Post by Mrs. Cooper on Aug 5, 2011 8:06:11 GMT -6
I came across Gary's salary on IMDb today and thought it was surprisingly low! I know years ago the price of things were different but I just wanted to do a side-by-side comparison with a couple actors of today that I think would be about the equivilent of Gary back in the 30's, 40's and 50's.
Salary
The Naked Edge (1961) $275,000
The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959) $275,000
They Came to Cordura (1959) $275,000
The Hanging Tree (1959) $275,000
Man of the West (1958) $295,000
Ten North Frederick (1958) $295,000
Love in the Afternoon (1957) $295,000
Friendly Persuasion (1956) $295,000
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955) $295,000
Vera Cruz (1954) $500,000 + 10% gross
Garden of Evil (1954) $300,000
Blowing Wild (1953) $295,000
Return to Paradise (1953) $295,000
Springfield Rifle (1952) $295,000
High Noon (1952) $60,000 + % Profits
Distant Drums (1951) $295,000
You're in the Navy Now (1951) $295,000
Dallas (1950) $295,000
Bright Leaf (1950) $295,000
Task Force (1949) $295,000
The Fountainhead (1949) $295,000
Good Sam (1948) $250,000
Unconquered (1947) $300,000 + 10% of gross
Cloak and Dagger (1946) $200,000
Saratoga Trunk (1945) $200,000
Along Came Jones (1945) $150,000 + % Points
Casanova Brown (1944) $150,000 + % Points
The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944) $200,500
For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) $150,000
The Pride of the Yankees (1942) $150,000
Ball of Fire (1941) $150,000
Sergeant York (1941) $150,000
Meet John Doe (1941) $150,000
North West Mounted Police (1940) $150,000
The Westerner (1940) $150,000
The Real Glory (1939) $150,000
Beau Geste (1939) $150,000
The Cowboy and the Lady (1938) $150,000
The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938) $150,000
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938) $150,000
Souls at Sea (1937) $370,000
The General Died at Dawn (1936) $90,000
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) $90,000
Desire (1936) $93,000
Peter Ibbetson (1935) $124,000
The Wedding Night (1935) $124,000
Now and Forever (1934) $129,000
Operator 13 (1934) $3,000/week
Design for Living (1933) $44,000
One Sunday Afternoon (1933) $44,000
Today We Live (1933) $44,000
A Farewell to Arms (1932) $2,500/week
If I Had a Million (1932) $30,000
His Woman (1931) $7,000
I Take This Woman (1931) $7,000
City Streets (1931) $7,000
Fighting Caravans (1931) $8,000
Morocco (1930) $6,625
The Spoilers (1930) $5,000
The Texan (1930) $5,000
Only the Brave (1930) $5,000
Seven Days' Leave (1930) $5,000
The Virginian (1929) $3,400/week
The Wolf Song (1929) $750/week
Beau Sabreur (1928) $150/week
Nevada (1927) $150/week
Wings (1927) $150/week
Arizona Bound (1927) $150/week
It (1927) $10
The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926) $50/week
Lightnin' Wins (1926) $50
The Lucky Horseshoe (1925) $20/day
The Drug Store Cowboy (1925) $20
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Johnny Depp:
The Rum Diary (2011) $15,000,000
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) $55,500,000
Rango (2011) $7,500,000
The Tourist (2010) $20,000,000
Alice in Wonderland (2010) $50,000,000
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) $20,000,000
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) $18,000,000
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) $10,000,000
Donnie Brasco (1997) $5,000,000
Nick of Time (1995) $5,000,000
Brad Pitt
Inglourious Basterds (2009) $10,000,000
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) $1,000,000
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) $20,000,000
Troy (2004) $17,500,000
Ocean's Eleven (2001) $30,000,000 ($10m salary + backend participations)
Spy Game (2001) $17,500,000
The Mexican (2001) $10,000,000
Fight Club (1999) $17,500,000
Meet Joe Black (1998) $17,500,000
Seven Years in Tibet (1997) $10,000,000
The Devil's Own (1997) $8,000,000
Sleepers (1996) $10,000,000
Se7en (1995) $4,000,000
Kalifornia (1993) $500,000
Thelma & Louise (1991) $6,000
Cutting Class (1989) $12,000
Less Than Zero (1987) $38
Salary
The Naked Edge (1961) $275,000
The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959) $275,000
They Came to Cordura (1959) $275,000
The Hanging Tree (1959) $275,000
Man of the West (1958) $295,000
Ten North Frederick (1958) $295,000
Love in the Afternoon (1957) $295,000
Friendly Persuasion (1956) $295,000
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955) $295,000
Vera Cruz (1954) $500,000 + 10% gross
Garden of Evil (1954) $300,000
Blowing Wild (1953) $295,000
Return to Paradise (1953) $295,000
Springfield Rifle (1952) $295,000
High Noon (1952) $60,000 + % Profits
Distant Drums (1951) $295,000
You're in the Navy Now (1951) $295,000
Dallas (1950) $295,000
Bright Leaf (1950) $295,000
Task Force (1949) $295,000
The Fountainhead (1949) $295,000
Good Sam (1948) $250,000
Unconquered (1947) $300,000 + 10% of gross
Cloak and Dagger (1946) $200,000
Saratoga Trunk (1945) $200,000
Along Came Jones (1945) $150,000 + % Points
Casanova Brown (1944) $150,000 + % Points
The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944) $200,500
For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) $150,000
The Pride of the Yankees (1942) $150,000
Ball of Fire (1941) $150,000
Sergeant York (1941) $150,000
Meet John Doe (1941) $150,000
North West Mounted Police (1940) $150,000
The Westerner (1940) $150,000
The Real Glory (1939) $150,000
Beau Geste (1939) $150,000
The Cowboy and the Lady (1938) $150,000
The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938) $150,000
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938) $150,000
Souls at Sea (1937) $370,000
The General Died at Dawn (1936) $90,000
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) $90,000
Desire (1936) $93,000
Peter Ibbetson (1935) $124,000
The Wedding Night (1935) $124,000
Now and Forever (1934) $129,000
Operator 13 (1934) $3,000/week
Design for Living (1933) $44,000
One Sunday Afternoon (1933) $44,000
Today We Live (1933) $44,000
A Farewell to Arms (1932) $2,500/week
If I Had a Million (1932) $30,000
His Woman (1931) $7,000
I Take This Woman (1931) $7,000
City Streets (1931) $7,000
Fighting Caravans (1931) $8,000
Morocco (1930) $6,625
The Spoilers (1930) $5,000
The Texan (1930) $5,000
Only the Brave (1930) $5,000
Seven Days' Leave (1930) $5,000
The Virginian (1929) $3,400/week
The Wolf Song (1929) $750/week
Beau Sabreur (1928) $150/week
Nevada (1927) $150/week
Wings (1927) $150/week
Arizona Bound (1927) $150/week
It (1927) $10
The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926) $50/week
Lightnin' Wins (1926) $50
The Lucky Horseshoe (1925) $20/day
The Drug Store Cowboy (1925) $20
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Johnny Depp:
The Rum Diary (2011) $15,000,000
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) $55,500,000
Rango (2011) $7,500,000
The Tourist (2010) $20,000,000
Alice in Wonderland (2010) $50,000,000
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) $20,000,000
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) $18,000,000
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) $10,000,000
Donnie Brasco (1997) $5,000,000
Nick of Time (1995) $5,000,000
Brad Pitt
Inglourious Basterds (2009) $10,000,000
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) $1,000,000
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) $20,000,000
Troy (2004) $17,500,000
Ocean's Eleven (2001) $30,000,000 ($10m salary + backend participations)
Spy Game (2001) $17,500,000
The Mexican (2001) $10,000,000
Fight Club (1999) $17,500,000
Meet Joe Black (1998) $17,500,000
Seven Years in Tibet (1997) $10,000,000
The Devil's Own (1997) $8,000,000
Sleepers (1996) $10,000,000
Se7en (1995) $4,000,000
Kalifornia (1993) $500,000
Thelma & Louise (1991) $6,000
Cutting Class (1989) $12,000
Less Than Zero (1987) $38