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Christopher Reeve earned $250,000 for both Superman 1 and 2<\/h3>\n

\"Christopher<\/a>
\n<\/p>\n

Ben Affleck earned 12.5 million for Daredevil<\/h3>\n

\"Ben<\/a><\/p>\n

Arnold Schwarzenegger earned 25 million for Batman and Robin<\/h3>\n

\"Arnold<\/a><\/p>\n

Christian Bale earned 30 million for The Dark Knight<\/h3>\n

\"Christian<\/a><\/p>\n

Halle Berry earned 12.5 million for Catwoman<\/h3>\n

\"Halle<\/a><\/p>\n

Hugh Jackman earned 20 million for X-Men Origins Wolverine<\/h3>\n

\"Hugh<\/a><\/p>\n

Jack Nicholson earned 60 million as the Joker in Batman<\/h3>\n

\"Jack<\/a><\/p>\n

Marlon Brando earned 16 million for Superman<\/h3>\n

\"Marlon<\/a><\/p>\n

George Clooney earned 10 million for Batman and Robin<\/h3>\n

\"George<\/a><\/p>\n

Jennifer Garner earned 3 million for Elektra<\/h3>\n

\"Jennifer<\/a><\/p>\n

Keanu Reeves earned 15 million for each of the Matrix sequels<\/h3>\n

\"Keanu<\/a><\/p>\n

Michelle Pfeiffer earned 3 million for Batman Returns<\/h3>\n

\"Michelle<\/a><\/p>\n

Nicholas Cage earned 7.5 million for Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance<\/h3>\n

\"Nicholas<\/a><\/p>\n

Robert Downey Jr. earned 50 million for The Avengers<\/h3>\n

\"Robert<\/a><\/p>\n

Michael Keaton earned 10 million for Batman Returns<\/h3>\n

\"Michael<\/a><\/p>\n

Ryan Reynolds earned 9 million for The Green Lantern<\/h3>\n

\"Ryan<\/a><\/p>\n

Scarlett Johansson will earn 20 million for Avengers 2<\/h3>\n

\"Scarlett<\/a><\/p>\n

Tobey Maguire earned 17.5 million for Spiderman 2<\/h3>\n

\"Tobey<\/a><\/p>\n

Wesley Snipes earned an estimated 10 million for Blade 2<\/h3>\n

\"Wesley<\/a><\/p>\n

Sylvester Stallone earned 15 million for Judge Dredd<\/h3>\n

\"Sylvester<\/a><\/p>\n

Will Smith earned 20 million for Hancock<\/h3>\n

\"Will<\/a>
\nVia: likes.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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