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

Tom Cruise, $100 Million

Tom Cruise earned the highest salary of his career with War of the Worlds. He opted out of receiving an upfront salary for the 2005 film and chose to take a percentage of the proceeds instead. Not only was that film high-action and intense, but it was one of the 2000's most iconic alien invasion films.

Will Smith, $100 Million

Men In Black 3 was just another wildly popular installment of Will Smith's alien spy franchise. In 2012, he took him an enormous paycheck for $100 million. The series wasn't even over at that point, with a fourth film following shortly after.

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  • As a child, Jim Carrey wore tap shoes to bed just in case his parents needed cheering up in the middle of the night.
  • Angelina Jolie performed her own stunts whilst filming Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.
  • Dan Akroyd’s original script for Ghostbusters was set in a future where Ghostbusters were everyday figures of society like paramedics and firemen.
  • Dr. Ruth Westheimer is best known as a TV sex therapist—but she’s also a trained sniper.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.