Taraji P. Henson Reveals She Was Paid $150,000 for Oscar-Nominated Role & Took Home Only $30,000

[get these nets]

Two things I like to read about Black actors. Them winning industry awards, and them producing and financing their own projects.

The industry award win is a stamp that helps their marketability for future roles, and/ or for future projects that they back. That Oscar or Emmy is currency in the industry. It opens doors.

Those self funded projects means you're taking charge of your career.

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

Not with "hollywood accounting" he isn't.

It’s why actors should cover themselves by negotiating a set base pay as well. The percentage of the profits is just extra money on top. It also helps that Brad Pitt is a big name actor and director so he’s going to cover his bases to make sure the check clears in full.

The Hollywood accounting works with smaller actors and directors. Not big time ones as you don’t want to burn future bridges. Even Disney realized that with Scarlett Jo and paid the bread to maintain the working relationship.

 

[TELL ME YA CHEESIN FAM?]

I don’t think brad Pitt has ever gotten 20 million for a film. Dudes pull isn’t that big. She also only had about 20 minutes of screen time in Benjamin Button and hadn’t really had a breakout role by the time it had filmed.

Makes sense

 

[lamont614]

you got a link for that, cause Pitt doesn’t have the film resume to make that sound believable.

Link



How Much Does Brad Pitt Make Per Movie?

 

[T’Challa’s Heir]

"HUSTLE & FLOW" was released a few years before "THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON", and that was considered her breakout role in "mainstream" Hollywood. She had even performed the Oscar-winning Song of The Year at the Oscars.

Hustle and Flow had a budget of $3 million and only made $28 million. A success, but let’s not act like those are impressive get them bag numbers. shyt, Terrance Howard only got like 1 million for a much bigger role in Iron Man.

 

[nassaunew]

you got a link for that, cause Pitt doesn’t have the film resume to make that sound believable.

Sure.

2021: $20 million salary for new film "BULLET TRAIN" Brad Pitt Was Paid $20 Million For Bullet Train

2005: Brad Pitt was paid $20 million for MR AND MRS SMITH, which co-starred Angelina Jolie - The life and rise of Brad Pitt, who went from a $6,000 breakout role in 'Thelma & Louise' to commanding millions per movie as Hollywood's leading man

In the late 1990's, Brad Pitt's salary was $17.5 million: Brad Pitt Net Worth — What Is Brad Pitt Worth Now?

 

[TELL ME YA CHEESIN FAM?]

A few years ago, Taraji said that "PERSON OF INTEREST" (CBS TV series) was the most money she had consistently made in Hollywood. However, she was miserable on set and decided to leave after a few years on the series. By that point, she probably had a good savings and more opportunities.

It was never revealed, but I think her salary per episode was around $75,000.

I was under the impression she left POI to jump on Empire

 

[lamont614]

Not with "hollywood accounting" he isn't.

It was reported that he accepted a salary of $10 million in exchange for backend points when he starred in 2001’s Ocean’s Eleven. This lucrative deal saw Pitt walk away with $30 million.

 

[nassaunew]

Hustle and Flow had a budget of $3 million and only made $28 million. A success, but let’s not act like those are impressive get them bag numbers. shyt, Terrance Howard only got like 1 million for a much bigger role in Iron Man.

No, your statement was that Taraji had not had a breakout role before "The Curious Case". A breakout role does not only mean box office success. It also includes critical acclaim and hype. "Hustle & Flow" was her mainstream breakout role.

 

[nassaunew]

I was under the impression she left POI to jump on Empire

No, she left "Person of Interest" a whole year before "Empire" even started casting.

 

[GPBear]

I'm surprised Hollywood hasn't made the move to having actors pay to be in movies. There's so many struggling wannabes down in SoCal, I'm sure they could start selling bit-parts - if they don't already.

 

[Silver Surfer]

You can blame the government for that as they create the loopholes that allow the rich and wealthy to dodge taxes. It’s why it’s laughable that people think that the rich will ever pay their fair share.

Jeff Bezos employs how many people and you are complaining about his taxes?

 

[Hacksaw Jim Thuggin]

The more you make

the more they take


Especially if you’re black


Yet Jeff Bezos paid zero taxes in 2017

you mean bezos or amazon?

2 entirely different things.....

my guess is bezos receives no salary and everything he 'owns' is property of the corporation (amazon)

 

[T’Challa’s Heir]

No, your statement was that Taraji had not had a breakout role before "The Curious Case". A breakout role does not only mean box office success. It also includes critical acclaim and hype. "Hustle & Flow" was her mainstream breakout role.

Are you going to throw the bag at an actress for a 20 minute role whose biggest hit is a supporting role in a movie that only made $28 million?

I’m not sure I’d consider Hustle and Flow a breakout role if it took her another 5-6 years to find mainstream success after the fact.

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

Jeff Bezos employs how many people and you are complaining about his taxes?

Who said I’m complaining about his taxes?

If the loopholes are there for them to dodge taxes, then go right ahead and exploit it.

 

[Ol’Otis]

That Oscar or Emmy is currency in the industry. It opens doors.

Denzel and Halle said negative