The Rock's paycheck for "Red One" is the highest actor salary ever
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Red One
Nathanred — 2 years ago(August 01, 2023 03:44 PM)
$50 million dollars. The plot is currently unknown, other than it's a Christmas themed action movie. It releases on Amazon Prime this December.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/rock-break-hollywood-record-highest-100059239.html
The Rock’s new Christmas movie is reportedly set to make him the highest-paid actor of all time.
Red One, which is expected to debut on Prime Video later this year, will net Dwayne Johnson a hefty $50m according to Puck News (H/T Screen Rant).
If true, that would be the highest upfront fee – not counting backends, shares of box office takings, and other bonuses – for any single actor in Hollywood history.
Up until now, the single highest salary for an actor was thought to jointly be Robert Downey Jr. for Captain America: Civil War and Will Smith for King Richard – a total of $40 million. Of course, the exact total is almost never public record, with the likes of Tom Cruise getting a reported cut from ticket sales of over $100m on Top Gun: Maverick (via Variety).