Streaming has changed the distribution model of movies, and it has also made Hollywood's original star pay system shaky.
Foreign media "Variety" released what can be said to be the first salary list in the streaming media era, from which you can find out.
(1) Daniel Craig and Johnson set new top salary records
Daniel Craig, who is about to step down from 007, became the first in the list, and it is with the two "Blade Out of the Sheath" sequels signed with Netflix that he directly received $100 million in film remuneration, and no one can sign two top-paid film contracts like him.
The only one who can match him is Dawn Johnson, whose current salary is definitely a "boulder".
The Christmas blockbuster "Red", signed with Amazon, he directly got $50 million for a single movie. If you count the salaries of individual films, he is tied for first place with Daniel Craig.
It's no wonder Johnson is already one of the absolute supporters of streaming, with this year's "Jungle Quest" streaming simmering, plus Netflix's "Red Notice" coming online in November.
Previously, Hollywood's maximum salary was generally 20 million to 25 million US dollars, and now the maximum salary has directly doubled to 50 million US dollars.
So Hollywood stars are the beneficiaries of streaming distributions?
not necessarily.
Daniel Craig and Johnson, both of whom were streaming agents, did not enjoy box office dividends this time. This is also the main reason why streaming media needs to increase the (fixed) remuneration of celebrities.
Traditional studios are not as generous as streaming companies, and when box office dividends are cut, various problems follow, such as Scarlett Johansson's choice to sue Disney for salary problems caused by the synchronization of streaming media in "Black Widow", causing an uproar.
The studio had to come up with another sum of money, which made the traditional top salary line a floating cloud.
(2) Will Smith and Denzel Washington receive "subsidies" for streaming
Will Smith and Denzel Washington, two black top stars, each paid $40 million for a single film, followed.
Both received "huge subsidies" for Warner Film's "one-size-fits-all" streaming strategy this year.
They are all able to get a maximum salary of 20 million, and Warner directly doubles on this basis, compensating for a certain box office dividend.
For Denzel Washington certainly earned.
His "Clues" didn't get a good response, with less than $30 million at the global box office. Even if the theater is released normally, the box office will not be very high.
Will Smith's "King Richard, a biopic by tennis player Williams sisters," is a bit like the American version of "Wrestle Daddy," which may be released in November to impact awards season. According to the 2008 Forbes film salary list, Shi Huang reached the top with $80 million at that time, which was probably due to the dividends brought by "I Am Legend".
"King Richard" is not a commercial blockbuster, and $40 million is nothing to him, and it is definitely not bad.
(3) Awards season actors also have a salary increase?
To the 30 million level, it is the "little plum" DiCaprio that we are familiar with.
He starred in Netflix's annual blockbuster "Don't Look Up", which has a revenue of $30 million.
The heroine "Big Cousin" Lawrence is 25 million, and Julia Roberts is tied for the highest female actor in "Leaving the World Behind". Both are Oscar queens, and they are indeed worth the price.
The same salary as Little Plum is Mark Wahlberg, who is also from Netflix for the action movie "Spencer's Confidential Mission".
Little Plum starred in Quentin's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood", and the film was only paid $10 million. The 30 million given by Netflix seems to have tripled, but "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" must have a large proportion of box office dividends to Xiao Lizi, and Netflix has not yet demanded dividends.
However, it can be calculated that the money that Xiao Lizi finally got with "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" is about 30 million, and Netflix will give the film remuneration according to this number, of course, the probability will only give more than not less.
Therefore, the real benefits brought by streaming media to stars are not necessarily salary increases, but getting the salary they deserve in advance and having a more stable guaranteed income.
(4) The top salary of 20 million is still the standard for stars
Sandy Bullock received a traditional top salary of 20 million yuan for "Lost D City", which is expected to be released in 2022, and it is unknown whether it will be streaming or exclusive to theaters.
Also with the 20 million class is Brad Pitt of Bullet Train;
Hemsworth, the "Hammer Brother" of Thor 4;
Both of them came according to the old rules.
Ryan Gosling seems to have entered the "20 million club" for the first time, after the previously exposed "First Man on the Moon" film paid him only 6.5 million.
In fact, the "Gray Man" he participated in was produced by Netflix, so the salary has been improved to a certain extent.
Similar beneficiaries include Michael S. Thompson. B. Jordan, who was bought by Amazon for "Cold-Blooded Gangsters" and transferred the rights online, received a huge compensation of $15 million.
Straight ahead of Tom Cruise.
(5) Brother Tang continues to believe in box office dividends
"Brother Atang" Cruise was paid $13 million for "Top Gun 2: The Lone Ranger," but his final earnings were certainly better than those of Michael Jackson. B. Jordan Gogh, even surpassing Ryan Gosling.
With Xiao Lizi's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" 10 million pieces of remuneration, Atang Ge's box office dividend ratio is the highest level, he can get at least 10% of the box office profit share, or even 20%, because he is still a producer.
Assuming that the profit is only 50 million, Atang can take about 5 million to 10 million. If it hits at the box office, then his earnings have every reason to reach Daniel Craig's level.
Further down is Keanu Reeves, who earned $12 million to $14 million for The Matrix, and it's worth mentioning that he still enjoys box office dividends, and I don't know if Warner has the consideration of changing the original streaming simultaneous distribution, so he has not received tens of millions of subsidies like Will Smith and Denzel Washington. Or maybe this tens of millions is a subsidy for streaming media distribution.
Chris Pine earned $11.5 million for Paramount's "Dungeons and Dragons," the kind that enjoys box office dividends, and after starring in the "Star Trek" and "Wonder Woman" series, he has reached the level of a first-line movie star, and the treatment is close to Atango.
Robert Pattinson bottomed out with $3 million.
Yes, he only has so many fixed salaries for the new version of Batman. Not surprisingly, Joker Jacqueline Phoenix was paid only $4.5 million. Warner's budget for this indie series is not high.