Stars Getting Rich Off Fan Conventions: How to Take Home "Garbage Bags Full of $20s"

[folasade]

Can't hate on that. When your career dries up you gotta make money somehow.

 

[Hiphoplives4eva]

White people and asiand spend money on the dumbest shyt.

 

[SunZoo]

I kinda know an actor known for one role, which in the grand scheme isn't even that famous, and he still gets flown all over the world for conventions. it's not even a genre type movie either. last time i saw him he had come from a "con" in Colorado and was going to Austria or something in a few weeks. i'm not saying who, and i'm not bragging, just chiming in that if that guy can make money and get wined and dined by these things, actual current stars are definitely getting money hand over fist.

Scott Baio?

 

[Conz]

Scott Baio?

i'm not saying, but i will say this guy is infintely less famous than Scott Baio.

 

[nieman]

A few years ago, everyone didn't charge. I got a pic with DMC for free, pics of some old 80's wrestlers for my nephew, Vivica when she still had somewhat of a name...a few others. Of course, Adam west and Star Trek were always $75 and up...

 

[FlyRy]

My boy Bill looks like another person, god damn, still holding on.

Red Ranger isn't any better

I was at comicon 3 years ago and the red ranger was there and at one point he had nobody in line

 

[David_TheMan]

I was at comicon 3 years ago and the red ranger was there and at one point he had nobody in line

My boy out there looking like Virgil

 

[Optimus Prime]

Other than RDJ and ScarJo, all the other Avengers been killing the comic-con circuit. They were at Philly Wizard World right after Civil War release and they were making a killing. Chris Evans was charging a grand for VIP sessions with him and the other cast members just to take silly pictures. All the Chris Evans sessions were sold out even at $700-$1000 depending on who was in the picture with him...

 

[Norrin Radd]

My boy out there looking like Virgil

I was waiting on somebody to mention Virgil/post that pic

 

[Dominic Brehetto]

Bruh I'd do that in a heartbeat. I spend about that much money every night in the bar, to spend it getting a pic of the Comic GAWD is no question.

Of course it matters what your budget and situation is, but I've spent $100 way more frivolously in the past, it'd be nothing to do it here and get something that'd actually last for a while.

You spend a $100 every night at the bar?

 

[Dominic Brehetto]

White people and asiand spend money on the dumbest shyt.

Every race spends money on dumb shyt. Every person spends money on dumb shyt.

As long as it makes that person happy who cares what they do with their money.

 

[FaTaL]

im surprised the movie companies dont shake these actors down for a piece of the pie

 

[TheGodling]

im surprised the movie companies dont shake these actors down for a piece of the pie

They can't go after that money because they can never prove that the money he gets is directly tied to the character the actors play. If Stephen Amell sets up a booth saying 'Meet Stephen Amell', he's "selling" himself, not his character on Arrow, even if 99% of the people coming for an autograph or a picture will most likely be there only because of Arrow. You'll rarely see an actor at Comicon in character because of that grey line.

I do think the studios are sometimes involved with those VIP sessions like the one posted above with Chris Evans because that's often official promotion stuff.

 

[Da King]

Fred.

I most definitely not knocking the people eating off these clowns

 

[Conz]

not to judge... but man, the people you see in these Con pictures.

this of course being the GOAT