16 Actors Who Were Underpaid For A Role

She told InStyle’s Ladies First with Laura Brown podcast, “They deserved that, okay, because when this comes out, people are coming because of Brad, and they’re going to discover me. I’m bringing a certain amount to the seat, too, and I felt like what I was asking at that time in my career was fair, was fair to the ticket sales that I would contribute to this big film. Wouldn’t do it. They did $100,000 is what they offered right away, and then, I was gutted. When it was all said and done, I got $150,000, but I had to swallow my pride, baby.”

She also revealed that, after taxes were taken out and she paid her team, her profits dwindled to $40,000.