The news that Julia Roberts remains the highest paid actress in Hollywood despite her last movie being Ocean’s Twelve in 2004.
That said she has two voice roles coming out next year in Charlotte’s Web and Ant Bully. So she is back next year albeit in tone only.
For me this just highlights one of the problems that John talks about all the time, and that I totally agree with. The actors and actresses in Hollywood are paid far too much. According to the BBC she’s earning $20m (£11.6m) a film. Now that’s a lot of money out of a movie budget in one go, throw in a lead male at around the same rate, budget for marketing, and you have three huge costs straight out without even starting filming! It’s not piracy guys, it’s these three buckets that are wasting your Studio budgets.
Nicole Kidman is second on $17m (£9.8m) per movie followed by Reese Witherspoon and Drew Barrymore on $15m (£8.7m)…
…Julia Roberts
Nicole Kidman
Reese Witherspoon
Drew Barrymore
Renee Zellweger
Angelina Jolie
Cameron Diaz
Jodie Foster
Charlize Theron
Jennifer Aniston
…and that’s the top earning list. Frankly I’m surprised at Barrymore being so high, as well as Theron and Aniston. Why isn’t Diaz highger? What do you feel about the huge paychecks being churned out on this list?
