How much did Jack Nicholson make for the Joker?

How much did Jack Nicholson make for the Joker?

While Nicholson has never revealed exactly how much cash he made off playing The Joker, it's confirmed to be somewhere north of $60 million, with Nicholson biographer Marc Eliot estimating that the actor actually walked away with closer to $90 million. That's a whopping $194 million when adjusted for inflation.

Who is best Joker?

Every on-screen Joker ranked from worst to best: who is the greatest Clown Prince of Crime?

• Mark Hamill (Batman: The Animated Series/Batman Arkham series)
• Joaquin Phoenix (Joker) ...
• Jack Nicholson (Batman) ...
• Cesar Romero (Batman '66) ...
• Cameron Monaghan (Gotham) ...
• Troy Baker (Batman: Arkham Origins) ...
• Jared Leto (Suicide Squad) ...

Is Joaquin Phoenix Joker better than Heath Ledger?

In the outlet's comprehensive ranking of every Joker, Polygon placed Ledger several spots higher than Phoenix – with Ledger coming in second place behind Mark Hamill, who voiced the Clown Prince of Crime on Batman: The Animated Series, and Phoenix coming in fifth just ahead of Suicide Squad actor Jared Leto.

Who is the best Joker Heath Ledger or Joaquin Phoenix?

Joaquin Phoenix won Best Actor for his portrayal of Arthur Fleck in Joker, making this the second time someone has won an Oscar for playing the comic book villain, the first obviously being Heath Ledger winning posthumously for The Dark Knight.

What was Jack Nicholson's going rate for Batman?

• Nicholson's going rate at the time was $10 million, but Batman director Tim Burton and his team at Warner Bros. only had $35 million to work with on their massive superhero production.

How much did Jack Nicholson make playing the Joker?

• Well, further digging into this deal and in 2013, CNN ran a story about author Marc Eliot’s unauthorised biography on Jack Nicholson. According Eliot’s book, Nicholson actually made between $60 million and $90 million for playing the Joker – a higher figure than the $50 million that was previously reported.

How much did Jack Nicholson get paid for Witches of Eastwick?

• Around the time of Nicholson’s casting, the actor was earning north of $6 million a picture. He was paid $6 million for the role of Daryl Van Horne in The Witches of Eastwick (1987) and in 1992, he was paid $10 million for playing James R. Hoffa in Hoffa.

How much money did Jack Nicholson make a year?

• According to Entertainment Weekly, the back-end deal that Nicholson agreed to was worth around $50 million. A nice chunk of change – but is that accurate? Well, further digging into this deal and in 2013, CNN ran a story about author Marc Eliot’s unauthorised biography on Jack Nicholson.