It is no secret that Hollywood actors receive fees of several million dollars. For instance, the Pirates of the Caribbean star Johnny Depp received 68 million dollars from Disney for just 7 minutes of screentime.
Through his eccentric roles as Captain Jack Sparrow in the “Pirates of the Caribbean” films or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Johnny Depp became a sought-after Hollywood star, for whose fee some film studios were willing to dig deep into their pockets.
In the past, Johnny Depp received an eight-figure fee from Disney for just a few minutes of screentime.
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According to The Telegraph, Johnny Depp was reportedly paid a whopping 68 million US dollars for his role in the 2010 Disney film Alice in Wonderland.
In the adventure and fantasy film directed by Tim Burton, he played the Mad Hatter. While this is a well-known character from the famous literary classic by Lewis Carroll, he is not seen too often in the Disney film.
Johnny Depp only has seven minutes of screentime in his role. Thus, he earned 9.7 million dollars for every minute he is seen in Alice in Wonderland.
Director Tim Burton and Johnny Depp share a long-standing friendship. You can read more about it here from our colleagues at Filmstarts: “I would even sleep with an aardvark”: For this director, Johnny Depp would be willing to do anything
But not only in Alice in Wonderland did Johnny Depp earn a fortune for a few scenes. He also received a hefty fee for another major film project in the wizarding universe of Harry Potter – even though the scene ended up being unusable: 16 million dollars for a single scene with Johnny Depp: It doesn’t even appear in the film
