Daisy Ridley’s Unbelievable Star Wars Salary Beats Sandra Bullock, Gal Gadot, and Zendaya That Sets a Unique Record
English actor Daisy Ridley rose the fame as Rey Skywalker in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. She became a household name after playing the character of the headstrong Jedi master. The actor has been a significant part of projects like Chaos Walking and Murder On The Orient Express. According to her rumored salary for her upcoming Star Wars project, the Ophelia star has left behind prominent names in the entertainment industry.
Daisy Ridley’s staggering pay for her upcoming Star Wars movie has surpassed the highest pay of celebrities like Sandra Bullock, Zendaya, and Gal Gadot.
Daisy Ridley’s Eye-popping Salary For Her Upcoming Star Wars Project Beats Prominent Actors In Hollywood
The Marsh King’s Daughter actor Daisy Ridley has been making headlines with respect to her pay in the upcoming Star Wars installment. After being paid comparatively low for the previous Star Wars projects, the 31-year-old actor’s salary for Star Wars: New Jedi Order is reportedly around $12.5 million.
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During a recent episode of The Hot Mic, one of the major topics of discussion was Daisy Ridley’s eye-popping salary for Star Wars: New Jedi Order. The huge improvement in the salary of Daisy Ridley has made her stand in the lead with one of the highest-paying actors in Hollywood, Margot Robbie. Reportedly, the British actor has left behind actors like Sandra Bullock, Gal Gadot, and Zendaya with her pay package for the upcoming Star Wars movie.
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As reported by the media outlet Screenrant, the Gravity star was paid around $10 million for her adventure comedy The Lost City in 2022. One of the most promising stars in Hollywood, Zendaya was in the spotlight for unfollowing Tom Holland on Instagram. Not many people know that the Euphoria actor is paid around $10 million for her upcoming sports drama Challengers. Daisy Ridley even left behind Wonder Woman in the entertainment world with respect to her newly attained salary status as Gal Gadot made $5 million from her movie Death on the Nile.
Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, and Harrison Ford in Star Wars
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Legendary actors Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, and Mark Hamill have been the main protagonists of the billion-dollar franchise ever since its inception. With a whopping net worth of $300 million, Harrison Ford is one of the most bankable actors in Hollywood. According to the media outlet The Things, Harrison Ford was paid around $25 million for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Whereas according to Men’s Health, Mark Hamil was paid a seven-figure salary of around $3 million for a 30-second role in The Force Awakens. According to the Celebrity Net Worth, Carrie Fisher’s Star Wars salary was never revealed, but according to the sources the actor made one-fourth of the total profit of the movie.
Daisy Ridley Revealed She Wasn’t Getting Much Work After Star Wars: The Force Awakens
During an interview with Entertainment Weekly in 2020, Daisy Ridley spoke about her her life after Rise Of Skywalker. The actor confessed she wasn’t getting any projects after her association with the multi-million dollar franchise. She said
“It was so sad to finish [Star Wars],” When the film was released, I was like, ‘Oh my God.’ It was such a huge chapter. And, weirdly, the past few months of not having much… Obviously, now it’s really nice to be working, but not having much [at the time] I feel like I processed the last five years. To be forced to slow down, it was good mentally for me because [Star Wars was] a big thing in my life.”
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She further explained-
“Weirdly, at the beginning of the year, nothing was coming through. I was like, ‘Aww! No one wants to employ me. ‘Oh my god!’ and then just thought ‘everything in its right time,'”
Daisy Ridley will be seen reprising the character of Rey Skywalker in the upcoming Star Wars project. Every Star Wars movie is available on Disney+
