Salary Comparison

[*~Mrs. Cooper ~*]

I came across Gary's salary on IMDb today and thought it was surprisingly low! I know years ago the price of things were different but I just wanted to do a side-by-side comparison with a couple actors of today that I think would be about the equivilent of Gary back in the 30's, 40's and 50's.


Salary

The Naked Edge (1961) $275,000
The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959) $275,000
They Came to Cordura (1959) $275,000
The Hanging Tree (1959) $275,000
Man of the West (1958) $295,000
Ten North Frederick (1958) $295,000
Love in the Afternoon (1957) $295,000
Friendly Persuasion (1956) $295,000
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955) $295,000
Vera Cruz (1954) $500,000 + 10% gross
Garden of Evil (1954) $300,000
Blowing Wild (1953) $295,000
Return to Paradise (1953) $295,000
Springfield Rifle (1952) $295,000
High Noon (1952) $60,000 + % Profits
Distant Drums (1951) $295,000
You're in the Navy Now (1951) $295,000
Dallas (1950) $295,000
Bright Leaf (1950) $295,000
Task Force (1949) $295,000
The Fountainhead (1949) $295,000
Good Sam (1948) $250,000
Unconquered (1947) $300,000 + 10% of gross
Cloak and Dagger (1946) $200,000
Saratoga Trunk (1945) $200,000
Along Came Jones (1945) $150,000 + % Points
Casanova Brown (1944) $150,000 + % Points
The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944) $200,500
For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) $150,000
The Pride of the Yankees (1942) $150,000
Ball of Fire (1941) $150,000
Sergeant York (1941) $150,000
Meet John Doe (1941) $150,000
North West Mounted Police (1940) $150,000
The Westerner (1940) $150,000
The Real Glory (1939) $150,000
Beau Geste (1939) $150,000
The Cowboy and the Lady (1938) $150,000
The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938) $150,000
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938) $150,000
Souls at Sea (1937) $370,000
The General Died at Dawn (1936) $90,000
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) $90,000
Desire (1936) $93,000
Peter Ibbetson (1935) $124,000
The Wedding Night (1935) $124,000
Now and Forever (1934) $129,000
Operator 13 (1934) $3,000/week
Design for Living (1933) $44,000
One Sunday Afternoon (1933) $44,000
Today We Live (1933) $44,000
A Farewell to Arms (1932) $2,500/week
If I Had a Million (1932) $30,000
His Woman (1931) $7,000
I Take This Woman (1931) $7,000
City Streets (1931) $7,000
Fighting Caravans (1931) $8,000
Morocco (1930) $6,625
The Spoilers (1930) $5,000
The Texan (1930) $5,000
Only the Brave (1930) $5,000
Seven Days' Leave (1930) $5,000
The Virginian (1929) $3,400/week
The Wolf Song (1929) $750/week
Beau Sabreur (1928) $150/week
Nevada (1927) $150/week
Wings (1927) $150/week
Arizona Bound (1927) $150/week
It (1927) $10
The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926) $50/week
Lightnin' Wins (1926) $50
The Lucky Horseshoe (1925) $20/day
The Drug Store Cowboy (1925) $20


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Johnny Depp:

The Rum Diary (2011) $15,000,000
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) $55,500,000
Rango (2011) $7,500,000
The Tourist (2010) $20,000,000
Alice in Wonderland (2010) $50,000,000
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) $20,000,000
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) $18,000,000
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) $10,000,000
Donnie Brasco (1997) $5,000,000
Nick of Time (1995) $5,000,000

Brad Pitt
Inglourious Basterds (2009) $10,000,000
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) $1,000,000
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) $20,000,000
Troy (2004) $17,500,000
Ocean's Eleven (2001) $30,000,000 ($10m salary + backend participations)
Spy Game (2001) $17,500,000
The Mexican (2001) $10,000,000
Fight Club (1999) $17,500,000
Meet Joe Black (1998) $17,500,000
Seven Years in Tibet (1997) $10,000,000
The Devil's Own (1997) $8,000,000
Sleepers (1996) $10,000,000
Se7en (1995) $4,000,000
Kalifornia (1993) $500,000
Thelma & Louise (1991) $6,000
Cutting Class (1989) $12,000
Less Than Zero (1987) $38

[Miss Retro]

Oh wow, what a difference for sure! But like you said, the times were different back then, people lived cheaper back then. But it's still interesting to see the major difference, wow.

[*~Mrs. Cooper ~*]

I know; I couldn't believe it. He barely made HALF a million dollars most times. Which, I mean, that's not a small amount. Haha, I make it sound like that's cheap!
But seriously, actors are so overpaid.
And they wonder why our economy isn't doing so well. Actors and actresses don't feel the brunt of real hard times like "normal" people do. I think it's just ridiculous the price they pay a celebrity - so much of that money could go towards so much these days!

[fenwick]

Agree with both of you. Plus if the government would save some from all the state dinners or pred's dinner,we would debt free.
Just flowers alone,is stupid. Does the White House really need
a chef just to make a gingerbread house each year? I believe they
should have the best in protection. If they could just cut down in
some areas,it would probably feed the homeless in the U.S.
Celebs,sports,etc. are over paid.