These Are The Highest-Paid Film and Television Roles Of All Time

Leonardo DiCaprio, $50 Million

The baseline salary that was offered to Leonardo DiCaprio for Inception was $50 million at a minimum. The mind-bending movie did exceptionally well in 2010 and is one of DiCaprio's most memorable recent roles.

Robert Downey Jr., $50 Million

After RDJ did well in the Iron Man franchise, he was written into The Avengers series. He was paid $50 million to reprise Tony Stark and starred in all the subsequent films until the series' end.

The More You Know

Brad Pitt first gained recognition as a cowboy hitchhiker in the road movie Thelma & Louise.
The Candyman, played by Tony Todd, had to put real bees into his mouth to film the movie’s climax.
During the filming of the movie Titanic, an angry crew member put PCP in James Cameron’s soup, sending him and 50 others to the hospital.
Barbie in Toy Story is voiced by Jodi Benson, best known for her role as Ariel in The Little Mermaid.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.