Marlon Brando in "Superman"
Having him in the movie was so important that Richard Donner gave in to every demand of him to play Jor-El. The price he had to pay for his 10 minutes with Brando was $3.7 million. But the actor also negotiated to take part in the benefits of the film for which, in total, he earned 19 million dollars.
Brad Pitt in 'Deadpool 2'
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The actor's appearance in the film was shot in half an hour… Half an hour for which Pitt charged $1,000, a significant amount considering that the actor appears for a few thousandths of a second and, if you're not attentive, it's practically impossible to recognize him.
Charlie Sheen in 'Scary Movie 5'
After participating in the second and third installments of the saga playing farmer Tom Logan, Charlie returned to the franchise... but with another character! The film opens with the actor trying to make an S- tape with Lindsay Lohan, who plays herself until a ghost ruins everything by taking Sheen with it. A day of shooting for which the actor pocketed $ 250,000.
Mark Hamill in 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens
A few seconds on a cliff in one of the final sequences of the film… And a million dollars! All without saying a single word.
Sean Connery in 'Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
He doesn't even appear in the credits of the film starring Kevin Costner in 1991 and in which Connery played Richard the Lionheart. The actor, it must be said, donated the $500,000 he earned (half, according to his biographer Richard Yule) to charity.
Dwayne Johnson in 'The Other Two'
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The opening scene of the film directed by Adam MacKay and starring Will Ferrell in 2010 suggests that Johnson is going to be one of the main characters. However, in just two sequences he ends up losing his life by jumping off a building. A job for which he earned 9 million dollars.
Hugh Jackman in 'X-Men: First Class
His Wolverine character served as the liaison for the franchise's leap back, and interestingly enough, the actor didn't get paid to appear for 20 seconds and say, 'Go F*** Yourself.' In return, Fox made a large donation to his children's school.
Alec Baldwin in 'Glengarry Glen Ross: Success at Any Price
Not Al Pacino, not Alan Arkin, not Jack Lemmon, not Ed Harris. If there is someone we remember in the film adaptation of David Mamet's text, it is Alex Baldwin. The actor played Blake, a salesman who tried to motivate the company's staff through insults, derogatory words, and offering three prizes to the winner: a Cadillac Eldorado and a set of knives. An unforgettable sequence that the actor shot in three days and for which he earned $250,000.
Ving Rhames in 'Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol'
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He has given life to the hacker Luther Stickell in all installments of the franchise, but he has not always had the same role. In fact, this time he only appeared in the last scene with Tom Cruise. The cameo brought him $7.7 million.
Michael Biehn in 'Alien 3'
The death of Hicks, his character, originally singed aboard the Sulaco, greatly angered the actor. The producers tried to make it up to him by writing a less dramatic ending, and Michael allowed a photo of himself to be used in the film. Of course, at a price of gold since, according to what is said in the DVD extras, he charged the same as for his participation in 'Aliens: The Return'.
