What Everyone Makes On a $200 Million Blockbuster

Ever watch a blockbuster film and wonder how much everyone got paid for their efforts? I have, and so has Vanity Fair, which took the time to breakdown what everyone gets working on a hypothetical $200 million mega-budget movie.

Like most businesses, the people at the top make most of the money, but the scale of difference in movie-making is, well, a bit much.  For example, a Lead Actor will earn $12 million, while a bit actor with one or two lines will get $1,900, and an uncredited extra $148.

Here's a sampling of what folks make:

- Director - $4 million  Asst. to Director - $118,000
- Exec. Producers - $1.1 million (normally, at least two)
- Producers - $1 million (normally, at least 3)
- Writers - $250,000 - $3.2 million (normally 2 or 3)
- Director of Photography - $900,000
- Production Designer - $780,000
- Editor - $925,000 (normally 2)
- Costume Designer - $315,000
- Music Composer - $900,000 (Original Score, extra $800,000)

- Lead Actor #1 - $12 million
- Lead #2 - $4.5 million
- Lead #3 - $1.5 million
- Lead #4 - $500,000

- Supporting Actor #1 - $400,000
- Supporting #2 - $75,000
- Supporting #3 - $19,000
- Academy Award Winner in Cameo role - $75,000
- Animal in Scene - $13,000

- Stunt Coordinator - $280,000
- Stunt Double for Lead Actor - $116,000
- Stunt Person - $17,000
- Stunt Person on Fire - extra $7,500
- Stunt Person Going Through Window - extra $3,700

- Camera Man - $125 - 175,000
- Film Loader - $58,000
- VFX Supervisor - $600,000
- Property Master - $296,000
- Casting Director - $233,000

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