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

Mark Wahlberg, $17 Million

After he was Marky Mark, Wahlberg got serious about acting. He's been in films like Boogie Nights and The Basketball Diaries, none of which paid him as much as Transformers: Age of Extinction did. His $17 million check was well-earned.

Angelina Jolie, $20 Million

Angelina Jolie has consistently been one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood. Her role in Salt earned her $20 million. She's also been in popular films like Girl Interrupted, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. She also directed Unbroken and By the Sea.

Next Page →

Advertisement

The More You Know

  • The skeletons in "Poltergeist" are not props. They are real human skeletons.
  • The bridge blown up by Eli Wallach and Clint Eastwood in The Good, The Bad and The Ugly was prematurely detonated by a Spanish Army Captain. Upon learning of his mistake the Captain ordered his troops to rebuild the bridge, only for it to suffer another explosion once complete.
  • Rob Lowe is deaf in his right ear.
  • Plenty of celebrities have strange habits and even phobias but One Direction singer Liam Payne might take the cake: he’s afraid of spoons… specifically used, dirty spoons.
Next Page →

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.