10 Most Insane Things Happening In Movies & TV Right Now (Jan 11th)
3. The Big Bang Theory Cast Are "F*ck You Money" Rich
Someone once said that you're not rich until you have "f*ck you money" - the kind of amount that lets you do whatever you want, where you have no boss to answer to and you can tell everyone you don't want in your life to go and take a running jump. It's a real dream for most people who spend their lives staring at the office clock and wondering when their dreams actually died... But not for actors in the most successful sitcom of the past decade.
Even though The Big Bang Theory is finishing after a 12 year run at the top, you'd think the cast would move on to make other things and continue their working careers. Only, they probably don't need to.
The reality for Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, and Johnny Galecki, who were always the top earner on the show is that they'll never have to work again, simply because of how much the show reruns around the world. Thanks to owning one percent of The Big Bang Theory's total earnings each year (which amounts to about a BILLION DOLLARS), they'll bank a tasty $10m every year.
And you thought you hated them before.