Here is a fun list of what famous actors bought with their first paycheck. Famous people make a lot of money. If you’re in box office movies, the paychecks can be pretty nice. Many actors have had long roads to success and it has paid off well.
If you’re lucky to star in a big movie franchise like Emma Watson from Harry Potter, you can bank millions from royalties, plus merchandise, and more.
Celebrities spend lots of money on homes, cars, clothing and trips and they spend well. They are allowed to buy some very nice things with their paychecks. When you think about how they started out and what they had to do to get to the level they are at, it’s mind-blowing. Some lived in cars, on friends couches and with their parents until they could afford a place of their own. But when that very first check rolled in, they could relax a little and enjoy some of the finer things in life.
Jennifer Aniston made millions from the tv show Friends. From there, she went on to be in block-buster movies and even started her own production company. It’s fun to look through this article from People.com and see what actors were spending their money on. Everything from groceries to candy to cars to shoes. There were those that decided to start saving too. No one knows when the 15 minutes of fame is going to be over, so it’s always good to save. But when you finally feel like all the hard work is paying off, it’s ok to splurge on a few nice things.
Here is a list of some of the very first things actors bought with their first big paycheck.
1. Jennifer Aniston:
Her net worth is around $300 million. She made the majority of her money from Friends. She earned an estimated $90 million from friends and continues to earn between $10 and $20 million per year in royalties from Friends’ $1 billion annual earnings.With her first check, she bought a used Mercedes that turned out to be a lemon.
2. Emma Watson
Emma has made about 70 million from the Harry Potter Franchise. With her first paycheck, she bought a Prius, a laptop and took her dad on a trip to Tuscany.
3. Tom Cruise
Tom’s success over the years has been good. He is worth about $600 million today.
By 2018, the sixth instalment of the Mission: Impossible franchise earned $787million at the global box office which set a new record for the star. The movie Top Gun: Maverick brought in over $1billion worldwide, Mr. Cruise reportedly earned $100 million despite his base salary being $12.5million. This is because he signed a “first-dollar gross” deal which included ticket sales, his salary and streaming revenue.
4. Oprah Winfrey
Oprah has a lot of money. Her net worth is about $2.5 billion. Oprah is one of the richest self-made women in America. She stresses the importance of spending and investing your money on/in what you truly believe in.
The first thing she bought was fluffy Ralph Lauren towels.5. Sylvester Stallone
He was superstar status thanks to “Rocky,” Stallone became one of the highest-paid actions stars of the 1980s and 1990s. He has written and produced a handful of highly-successful franchises including “Rocky,” “Rambo” and “The Expendables.” Stallone’s movies have generated more than $4 billion in global revenue. The first big pay day, he did something special. He bought back his dog Butkus, whom he previously sold off when he was desperate for money. Butkus ended up co-starring with him in the first two “Rocky” movies.
6. Selena Gomez
She has been working since she was a child. She is a Disney star, she has appeared in multiple films, dropped record-breaking albums, and starred in critically acclaimed shows to give her a net worth of about $60 million. She bought a Louis Vuitton laptop bag with her first big paycheck.
