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9 Superstars Who Were Paid Almost Nothing For The Best Roles Of Their Life!

  • 8:06 pm February 2, 2021
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Cinema has become an extremely important tool of change in our society. We learn a lot from movies. While watching them, we create an invisible line of affection for people who portray our favorite characters on screen. Before you know, they become your favorites and with more people like you, they become superstars. Here are some superstars who were paid almost nothing for the best role of their life!

Ryan Gosling — Half Nelson

Believe it or no but Half Nelson is indeed one of the finest works of Gosling! He was working on per week basis and charged a mere $1000 a week! Amazing, isn't it?



Hilary Swank — Boys Don’t Cry

Do you remember Boys don't cry and the appreciation it got by critics and fans alike? Swank became a superstar after this film. Here's a fun part, she only charged $3000 back in 1999 for this!

Dustin Hoffman — The Graduate

Graduate is one of the most commercially successful films of all time! Hoffman reached the peak of his success after this film. The man was under the debt of $17,000 and did this film to pay that money off. yes, he only charged $17,000 for his work in this film!



Bill Murray — Rushmore

Do you remember how amazing Murray was in Rushmore? He only charged a fees of $9000 for the movie! It is almost nothing if you really come to think about it!

Jennifer Lawrence — Winter’s Bone

This was the first film that Jennifer got an Oscar nomination for. Her career kickstarted from this movie! She was only paid $3000 for this movie! Yes, no kidding!



Brad Pitt — Thelma & Louise

This is the film after which women genuinely started drooling over Pitt! He became huge after this. He charged only $6000 for this!