Maybe that's why these days actors demand a % of the profits:
"Bullock's deal with Warner Bros. for the Alfonso Cuaron-directed space epic calls for her to earn $20 million upfront against 15 percent of first-dollar gross. "
USD $70 million
USD $50 million for Robert Downey Jr. on Iron Man 3
"Bullock's deal with Warner Bros. for the Alfonso Cuaron-directed space epic calls for her to earn $20 million upfront against 15 percent of first-dollar gross. "
USD $70 million
USD $50 million for Robert Downey Jr. on Iron Man 3
Not too bad