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

Mel Gibson, $30 Million

Mel Gibson became the highest-paid actor for a single project in 1998. He starred in Lethal Weapon 4 and took home a $30 million paycheck. The Lethal Weapon series was also hugely popular, making Gibson a high-priority actor.

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The More You Know

  • In the entire Lord of the Rings film trilogy, no two female characters ever speak to each other.
  • The mask used in Halloween is a modified Star Trek William Shatner mask.
  • Denzel Washington's finger falls out of place from time to time.
  • In the early days of his career, Sylvester Stallone was so poor that he sold his dog Butkus for $50.
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