Hope you like sequels, with paychecks like that, that’s perhaps all you’ll get.

Here’s next months Book Of The Month recommendation; “Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds.”

First of all your right not to compare the social value of teachers,law enforcement,and all unsung hero’s to actors,that would be absurd to say the least.BTW they all are woefully underpaid.

Also,I’m in complete agreement with you on Left Wing,America hating,and anti-christian Hollywood.I don’t need any actor or actress telling me how to vote,what to think,and how to live my life.

My point is we live in a free market economy(or used too),the value of goods and service’s are set by what someone is willing to pay for them,not by what the value others deem to be morally acceptable or not.

That said, I have to respectfully disagree with our friend and long-time poster the old man.

Depp’s worth that massive paycheck because he is the face of that franchise. Audiences fell in love with the Sparrow character and went to see the sequels mostly because of him.

It should also be worth-noting that the $56 million apparently does NOT include any back-end deals, percentage points, etc. So depending on PIRATES 4′s box-office, Depp could literally walk away with $100 million (!?!)

Jamie.

From a business point of view, I guess you’re right. If a movie franchise has pulled in over $2 billion, I suppose $56 million to the star makes sense.

But objectively speaking, it’s an insane amount of money to be paid for a few months of acting. We can always jump to the old “teachers and law enforcement” comparison/argument.

Not speaking about him personally, but “stars” in general – this is where I want them to shut the hell up when it comes to trying to influence voters and whatnot. What kind of a “normal” worldview does one have when they get paid millions of dollars to star in a movie as opposed to working a real job (yes, I said a “real” job). Directors, cinematographers, VFX people and other crew actually earn their paychecks, but at this level actors don’t earn theirs… it’s purely a ROI calculation for the studio.

Based on that I have no stomach for them getting on a soap box of any sort.

(Man, I hate it when I take a thread off topic – can’t help myself sometimes.)

Vic

My daughter said it was going to happen and I didn’t agree. This is one thing she finally got right.

BTW,if Disney decides to give Johnny Depp $56 million,more power to him.If Disney decides they are going to pay him $56 million,then he’s worth $56 million and he doesn’t need to give a dime to anyone to justify it.

That said, with the usual antagonizing of Depp in movies, his awkward femininity makes him perfect for the role. If he lives throughout the third movie, I don’t see a problem with a fourth.

That payday is incredulously ridiculous, though.

Rev

@Sock Monkey said: “but the second one wasn’t all bad”
Strange as it may sound it was consistently rated higher but made less money domestically than the others.

Hmmmm … going up against our beloved Capt. America.
I wonder … who will win?

Marvel change Caps date NOW!!!!

I also believe that even if the third movie sucked (really bad) Jack Sparrow’s character remained very much intact throughout the trilogy. So a forth installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean? I say yes, presuming that the movie will focus entirely on Jack Sparrow and will maybe have the recurrence of Barbossa and his mutinous crew.

Old Man,,,
I 3rd that motion!
(Boycott the lot of them !)

Ken the 2, and especially the 3rd Pirates films sucked the wood off the decks…
CGI Blasphemy.