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

Brad Pitt, $30 Million

Ocean's Eleven is one of Brad Pitt's most popular movies. The heist film features an ensemble cast, and up until that point, the $30 million contract was Pitt's highest-paid role of his career. He's gone on to earn even more since then, but the Ocean's series was wildly popular.

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The More You Know

  • John Travolta would have played Maverick in Top Gun if his asking price wasn't too high.
  • Within 3 days of release The Hunger Games has become the highest grossing film for production company Lionsgate.
  • Executive producer of Toy Story and Chief Pixar shareholder Steve Jobs picked Bob Dylan as his first choice to write and perform the soundtrack to the film over Randy Newman.
  • Wayne's World was filmed in two weeks.
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