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Hollywood and big checks are like franks and buns, fine by themselves but together is the norm. This makes seeing how much the stars we have watched and loved get paid for various projects that much more amusing. Some celebrities make millions on television, while others appear to make very little in classic blockbusters; and some earn massive checks on the big screen.
Roberts, for her role in theJennifer AnistonstarrerMother’s Day, got paid $3 million for simply four days of shooting.
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Small role, big paycheck
According to the folks at Variety, the 48-year-old actress was paid $750,000 per day for her cameo inMother’s Day, that too for just about 6 minutes of screen time in the film. The movie however only grossed a disappointing $8.3 million on its opening weekend.
Gary Marshall, the director ofMother’s Day– which stars Jennifer Aniston,Jason Sudeikis, andKate Hudson; has worked with Roberts on multiple projects, previously.
Roberts had earned $20 million for her Oscar-winning performance in Erin Brockovich.
Roberts also revealed that her husband, Danny Moder, traveled in from New Zealand to surprise her on the set ofMother’s Day.
“We were Facetiming, I was at work, and he was in New Zealand,“
she explained.
“Then he said, “Wait, I have something to show you,”
and the phone rang, and he was with our three children, who had been staying at my hotel while I was working.That’s when I realized he was in town to catch me off guard.”
While Roberts was surprised, she also confessed she was embarrassed since she was wearing an ugly wig for her role in the new film.
“I was so embarrassed in my wig, I was like, ‘What?‘”
“Oh my goodness!”
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The Queen Bee of Hollywood
Therearen’tmanynamesthatcancompetewithJuliaRobertswhenitcomestothegreatestactressesincontemporary Hollywoodhistory.Yes,thereareothersuccessstoriesoutthere,butRoberts’ story isn’t like any other.
She rosetoprominenceinthe1980swithMysticPizza,butitwasPrettyWomanandFlatliners in the 1990sthatcatapultedhertostardom.Shewasn’tmakingmuchmoneybackthen,but as her popularitygrew,sodidherearnings.
Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Roberts ended up taking multiple hits, one after another. This made her Hollywood’s Queen Bee, and while other actresses were achieving wonderful things, they were all striving to keep up withJulia Roberts.
Roberts’ films have reportedly grossed more than $6 billion at the box office. Given that she has never been a part of a major franchise, with the exception of her work in theOcean’sfranchise, credit has to be given where credit is due, and here it very evidently is. Few people can reach such heights of professional success without the help of billion-dollar franchises (especially in Hollywood), but Roberts did it by selecting excellent projects with maximum appeal.
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Source:Variety
Aaditya Pathak
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Aaditya Pathak is a Entertainment News Writer at FandomWire. With over two years of experience in writing and editing content in the entertainment realm, Aaditya is well versed with the latest news and affairs. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Communication, providing him with a solid foundation for reporting on complex issues. He also happens to have an unparalleled affinity for all things best served classic—music, movies and literature.
