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

Adam Sandler, $25 Million

The stars of The Wedding Singer reunited for 50 First Dates in 2004. Adam Sandler took home $25 million for his role as a man trying to woo a woman with amnesia. He earned the same paycheck for his 2011 film, Jack and Jill.

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The More You Know

  • Fantasia (1940) was originally a short called The Sorcerers Apprentice, but Walt Disney overspent on the score and decided to make it feature length film rather than waste money.
  • Christopher Mintz-Plasse, who played the character of ‘Fogell/McLovin’ in the coming-of-age indie flick ‘Superbad,’ was only 17 when filming took place. Being a minor at the time, his mother was required to be on the set during the filming of his sex scene.
  • Frank Sinatra was offered the lead role in Die Hard.
  • Toto was paid more than the Munchkins in "The Wizard of Oz".
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