so how much do actors make in Hollywood ?

[rh71]

I just watched Jennifer Love Hewitt get Punk'd - poor girl thought she'd be in an upcoming movie with Brad Pitt ... well they scared the $#it out of her but that's besides the point. She looked desperate for a role somewhere. How much do starving actors/actresses average per typical movie that's a "B" at best ? They usually do like one a year... two at most... but I'm sure most do 1 every 3 years if they're just remotely good...

 

[KevinH]

I read in a local TV guide thing that comes with the Sunday paper here (not THE TV Guide though) and there was a question about Tara Reid. It seemed like B list actresses make about 300K a flick. Not bad...but nothing to retire over if you do just one or two.

 

[rh71]

I'm reading $30k per week they're working... how's that for a payday ? Of course if you're Ahnold you make $30mil for a single Terminator.

 

[Schadenfroh]

i would do acting for free as long as its a Species 3 starring elisha cuthbert as the female alien and me as the male alien

 

[rh71]

Elisha Cuthbert is so on the virge of doing a shocking role...

 

[Linux23]

about the same as what JA got for doing Honey.

 

[DAGTA]

Some movies have deals with actors where they receive very little up front but then a percentage of the profits of the movies (such as the new Star Wars movies) so the actors don't really make all that much while working but then rake in much more if the film is successful. Incentive to do your best.

 

[Trygve]

It depends. If we're talking SAG (Screen Actors Guild) minimum rates, a principal performer on a modified low budget film (total budget under $500,000) is only $248/day or $864/week. (Appropriate that actors charge for a three-day week (close enough), just like the cameras and lights.) On a feature with a budget over $2,000,000, the SAG minimums are $655/day and $2,272.

Of course there's no guarantee that the actor you're negotiating with will work for the minimum, but at least that's what the minimum is. (There's also "SAG Experimental" which is even cheaper, but I usually advise people to avoid that if they have any intent on making a commercial product.)

On a non-SAG film, it can be anything, down to "100% deferral" (which usually means you get nothing...ever). On SAG films they have limits on hours and days worked and rules about overtime. On non-SAG films, you should be used to working 10-14 hours at a stretch and expect to work 6-day weeks.

(I don't guarantee that these are the latest rates; double-check the latest SAG contracts before figuring your budget.)

 

[gUEv]

<---- pays his actor's nothing

muahahah!!!!

oh...someday...