Tom Holland is set to earn more than $100 million for starring in hit movie Spider-Man: Brand New Day, according to a new report by The Wrap.
In its third week at the box office, the newest installment of the superhero series has become the eighth highest-grossing film of all time, surpassing $2 billion in global ticket sales. The Marvel Cinematic Universe sequel was propelled by an incredible opening weekend, with a record-setting $360 million domestic debut out of its $932 million worldwide box office total.
Insiders told The Wrap that the British actor, 30, was paid $20 million upfront for the blockbuster. That means he has the potential to receive another $80 million or more in backend bonuses, which are typically paid out to actors and directors once a movie covers its production and distribution costs.
Holland’s backend bonus is also reportedly not capped, which means there is no limit to how much he might make for this movie. The upfront $20 million payment to the actor is already about double what he received for Spider-Man: No Way Home in 2021.
The Independent has reached out to Sony Pictures and representatives for Holland for comment.
Brand New Day marks Holland’s fourth solo outing as the web-slinging New York superhero. The movie, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, also stars Holland’s wife Zendaya, Sadie Sink and Jon Bernthal.
The sequel is the last Marvel film before Avengers: Doomsday is slated to bring back iconic Marvel characters and introduce key figures from the X-Men franchise to the MCU for the first time.
Holland’s massive salary for the Marvel Cinematic Universe sequel comes after his other movie currently in theaters, Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, has also dominated the box office since its July 17 release.
Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s ancient Greek epic sailed past the one billion dollar mark at the global box office less than a month after its release, making it the Oscar-winning director’s highest-grossing film to date.
Holland’s performance in the film as Telemachus, Odysseus’s son, prompted praise for him as well as Zendaya, 29, who played Greek goddess Athena in the film and starred as MJ in Brand New Day.
After their movies raked in billions, the married power couple could potentially become the most profitable box office actors in a single year in the history of Hollywood.
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