The hero behind Jake Sully in Avatar is him! Sam Worthington reprized his role in Avatar: The Way of Water, which is still available on myCanal. A film for which the actor received a phenomenal amount of money!
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Today, 47-year-old Sam Worthington is inextricably linked to his role as Jake Sully in “Avatar.” Before lending his role to James Cameron’s hero, the actor had appeared in a few films, but was not one of the big names in Hollywood, which is why the director initially offered the leading role to Matt Damon. He had offered the latter 10% of Avatar’s box office for the role of Sully, but due to his commitment to the Bourne series, Matt Damon was forced to turn down the project. If we do not know how much Sam Worthington received for the role of Jake in the first film, the actor did not fail to negotiate his salary for the second part, “The Way of Water”.
Avatar 2: The crazy amount Sam Worthington was paid for the film
As crazy as it may sound, Sam Worthington did it received no less than 110 million dollars for this Avatar 2: The Way of Water. He would have signed a compensation contract estimated at $10 million, to which would be added 5% of the box office gross. The second part brought in more than that $2 billion in sales. Sam Worthington isn’t the only actor to earn more than $100 million for a feature film!
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Will Smith, Tom Cruise, Keanu Reeves… These other actors who have exceeded $100 million
Matrix star Keanu Reeves earned over $200 million for The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions. The actor donated 70% of his salary to cancer research. As for Tom Cruise, it wasn’t until the release of Top Gun Maverick in 2022 that the actor surpassed $100 million in remuneration for a single project. Like Sam Worthington, his contract included a percentage of box office receipts. Finally, Will Smith, for his part, received $100 million for Men in Black 3. Bankable actors who could be compensated according to their popularity and talent!
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