“Margot Robbie to pocket 50 million for ‘Barbie'” | Daily list

Australian actress Margot Robbie, with a $50 million (about 45 million euro) salary and a similar percentage of her “Barbie,” will be a huge hit on the big screen this summer, according to sources. From a special issue of Variety.

Apart from playing Barbie, Robbie is also a film producer through her company Luckysap Entertainment, where she has also produced projects like “Birds of Prey” (2020), “Promising Young Women” (2020) and the Netflix series. Maid.

The actress founded the production company in 2014 with her husband Tom Ackerley and their friends Sophia Kerr and Josie McNamara with the aim of promoting women’s stories and supporting female creators.

“Barbie” has become a summer phenomenon by grossing $1,200 million (about 1,090 million euros) worldwide, making its director and co-writer Greta Gerwig the first woman to break the barrier and direct a solo film. 1,000 million dollars.

In fact, Variety noted that Gerwig might get paid extra for these numbers.

According to the specialized website IMDb, the budget of the film is about 100 million dollars.

The film, which tells the existential crisis facing Mattel’s popular plastic toy, was the second-highest domestic opening in Warner Bros. history behind “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2” (2011).