Rare Moment When Johnny Depp Was Not the Highest Paid Star in His Movie: Angelina Jolie Earned $20,934 for Every Word in The Tourist

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Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie received huge paychecks for their roles in The Tourist.
In the 2010 rom-thriller, Jolie played a suspended police officer and earned $20,934 per word.
Despite their reportedly messy chemistry, the movie grossed over $278 million worldwide.

Johnny Depp is renowned for his massive paychecks in Hollywood all thanks to his successful career. However, this number was not always the same as he was outpaced by his 2010 film, The Tourist co-star, Angelina Jolie. Despite the former serving as the lead in the movie, his earnings with the words he spoke on-screen were comparatively less than the latter, who got paid $20,934 per word.

Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie in a still from The Tourist

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In the 2010 film, the latter plays the role of Elsie Clinton-Ford opposite Depp, who encounter each other in Italy. The romantic thriller surely became the talk of the town at the time but the paycheck the duo received for their work was quite insane.

Angelina Jolie Got Paid $20,934 per word for The Tourist

Angelina Jolie as “Elise” and Johnny Depp as “Frank” in Columbia Pictures’ THE TOURIST.

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While the duo managed to grab huge sums for their portrayal in the 2010 film,The Tourist,Angelina Jolietrumped the number on per word-pay basis. She spoke a total number of 999 words to play the role of suspended police officer in the movie, which nearly earned her $21 million from the movie.

Thus, she was paid $20,934 for each word she spoke in the film (as perWhatCulture). Meanwhile, her co-star, Johnny Depp just earned $20,000 per word given that he had comparatively more screen time than the former in the movie.

The movie revolves around Depp’s character, Frank Tupelo, who has decided to travel to Italy to mend his broken heart. During his trip, he encounters Jolie’s character who is in search of her lover, Alexander Pearce, a wanted criminal.

Due to her connection with Pearce, she is being pursued by both law enforcement and dangerous criminals, with Frank getting intertwined in her dangerous journey. The Tourist grossed over $278 million at the worldwide box office but the duo’s alleged feud somewhat overshadowed the movie’s success.

Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp Reportedly Couldn’t Stand One Another

Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp shooting The Tourist in Venice

Despite showing off great chemistry on-screen, there were reported troubles broiling between the duo. As per Celeb Bitchy, the duo could not stand one another which was affecting their work. Their reported feud went on to quite an extreme as Jolie was “fed up” with her co-star.

“She’s getting fed up with Johnny. Their chemistry was supposed to fly off the charts, but in private, they’re not getting along.”

The feelings were allegedly mutual, as the Edwards Scissorhands star believed that Jolie was ‘full of herself.’

“Johnny retreats to his own trailer until he’s called out again. He thinks she’s really full of herself.”

Despite their reported messy chemistry behind the scenes, the duo continued to showcase their best behavior in public appearances. Both the actors had high regard for each other regarding their work which further proved that they are pro in their profession.