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

Tom Cruise, $75 Million

The fourth Mission: Impossible film, Ghost Protocol, earned Tom Cruise upwards of $75 million. The plot is pretty similar to all the other films, featuring Cruise doing all his own stunts as usual. Cruise was filming another film for the series through 2020.

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  • Often derided as a mega-flop, Waterworld actually took home nearly $90m more in worldwide box office than its estimated budget.
  • Barbie in Toy Story is voiced by Jodi Benson, best known for her role as Ariel in The Little Mermaid.
  • In the movie 'The Hangover', no effects or prosthetics were created for Stu's missing tooth. Actor Ed Helms never had an adult incisor grow, and his fake incisor was taken out for the parts of filming where Stu's tooth is missing.
  • Channing Tatum played a bartender in Ricky Martin's "She Bangs" music video. He made $400 for the role.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.