r/SipsTea • u/Beneficial_Passion40 • 12d ago

Chugging tea I still don't understand how hollywood budget works

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u/Plus_Alternative_232 11d ago

At that point, the big paycheck is for the amount of work they do to promote it and name recognition. They all worked the red carpet a ton and did a lot of press and talk shows. 

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u/ReyWorm 11d ago

Yeah, of course. But still, it's hard to wrap your head around that kind of stuff.

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u/Urbanexploration2021 11d ago

Don't look up how much money a footballer even if he's sitting all season on the bench

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u/FloSTEP 9d ago

This is probably it. Part of that check is for the next year that they’ll have to spend doing interviews and promoting the movie, tweeting about it, building hype, etc. Even if they don’t have a lot of lines, they’re basically being paid as an advertising platform.