15 Actors That Got Rich By Starring In Box Office Flops
![15 Actors That Got Rich By Starring In Box Office Flops](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/7/5/779675_320x180.jpg)
We've all heard the adage: nothing succeeds like success. Unless you are already incredibly wealthy and famous, in which case, even failure succeeds like success. Confused? Us too, until we learned about these actors that got incredibly rich from their box office flops.
We fail ALL the time and no one pays us for it. (Ed note: don't you forget it!).
Imagine being part of a financial and critical disaster and being punished by leaving with millions of dollars in your pocket. Well, that’s a regular occurrence in the life of a Hollywood actor.
In fact, that's exactly what happened to Julia Roberts for her role in the utterly forgettable rom-com Mother's Day where she was paid one million dollars a day for four days of shooting. Don't even get us started about Mark Wahlberg…
Want to know more? Well don't just stand there, scroll on down!
Here are 15 actors who made bank even though their movies bombed at the box office:
A Million Bucks a Day Ain’t Bad
![JULIA ROBERTS IN MOTHER'S DAY. For her role in this forgettable rom-com, Roberts was paid $4 million. She was also only on set for four days of shooting. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/7/1/779671.jpg)
![HALLE BERRY IN CATWOMAN. Berry might've earned a Razzie award for her role in this infamous flop but that was surely compensated by the fact she got a $14 million paycheck out of it. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/6/9/779669.jpg)
I'm no math wiz, but this sounds like a dud
![TOM CRUISE IN ROCK OF AGES. Cruise might not often star in box office bombs, but even when he does, he still makes bank. For his supporting role, the actor got paid $5 million. The movie itself made $60 million on a $75 million budget. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/7/2/779672.jpg)
![EDDIE MURPHY IN THE ADVENTURES OF PLUTO NASH. ADVENTURES PLUTONASA THE NASH OF Murphy earned a $17 million paycheck for participating in one of the biggest box office flops of all time. Pluto Nash made $7 million at the box office on a budget of $100 million. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/6/1/779661.jpg)
![GEORGE CLOONEY IN TOMORROWLAND. Despite being one of Disney's biggest flops in recent times Clooney still made it out with a whopping $25 million in his wallet. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/7/0/779670.jpg)
![SYLVESTER STALLONE IN BULLET TO THE HEAD. This 2012 Stallone action flick made close to $22 million at the box office which is only $7 million more than his $15 million salary. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/6/0/779660.jpg)
![STEVE CARELL IN DINNER FOR SCHMUCKS. Despite comedy giants like Carell and Paul Rudd headlining the film, it flopped both commercially and critically. Carell went home with around $12 million. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/6/4/779664.jpg)
Can’t This Guy Catch a Break?
![VIN DIESEL IN A MAN APART. Diesel was paid $2.5 million to star in this forgettable 2003 flop. The movie only made $44 million at the box office with a $36 million budget. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/6/6/779666.jpg)
![ROBERT DOWNEY JR. IN DOLITTLE. Right after finishing his stint with Marvel, Downey got a hefty $20 million salary to play Dr. Dolittle. It ended up being a box office disaster- only making $245 million on a $175 million budget. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/6/2/779662.jpg)
![SCARLETT JOHANSSON IN GHOST IN THE SHELL. Johansson was paid $10 million for her role in the film -which might explain why she decided to take the role even with all the controversy around her casting. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/6/7/779667.jpg)
Not a Bad Day at the Office
![REESE WITHERSPOON IN HOW DO YOU KNOW. The star-studded rom-com was made on a $120 million budget and only made $48 million back at the box office. Witherspoon collected a $15 million paycheck for partaking in this flop. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/6/5/779665.jpg)
![MARK WAHLBERG IN ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD. For the role of Gail Harris, Wahlberg collected a $5 million paycheck. In comparison, his co-star Michelle Williams only got paid $625,000 The movie ended up making $57 million on a $50 million budget. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/6/8/779668.jpg)
![ANGELINA JOLIE IN THE GOOD SHEPHERD. Robert De Niro got to play around with a $90 million budget for his second ever directorial showing- $10 million of which went to Jolie. The movie ended up barely making $100 million. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/7/3/779673.jpg)
![JOHNNY DEPP IN MORTDECAL Despite being a critical and commercial disaster, the movie put around $18 million in Depp's pockets. It only ended up making $47 million with a $60 million budget. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/6/3/779663.jpg)
This thing had infinite sequel potential by title alone
![ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER IN THE 6TH DAY. This forgotten 2000 flop might've had a chance of being profitable if more than a fourth of the $82 million budget didn't go towards Schwarzenegger's $25 million salary. The movie only ended up making $96 million. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/5/9/779659.jpg)