European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 4, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Soaring Star salaries sound business or suicidal by Bob Thomas Assoc died Pressi n the i9-1 r by owl hit hone Dunn of j Cam s.10q Olio if i Totley. Alwil in Oi-., gets %m1 Ninion Lor air Tiliti in i ill1 pm Lin to Linvin r in r o Al j-6 trillion Star Al Jarir. Be snaring to dizzying he Ign i these Reily. A pro rep by concerns thai the him i losing us economic Tail acc the escalation some the Industry say. Is Nusi a in part by the now aggressive companies such As Cannon films and in pictures which noun1 names to Market Niheu movies and Are wiling to pay big Bucks Lor Reco Grable aces the trend continues Down Iho line said am Murphy. Daily variety s Mancial expert who Inch ii a dim Al the univ urrely of Southern California in los Angeles Star of Iho 1960s and 1970s like Bruce Dern and George Segal Are asking 1750.000 per picture and gelling in whereas were paid �400,000 Stallone is the current contract King. Mem a paid him $15 million Toi writing directing and Slang in Rocky in Columbia recently completed miming of is far. Co starring Hoffman and Warren Beatty the salary for each was $6 million Slars and their agents Aro Loach to discuss salary mailers and Iho studios refuse common i however recent publisher reports cite Iho follow my Ralos $12 Millikin Sylvester Stallone. $6 million Justin Hoffman Warren Beady Robert Redford $5 million Ecio Murphy. Richard Pryor. Harrison Ford Bill Murray $4 million Paul Newman Jack Nicholson. Ourt Reynolds s3 million Arnold Schwarzenegger. Roberl do Niro. Al Pacino Chevy Chase. Meryl Streep Goldie hawn $2 5 million Diane Kenlon. Sally Field $2 million Jessica Lange Jane Fonda. Kathleen Turner is million lot 5 million Sean Penn. Madonna Mickey Rourke. Tour course. Richaid Gucic the Lisl does nol include Clint Eastwood who works Only Lor his own company his annual take would Pul him near the lop of the list nor do the figures Lake to account the percentages of profits exacted by stars . Lor instance has Ropo Ledly drawn $25 million Lor his inlets in tool Ste. Menahem Golan chairman of Cannon and Yoram Globus its president insist Cannon s Star salaries Are based on sound business practices Globus used Cannon s Deal with Stallone for cobra As an a ample the Star was paid an in refundable s500.0c1 with the Promise of a local salary of $ 12 million to Ifie movie was sold cobra to our world distributors and As a result the picture was assured a profit before it started a Tobias said Art Murphy said she d1cnded product me of mrs also has coning used to skyrocketing salaries after a film plays in Heaters in goes Locas Selles pay to Cable to network to and syndication he said. In anticipation of those now markets. Agents and lawyers Are making deals that include an assumed percentage of Lulu re James Stewart made Winchester 73" for half the profits. The film earned a Fortune. Critics argue thai Iho salary escalation is suicidal Lor Inq film Industry adding to the Ever Mouning Cost o a movie which has risen from $10 million to $15 r Ilion in five years they also cite the failure of such Larry Sylvester Stallone gets $12 million per movie. Movies As the $28 million rhinestone or which stauton was paid $4 Misdon and Dody Parlon received �2 Michael came reportedly draws s1 million a movie everyone talks about actor s Salines he said Aboul procfuurs7 Vahala howl the millions Sloven Spielberg Mace on two pictures alone. E t and t Jones ? Volion a Cut a i c nol Var old before the so i system took hold in 1914, an English music Hall comic was Pani Ivri a week to make one feelers Lor Mack sen Nell years later Charlie Chislm was lured away by us at a week plus a $150,000 Bonus it Otin a underpaid by Arnolph 2ul
