While still in school in 1976, Gibson was approached to appear in a film called "Summer City". Mel was paid just $400, the actorīs union minimum, for his work in the film and pitched in around the set when it was needed. By the year 2000, Mel Gibson became the $25 million man, the highest-paid film star in history.
"Who cares?. I donīt. Iīm rich"
MONEY, MONEY, MONEY...
BOX OFFICE AND FEES
Summer City
Mad Max
Tim
Attack Force Z
Gallipoli
The Year of Living
The Bounty
The River
Mrs.Soffel
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Lethal Weapon
Tequila Sunrise
Lethal Weapon 2
Bird on a Wire
Air America
Hamlet
Lethal Weapon 3
Forever Young
The Man without a Face
Maverick
Braveheart
Pocahontas
Ransom
Conspiracy Theory
Lethal Weapon 4
Payback
The Patriot
What Women Want
We Were Soldiers
Signs
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$4 million
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$3.5 million
$8.1 million
$3.9 million
$40 million
$65 million
$28 million
$147 million
$65 million
$32 million
$20 million
$160 million
$50 million
$50 million
$100 million
$58 million
$142 million
$136,4 million
$76 million
$129.7 million
$81.5 million
$113 million
$182.7 million
$77.5 million
$460 million
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$20,000
$6,000
$35,000
$150,000
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$500,000
$700,000
$1 million
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$1.5 million
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$3.5 million
$4.2 million
$700,000
$10 million
$7 million
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$5 million
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$20 million
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$25 million
$25 million
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$25 million
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"What am I gonna do, not take it? Look at all the people (the film industry) takes care of - Itīs kept this town racing. And it keeps a lot of people fed." about his pay-check.
"I have a hunger to work. To work is to create. But for the moment I have stated my hunger. I need a holiday."
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Melīs approach to his career was fairly nonchalant. His older sister Sheila, who was especially concerned about Melīs future, decided that she would influence Melīs career decision, and filled in an application form for him, including his photo and $5 admission fee, and sent it off to Sydney most prestigious school of dramatic art, NIDA. His brother, who was working in an orange juice bottling plan, was shocked at what his sister had done but after some consideration he thought that an acting course would be more exciting than a factory. Of couse, he was right.
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