Scarjo is getting paid $15 million for Black Widow

Scarjo is getting paid $15 million for Black Widow Oct 13, 2018 14:32:42 GMT

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Post by Skaathar on Oct 13, 2018 14:32:42 GMT

Oct 13, 2018 1:25:15 GMT Lord Death Man said:

Oct 13, 2018 0:52:37 GMT Skaathar said:

Using CW and Ragnarok salaries for Evans and Hemsworth just proves my point further. You're basically saying it took them 3 successful solo movies to achieve the salart Scarjo is receiving for her very first one.

Again, there's nothing wrong with that, but it's definitely incorrect to say that she's getting paid similar wages to her male counterparts. All you need to do is look at their IW salaries to know that's incorrect, as both Thor and Cap had way bigger roles in IW than BW.

Also, here's the article I was using for IW salaries:

www.mensxp.com/entertainment/hollywood/44590-here-s-how-much-each-actor-earned-for-lsquo-avengers-infinity-war-rsquo.html

Which lists a smaller salary for both Evans and Hemsworth.

Everything you're saying would be right if Hollywood compensation worked based on some history of previous pay. It doesn't.

Lead actors are paid primarily on the basis of how many movie-goers they can attract to theaters during the first two weeks of a movie's opening.

By compensating Scarlett at the same level as Hemsworth and Evans (according to HR), what Marvel Studios is saying is, we believe that relative to the film's budget, Johansen can attract as many viewers as Evans or Hemsworth could.

I think we're getting sidetracked here. I'm not really interested in why she's getting paid that much, I'm simply replying to your comment that she's getting paid no more than her male co-stars, as I believe that's a completely incorrect statement. All you need to do is look at how much she got paid in IW to know that she got a far bigger paycheck than anyone else in that movie save RDJ, and all for playing a very minor role that has a total of 5 minutes of screentime.

As for your comment about her "attracting" many viewers, that would only make sense if Scarjo is actually marketable. But I don't recall any lead film of hers that grossed as much as movies like CATWS, Thor Ragnarok or Black Panther. No, this probably boils down to her (and her manager/agent) simply being very good negotiators. And you know what? That's great. Good for her to milk that much cash. But to assert that she's simply getting paid no more than her male-costars is a very misleading assumption as no male MCU actor has ever gotten close to a $15 million paycheck for their first solo movie.