Salary: $80 Million (Estimated) Gravity the most spellbinding movie youll only watch once had a tough time getting a greenlight because the studio was afraid to invest in something so costly without a major name. Their preferred choice Angelina Jolie wasnt interested, despite being offered the role multiple times. They eventually came to Sandra Bullock, who was fresh off her Oscar win for The Blind Side. Theres been a lot said recently about the shameful disparity in pay between male and female actors, but Sandra made sure she was well compensated for Gravitys complicated shoot. She received $20 million upfront, and a further percentage of the profit once the movie made a certain amount. Since Gravity would go on to earn a modest $700 million worldwide, around $50-60 million of that went right into her bank account, bringing the total somewhere in the league of $80 million. That must have been a fun bank statement to receive.
