Gal Gadot's 'Wonder Woman' Paycheck Was a Fraction of 'Superman''s

Critics agree. The internet agrees. Both halves of Rotten Tomatoes agree. The box office agrees. Wonder Woman was a good movie. However, the star of said good movie and a large part of what made at least one DC movie the opposite of terrible sure didn’t make a lot for her box office slam dunk. It’s been reported that Gal Gadot made $300,000 for her role in Wonder Woman.

Of course, $300,000 is nothing to sneeze at, and this number comes without accounting for the bonus actors receive once their film passes a box office milestone — something Wonder Woman is sure to achieve. However, when you consider that Wonder Woman has already made $500 million and has just crossed its third week in theaters, less than half a million seems cheap.

But don’t think this news comes without pay discrimination critiques. Henry Cavill earned a reported $14 million for his role in Man of Steel. Judging by that as well as Batman v. Superman’s $300 million budget and star power, it doesn’t seem out of the realm of possibility that Ben Affleck and Jesse Eisenberg saw larger paydays than Gadot. Also, Man of Steel and Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice were two movies that flopped so hard, they’ve essentially become running jokes. Wonder Woman, on the other hand, is an actually good movie that audiences are willingly paying money to see.

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Gal Gadot also appeared in Keeping Up with the Joneses.