Harrison Ford's 'Star Wars 7' Salary Was Just Announced — And It's Out of This Galaxy

Mic ^ | 12-21-2015 | Claire Lampen

[Citizen Zed]

Star Wars veteran Harrison Ford pulled in an astronomical paycheck for his reprisal role in The Force Awakens, which opened globally Friday. Fortune reported that Ford stands to make more than $34 million for his return as Han Solo. Disney reportedly wanted him back so badly that they offered him a base salary of nearly $25 million, plus 0.5% of the film's gross profit, according to the Guardian.

"Harrison is the key to making this movie work," an unnamed source from Disney said, according to the Guardian. "He's the link between the old generation and the new. Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher were good to get, but the film could have lived without them. You couldn't make it without Harrison Ford."

Maybe a half a percent sounds like small stakes, but consider this: After one weekend in theaters, The Force Awakens has surpassed the previous record holder for ticket sales - Jurassic World - at nearly $240 million in North America alone. The film has netted some $517 million worldwide, which puts Ford's share of the profits above $2.5 million after just three days, a number that the Guardian projects could rise to some $9 million.

Fisher, according to the Daily Mail, was paid some $1.5 million to return as Princess Leia, while Hamill's salary has not yet been made public.

The film's up-and-coming actors, though, received much less lucrative deals. Both Daisy Ridley and John Boyega were paid just under $450,000, plus they'll receive a "small cut" of box office revenue after ticket sales have hit $1 billion, the Daily Mail reported.

Still, Ridley and Boyega have a substantial leg up on the original actors when it comes to salaries for the first Star Wars film, according to Yahoo. Ford reportedly made something like $10,000 (in 1970s dollars) for Episode IV: A New Hope. (He leveraged this to $100,000 for The Empire Strikes Back and around $500,000 for The Return of the Jedi.)

Hamill fared better in salary negotiations for the first movie: He was allegedly paid something like $650,000 to play Luke Skywalker in A New Hope, plus .25% of profits and royalties. Fisher has never named her salary for the first installment, but has said she failed to secure royalties from the use of Princess Leia's likeness. She did receive the same percentage of the film's income as Hamill, though.

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I guess if it keeps the old geezer from begging on street corners, it's money well spent.

I hope they gave Carrie Fisher a lot of money, because for her -- with her life story and all -- begging on street corners is a real possibility.

[Perdogg]

ping

[Bender2]

Re: Personally Bender I rather watch History Channel Vikings next February and Last Kingdom on BBC America

I remember when "Game of Thrones" started 5 years ago. I watched the trailer and decided it was not worth getting HBO at $15 a month-- That would add up to $900 to date.

That has paid off as I have binged watched Season 1 through 4 from Netflix and I bought the brand new Season 5 for less that twenty bucks off eBay.

Yet, having never having had a sister, the series does make me... wonder?

Yes, Bendy, sisters... can make it interesting--

So can... brothers, Bendy.

Oh, Cersei, you are so full.. of crap!

[SevenofNine]

What about incest in that HELLO!!

[Army Air Corps]

I second that!

[Bender2]

Re: What about incest in that... HELLO!!

Incest-- What... incest?

Really, Seven-- And you never... with all those big, strapping Borg brothers?

Now, now, Cersei-- What happens in the Collective... stays in the Collective!

He ain't heavy... he's my brothger!

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[Intolerant in NJ]

Ford just too old looking...haven't been able to sit through any of the Star Wars films after "Return of the Jedi", probably because I lost motivation after our daughter got beyond the age when it was fun to take her to the movies to see such stuff - but I remember having the same reaction as you had about Ford about the guy who played Luke Skywalker - whatever his name is - by the time the Jedi film came along - in a couple of scenes he had started to look like a burned out used-car salesman instead of a dashing young adventure star - must be a weakness in the Star Wars production scheme - try to keep the old big names around too long to keep the fans coming back....

[SevenofNine]

Touche Bender you got me there ROFL

[Bender2]

REe: Touche Bender you got me

I am so glad, Seven, I was able... to get you just the right thing--

For... Christmas!

[Yossarian]

Sort of. The original actor that was inside the C3PO suit (Anthony Daniels) is queer as a three dollar bill.

Actually, Anthony Daniels has a 42 year old son, and is currently married to a woman named "Christine"...
...and he is still (so far as IMDB says) the guy in the C3PO suit!

(He's not gay, he's British. Confusion is understandable.)

[moviefan8]

I just saw the movie and thought the movie was ok. Honestly, just rent it.