These Are The Highest-Paid Film and Television Roles Of All Time

Johnny Depp, $68 Million

Johnny Depp's Mad Hatter character earned him $68 million for his appearance in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland.  The live-action remake of the classic Disney animated film also saw the talents of Helena Bonham Carter and Alan Rickman.

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  • For Dr. Strangelove, Peter Sellers was paid $1 million, 55 percent of the film’s budget.
  • Shakira was banned from her school’s choir, and her classmates said she sounded like a goat.
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  • Shakira was banned from her school’s choir, and her classmates said she sounded like a goat. The Hips Don’t Lie superstar sure showed them!
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.