Do All Hollywood Stars Earn Millions Per Film?

Not all Hollywood stars earn millions per film, with some choosing to take smaller roles and salaries to help out friends and to increase their acting credibility. Although the major stars, such as Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz, can command over $20 million dollar salaries for films such as The Last Samurai (2003) or Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), they also appear in smaller films at reduced rates. Cruise made a brief cameo appearance in Austin Powers: Goldmember in 2002, and also took pay cuts to star in Magnolia and Eyes Wide Shut in 1999. Similarly, Diaz has made several films outside of her usual salary, such as Being John Malkovich (1999) and Things You Can Tell Just By Looking At Her (2000). In other cases, if a Hollywood star is part of a very large cast, e.g. The Lord of the Rings, they may take a smaller salary proportionate to the overall cast's earnings.

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