of Rachel was originally offered to actresses Téa Leoni , the producer 's first choice , and Courteney Cox , both of whom declined , Leoni in favor of starring in the sitcom The Naked Truth , and Cox in favor of playing Rachel 's best friend Monica in Friends . A virtually unknown actress at the time who had previously starred in five short - lived sitcoms , Aniston auditioned for the role of Rachel after turning down an offer as a cast member on the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live . After acquiring the role and before Friends aired , Aniston was temporarily at risk of being recast because she had also been involved with another sitcom , Muddling Through , at the time , which was ultimately canceled and allowed Aniston to remain on Friends .
The Honeymooners
Before Gleason 's initial three - year contract with CBS expired , he was offered a much larger one by CBS and General Motors ' Buick division ( the carmaker having dropped their sponsorship of Milton Berle 's Buick - Berle Show after two seasons on NBC ) . The three - year contract , reportedly valued at $11 million , was at the time one of the largest in show business history . It called for Gleason to produce 78 filmed episodes of The Honeymooners over two seasons , with an option for a third season of 39 more . He was scheduled to receive $65,000 for each episode ( $70,000 per episode in the second season ) , but had to pay all production costs out of that amount . Art Carney received $3,500 per week , Audrey Meadows $2,000 , and Joyce Randolph ( who did not appear in every episode ) $500 per week . Production for The Honeymooners was handled by Jackie Gleason Enterprises Inc. , which also produced the show 's lead - in , Stage Show , which starred The Dorsey Brothers . Reportedly , only Audrey Meadows , who later became a banker , received residuals when the `` Classic 39 '' episodes were rebroadcast in syndicated reruns . Her brother Edward , a lawyer , had inserted language to that effect into her contract . However , Joyce Randolph , who played Trixie Norton , did receive royalty payments when the `` lost '' Honeymooners episodes from the variety shows were released .
All the Money in the World
All the Money in the World Theatrical release poster Directed by Ridley Scott Produced by Chris Clark Quentin Curtis Dan Friedkin Mark Huffam Ridley Scott Bradley Thomas Kevin J. Walsh Screenplay by David Scarpa Based on Painfully Rich : The Outrageous Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Heirs of J. Paul Getty by John Pearson Starring Michelle Williams Christopher Plummer Mark Wahlberg Romain Duris Music by Daniel Pemberton Cinematography Dariusz Wolski Edited by Claire Simpson Production company Imperative Entertainment Scott Free Productions Distributed by TriStar Pictures ( United States , Canada and United Kingdom ) STXinternational ( International ) Release date December 18 , 2017 ( 2017 - 12 - 18 ) ( Samuel Goldwyn Theater ) December 25 , 2017 ( 2017 - 12 - 25 ) ( United States ) January 5 , 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 05 ) ( United Kingdom ) Running time 133 minutes Country United States United Kingdom Language English Italian Budget $50 million Box office $53.9 million
Dylan and Cole Sprouse
Dylan and Cole were two of the wealthiest children alive in 2007 , and in 2010 , the Sprouse brothers were the highest - paid teenage Disney television actors , earning $40,000 per episode combined . MSN reported by the end of the 2000s that the twin brothers became the richest teenage twins in the world . In 2010 , the brothers were accepted to New York University . They deferred admission for one year , and attended the university from 2011 to 2015 . Both Cole and Dylan have confirmed they wish to pursue acting post-university .
Friends
Friends Genre Sitcom Created by David Crane Marta Kauffman Starring Jennifer Aniston Courteney Cox Lisa Kudrow Matt LeBlanc Matthew Perry David Schwimmer Theme music composer Michael Skloff Allee Willis Opening theme `` I 'll Be There for You '' by The Rembrandts Country of origin United States Original language ( s ) English No. of seasons 10 No. of episodes 236 ( list of episodes ) Production Executive producer ( s ) David Crane Marta Kauffman Kevin S. Bright Michael Borkow ( season 4 ) Michael Curtis ( season 5 ) Adam Chase ( seasons 5 -- 6 ) Greg Malins ( seasons 5 -- 7 ) Wil Calhoun ( season 7 ) Scott Silveri ( season 8 -- 10 ) Shana Goldberg - Meehan ( season 8 -- 10 ) Andrew Reich ( seasons 8 -- 10 ) Ted Cohen ( seasons 8 -- 10 ) Camera setup Multi-camera Running time 20 -- 22 minutes ( per episode ) 22 -- 65 minutes ( extended international TV & DVD episodes ) Production company ( s ) Bright / Kauffman / Crane Productions Warner Bros. Television Distributor Warner Bros. Television Distribution Release Original network NBC Picture format 480i ( 4 : 3 SDTV ) ( original broadcast ) 1080p ( 16 : 9 HDTV ) ( 2012 remaster ) Audio format Dolby Surround 2.0 ( original broadcast ) Dolby Digital 5.1 ( 2012 remaster ) Original release September 22 , 1994 ( 1994 - 09 - 22 ) -- May 6 , 2004 ( 2004 - 05 - 06 ) External links ( warnervideo.com/friends15/ Website )
Judge Judy
The fact that Richard Lawrence is complaining about my salary is actually hilarious . I met Mr. Lawrence for 2 hours some 21 years ago . Neither I nor anyone involved in the day - to - day production of my program has heard from him in 20 years . Not a card , not a gift , not a flower , not a congratulations . Yet he has somehow received over $17,000,000 from my program . My rudimentary math translates that into $8,500,000 an hour for Mr. Lawrence . Not a bad payday . Now complaining about not getting enough money , that 's real chutzpah .