Ever walked out of a movie theater and said, "I can't believe I just paid for that"? Of course you have. But you can't get a refund for not liking a film, and so you go on your way, griping about how you've spent your money on something so mediocre.
One might assume that if a film is "bad," its cast would suffer; poor pay for poor reviews, right?
Wrong. In fact, you wouldn't believe how much money actors have earned from films that made the critics grumble. Check out the salaries that actors have pulled in from low-rated films:
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"Stretch" (March 21)
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"St. Vincent De Van Nuys" (April 11)
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"Locke" (April 25)
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"Chef" (May 9)
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"A Million Ways To Die In The West" (May 30)
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"The Fault in Our Stars" (June 6)
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"Jersey Boys" (June 20)
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"Transformers: Age of Extinction" (June 27)
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"Tammy" (July 2)
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"Hercules" (July 25)
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"Get On Up" (Aug. 1)
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"Sex Tape" (Aug. 1)
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"Guardians of the Galaxy" (Aug. 1)
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"Lucy" (Aug. 8)
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"The Giver" (Aug. 15)
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"Sin City: A Dame To Kill For" (Aug. 22)
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"Jane Got A Gun" (Aug. 29)
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"This Is Where I Leave You" (Sept. 12)
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"The Equalizer" (Sept. 26)
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"Gone Girl" (Oct. 3)
Fox
"The Interview" (Oct. 10)
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"Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" (Oct. 10)
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"The Judge" (Oct. 10)
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"Untitled Brad Pitt WWII Movie" (Nov. 14)
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"Dumb And Dumber To" (Nov. 14)
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"The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1" (Nov. 21)
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"Horrible Bosses 2" (Nov. 26)
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"Exodus" (Dec. 12)
"The Hobbit: There And Back Again" (Dec. 17)
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"Annie" (Dec. 19)
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"Into The Woods" (Dec. 25)
"Unbroken" (Dec. 25)
Universal
"Magic In The Moonlight" (TBD)
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"Foxcatcher" (TBD)
Sony Pictures Classics
"Inherent Vice" (TBD)
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