Margot Robbie is reportedly set to have a big pay day. The “Barbie” star, 33, will be rewarded roughly $50 million in salary and box office bonuses for her vital part in bringing the toy doll to life, not only for playing Barbie in the summer hit, but for her producer role behind the scenes.
Details of her reported pay day stem from three individuals who shared their knowledge of Robbie’s deal with Variety. READ MORE: Margot Robbie Convinced Studio ‘Barbie’ Could Make A Billion Dollars: ‘I Was Overselling, But We Had A Movie To Make’ “Barbie” director and co-writer, Greta Gerwig, is also likely to receive bonuses following the film’s massive success.
The big screen phenomenon stands as the highest-grossing film ever from a female director. Since “Barbie” hit theatres a month ago, it’s earned a staggering $526.3 million at the domestic box office and $657.6 million at the international box office.
Combined, that’s $1.18 billion globally — a figure that continues to climb as “Barbie” keeps topping box office charts. The comedy-drama is now Warner Bros.’ second highest-grossing release ever, following “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2.” READ MORE: ‘Barbie’ Sequel Rumoured To Be In The Works As Greta Gerwig Hit Dominates The Box Office Off camera, Robbie produced “Barbie” through LuckyChap Entertainment, the production company she founded in 2014 with her now-husband, Tom Ackerley, and friends, Josey McNamara and Sophia Kerr.
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