The salary of Hollywood actors has always been the focus of attention, because actors often can earn tens of millions of dollars from shooting a movie, compared to singers who rely on records, concerts, and commercial performances to expand their income, the salary of actors in each movie is clearly marked, which is naturally more eye-catching. Moreover, the remuneration of actors is also a measure of their status.

The history of development can be divided into three stages, the first stage is marked by the rise of innovative artist brokerage companies, and the remuneration of 15 million US dollars when filming "" is a watershed, before which most of the actors' salaries can be solved under one million, and the profits of production companies and major theaters are very high; However, after that, actors' salaries have been rising, and the cost of direct directing movies has been rising, which has also gradually increased the proportion of commercial blockbusters in Hollywood.

Fifteen million dollars, this is the standard for measuring top superstars in the first half of the 90s, Tom Cruise, and others are all 15 million clubs, and there are no more than 20 Hollywood actors who can get paid at this level, which is the top benchmark in Hollywood.

Therefore, "After the major Hollywood studios were willing to provide Hugo with a salary of 15 million US dollars, it was considered to be a leapfrog development and was absolutely valued by Rick.

The second phase of the Biqu Pavilion www.biquge.info was in 1996, relying on the "", "" series, "(dumb. and。 Dumber) "Whoever becomes the king of comedy is taking over the film" (the. cable。 guy)", the film company offered a salary of 20 million US dollars, officially marking the beginning of the 20 million era in Hollywood.

"It's a movie that deserves to go down in history, not because it's so good, in fact, the movie almost lost money, nearly half of the $47 million cost was paid in gold, and as a result, the North American box office of the movie was only 60 million, and the global box office has just crossed the 100 million threshold, which can be said to be a failed work, but this work has an important role in changing the dynasty in the history of Hollywood."

Not only because this is the first film in Hollywood history to pay $20 million, but also because the film has raised the production cost threshold, which has become the biggest headache for major film companies.

More importantly, because of "(frat. pack)" was established after this film.

The so-called, can be regarded as an organization, composed of a group of comedians who were not very popular at the time, all of them belonged to the innovative artist agency, and the innovative artist agency decided to package and bundle this group of comedians for sale.

The leader of the gang is, he is the director of "", and the core members include (will. ferrell）、（owen。 wilson）、（jackblack）、（vice。 Vaughn), Luke Wilson (Luke. Wilson), Steven Carell (Steve Carell). Carell), and then a new generation of comedy stars (Seth. Rogen), Jonah Hill (Jonah. Hill), James Franco, and others are also closely associated with the Rotten Boys.

In addition, (judd. Apatow), Jennifer, Paul Luther (Paul. Rudd) and others also have a strong relationship.

It can almost be said to be the most important part of Hollywood, although the official establishment of the Rotten Boys Gang should be in 2004, but "" is the embryonic. After that, the whole of Hollywood entered a new era, and the 20 million club was officially established.

Tom Cruise 、、、、 others became members of the club of 20 million, and later, Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp, DiCaprio, etc., also became members of this club.

At the turn of the century, she became the first actress in Hollywood history to enter the club of 20 million, and after her, Angelina Jolie also entered the ranks of this club.

Finally, the third stage is the change of actors' remuneration methods, 20 million has become the limit of the production company's acceptable salary, but with the increase in production costs and box office revenue, the value of actors is still growing, so the "salary plus dividends" that has appeared in the late 80s has gradually become the mainstream - the basic salary is naturally not the same.

When Johnny Depp took over the filming of "4", the basic salary was 20 million, but after adding box office dividends, it was as high as 56 million; When he took over the shooting, the basic salary was also 20 million, and after the high box office dividends arrived, his salary reached 50 million.

These actors are still nominally members of the 20 million club, and the maximum salary in Hollywood has not changed since 1996, but the actual salary of the actors has changed dramatically. Production companies use box office dividends to improve the status of actors, and at the same time, the box office appeal of actors is more closely tied to the results of the film. One is prosperous, and one is lost.

Hugo's previous "" and "" salaries both exceeded 30 million US dollars, but they were special cases of box office dividends, and Hugo's basic salary in these two works was very low. Similar situations were occasionally seen in the nineties, but they were not mainstream.

But in any case, the 20 million club is an important criterion for measuring the top superstars, and Hugo will not forget this, and he clearly remembers that this day will come in 1996, when the signing of "" will set off an uproar. After all, it has only been five years since the era of fifteen million salaries was created.

However, Cameron said at this time that now Hollywood has the first 20 million salary? Two years earlier! Why, is it because of his small hurricane that flashed the Amazon?

"Oh, two million dollars? This is unexpected news, and I guess Hollywood is boiling by now. Hugo chuckled and teased, but his mind began to guess the target, right? "It's just red now, but it's definitely impossible now," "Plus" "It's still not enough to see."

Cameron could also feel the excitement in Hugo's words, and the expression on his face couldn't help jumping, "Now all the major newspapers are competing to report it, but it's a pity that you can't see that lively scene." I went to the Screen Actors Guild yesterday, and it was literally there, and everyone was talking about whether the pay was reasonable. ”

Indeed, after entering, the topic of overpaid actors has not stopped, and it is really exaggerated to earn 20 million dollars from filming a movie. The profession of actor seems to be synonymous with unearned and easy earning, which has also triggered more and more people to come to Los Angeles alone with an ethereal dream of being an actor.

"If it were me, I would also wonder why I gave 20 million." Hugo shrugged, "That's ten times our film investment." ""This is the reality that even a top actor can't afford to pay his salary.

"Hehe, I can't see it." Cameron said playfully, but Hugo was stunned, "What do you say?" Cameron didn't answer immediately, but asked rhetorically, "Why haven't you asked me all the time, who is this actor who gets paid 20 million US dollars?" ”

"Yes, yes, who?" Hugo asked again and again. Because he always thought it was, he forgot about it for a while, and now it seems ...... "Hanks or?" That's Hugo's best guess. If it was really the butterfly effect, then he really didn't know who would become the first person in the 20 million club in 1994, which is too exaggerated, and it was only three years since 1991.

Cameron couldn't be more satisfied with Hugo's reaction, and he chuckled, and this time she didn't sell it again, and just said, "You." ”

"Oh...... What the? Hugo originally nodded yes, but his brain was stunned, and then he froze, and he felt as if he hadn't heard Cameron's words.

"I mean, is it you who is paid 20 million yuan?" Cameron said it word for word.

Hugo only felt like his jaw was about to dislocate, no wonder Cameron had just asked Rick if he had contacted him, "What?" Hugo still subconsciously made a sound, but it was not a question, but a surprise, "Why don't I know it myself?" When did I sign up? ”

In fact, the major production companies shouted "20 million salary", and there have been voices since the end of last year, and Tom Cruise has shouted such a price, but in the end, they didn't sign a contract, so it doesn't count. After achieving brilliant results, especially after the appearance of the name "Mr. 400 Million", Hugo's salary became more and more outrageous, starting from 10 million to 15 million, and there were actually two companies shouting 20 million - Universal Pictures and MGM Pictures.

The reason why it is outrageous is that Hugo's previous maximum basic salary was only six million dollars, not even eight million dollars, and now it has more than tripled in one fell swoop - and Hugo has not signed a contract yet, which has almost become a big joke in Hollywood.

Hugo clearly remembers that he didn't agree to the 20 million that Universal Pictures shouted for "Future Water World" and the 20 million that MGM shouted for the "007" series and "Cut Throat Island", so how did this news come out now? If you don't sign a contract, you can't be considered to have reached a salary of 20 million!

Cameron couldn't answer, he could only shrug his shoulders, "I don't know, anyway, I read the 'Los Angeles Times' report very clearly, as if you have really signed a contract." That's why I wondered what was going on. You're in Vienna and you're not back to Los Angeles, it's strange when you signed the contract. ”

Cameron is just a watch lively, naturally does not understand. So, the question is back to square one: why didn't Rick contact Hugo? Or why didn't Joseph tell Hugo about it?

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