It’s only been out for two weeks but ‘Deadpool’ has already made the box office its bitch, netting upwards of $500 million internationally despite an R-rating.
What that means is one big, fat, fucker of a pay day for the team behind the Marvel adaptation – in particular The Merc With The Mouth himself, Ryan Reynolds.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, he was initially paid a paltry $2 million for the starring role, but teed up a sneaky deal regarding bonuses and backend which means he now stands to make at least an extra $10 million thanks to the film’s success.
If the film hits $800 million in the global box office, which is highly likely, that number is gonna sky-rocket to the point where this will be Ryan on a daily basis:
No one else attached to the film had the smarts to negotiate such a deal, but director Tim Miller (yep, the one labelled “An Overpaid Tool” in the opening credits) also stands to pocket some sweet cashola bonuses now its $58 million price tag has been made back… and then some.
This is good news, ‘cos his director’s salary was just $150,000, which seems shitty even though he *is* a first-time director. Also good news: DP’s success also means he can raise his directing fee to around $500,000 for future films, including Deadpool 2 if that happens (it’ll happen $$$$$$$$).
Writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick also copped “goodwill bonuses,” so dollas-dollas-hollas-hollas all around.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter.
Photo: Fox.
