16 of the highest paid movie roles of all time - including $100 million for a single film

$29 million

Source: Slate

Schwarzenegger promised that he'd be back for a third Terminator movie under some pretty specific circumstances, including a $29.25 million "pay or play" fee, which he would receive even if the movie wasn't made.

$30 million

Source: Forbes

Carrey reportedly exchanged his salary for "Yes Man" for an ownership stake in the movie, which paid off.

$40 million

Source: Entertainment Weekly

Hanks has struck "act now, get paid later" deals on multiple films, in which he would receive a portion of the box office earnings. That got him at least $40 million for "Saving Private Ryan," but it's not his most lucrative deal.

$42 million

Source: Yahoo Finance

Diaz was paid a mere $1 million to get "Bad Teacher" produced, but received a portion of box office earnings, which secured her over $40 million for the movie. It's known as one of the most "legendary" deals in Hollywood history.

$50 million

Source: GQ

It should come as no surprise that Downey gets paid a lot for his role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and he's confirmed that he got paid $50 million just for the first "Avengers" movie.

$50 million

Source: Forbes

DiCaprio earned at least $50 million for Christopher Nolan's 2010 film "Inception" just from box office earnings, but his deal also included home video and television sales. According to Forbes, he took a pay cut because the movie was so "risky," but he and Nolan agreed to split first dollar gross points.

$50 million

Source: Entertainment Weekly

Though Nicholson was paid $6 million up front for his role as the villainous Joker in the 1989 "Batman" film, he reportedly secured a lucrative deal that included box office earnings and merchandise sales from its sequels — that he didn't even appear in.

$55 million

Source: Forbes

Forbes reported in 2010 that "On Stranger Tides" — the fourth "Pirates" movie released in 2011 — was the most expensive movies ever made, with production costs of over $410 million. A large portion of those costs were due to paying staff and actors. Depp alone made $55 million for the movie.

In 2011, Depp admitted that he was "overpaid" for the "Pirates" movies, for which he has reportedly made over $300 million combined.

$60 million

Source: Entertainment Weekly

The box office hit "Forrest Gump" is another case in which Hanks opted for performance-based pay, in which he received an estimated $60 million.

$65 million

Source: Forbes

To get Ford back for a fourth "Indiana Jones" movie, Paramount agreed to a deal that split a large portion of the film's earnings between him, director Steven Spielberg, and producer George Lucas.

$68 million

Source: The Telegraph

According to the Telegraph, Depp earned 50 million pounds for "Alice in Wonderland," which is about $68 million in the US.

$70 million

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Bullock was paid $20 million up front for "Gravity," which is an impressive number on its own. But her deal also included 15% of box office revenue, which got her at least $70 million.

$75 million

Source: Forbes

Cruise earned $75 million from the fourth "Mission: Impossible" movie, "Ghost Protocol," which allowed him to top Forbes' most powerful actors list in 2012.

$100 million

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Will Smith's performance-based pay for the third "Men in Black" movie got him $100 million of its $624 million gross.

$250 million (combined)

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Between all three "Matrix" films, Keanu Reeves' combined pay was $250 million.