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

Leonardo DiCaprio, $25 Million

Though he only made $2.5 million for his most iconic role as Jack in Titanic, Leo made $25 million for playing Jordan Belfort in The Wolf of Wall Street. The movie skyrocketed in box offices but wasn't enough to earn him that coveted Oscar. That would come from The Revenant.

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  • Christopher Mintz-Plasse, who played the character of ‘Fogell/McLovin’ in the coming-of-age indie flick ‘Superbad,’ was only 17 when filming took place. Being a minor at the time, his mother was required to be on the set during the filming of his sex scene.
  • In the first draft of the Back to the Future screenplay, the time machine wasn't a Delorean, it was a refrigerator.
  • In Saving Private Ryan, all of the main cast were given basic military training except Matt Damon, in the hope that the cast would build a resentment towards him necessary for the role.
  • Tyra Banks suffers from delphiniphobia (aka a fear of dolphins).
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.