In 2022, Top Gun: Maverick became the second highest-grossing movie of the year as only Avatar: The Way of Water surpassed its box office success. While there is no denying that Tom Cruise was Top Gun: Maverick's main star, Miles Teller also played a huge role in the movie.Thanks to his starring role in Top Gun: Maverick, Teller's career seems to be more successful now than at any other time in the past. As a result, it seems extremely likely that Teller will be offered many huge roles in the future.Not that long ago, it was a lot harder for Teller to land roles. In fact, Teller almost missed out on a role in a mostly forgotten teen comedy in the early 2010s. Given that Teller has struggled to land roles in the past, it likely won't surprise anyone that he has been paid next to nothing for some of his past performances.Even though it makes sense that Teller has taken some tiny salaries in the past, it is still shocking to learn one movie he was barely paid to star in. As it turns out, Teller reportedly was paid only $8,000 for the most acclaimed movie he has starred in.
Which Acclaimed Movie Did Miles Teller Only Get Paid $8,000 For?
Once a movie star reaches a certain level of success, they gain the power and clout to demand huge paychecks. A perfect example of that is the fact that several Avengers: Endgame stars were paid tens of millions to star in the massively successful film.
On the other hand, it has become very common for some of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood to take huge pay cuts occasionally. In those cases, the star agrees to take a much lower salary to be part of a project they believe in and sometimes they get a portion of the profits from the movie or show.
Even when a star takes a pay cut, it is still uncommon for them to be paid as little as Miles Teller was to star in his most acclaimed film, Whiplash. According to what the actor told The Times, Teller was only paid $8,000 to headline Whiplash.
Released in 2014, Whiplash went on to be a massive hit as the movie only cost $3.3 million to produce and brought in over $49 million according to IMDb. That means that Whiplash brought in almost 15 times its budget upon its release.
On top of being very profitable for Sony Pictures, Whiplash also won or was nominated for a slew of different awards. Most notably, Whiplash won three Academy Awards for Best Film Editing, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Supporting Actor.
Upon Whiplash's release, it was J.K. Simmons' Oscar-winning portrayal of Terence Fletcher that garnered the most attention. While Simmons was fantastic in his supporting role, it is important to remember how important Teller's performance was to the film's success. After all, Simmons needed someone talented to spar with on camera.
Thankfully for moviegoers and Simmons, Teller is a great actor and his Whiplash performance deserves lots of praise as well. For that reason, it is fitting that Teller also was nominated for several awards for his work in the film.
Most notably, Teller was nominated for three MTV Movie Awards and he also was in the running for a Golden Schmoes Award and a Satellite Award.
Given all the success that Whiplash enjoyed, it seems wrong that Teller was paid so little. At the very least, you'd think that he would have been given some kind of bonus based on the movie's massive success. However, there are no reports of Teller getting anything more than his $8,000 salary.
How Much Money Was Miles Teller Paid For His Other Roles?
When fans learn that Miles Teller agreed to only get paid $8,000 for Whiplash, they are likely to respect that he cared about making a great film above all else. While that truly is admirable, that doesn't mean that anyone should expect Teller to get paid peanuts for all of his roles.
During his interview with The Times, Teller seemed fine with the $8,000 salary he received for Whiplash. On the other hand, he also made it clear that there is no way he could survive on making that kind of salary for every role he takes.
“When I did Whiplash, after taxes, I made like $8,000. So for me to be able to make a living, and to pay off my student loans and to do things you want to do, you gotta make studio films.”
Fortunately for Teller's bank account, he has been paid a lot more than $8,000 for many of the films he has starred in. According to Bustle, Teller's 2022 movies were very financially rewarding for the actor.
First off, it was reported that Teller was paid $700,000 to star in Spiderhead with Chris Hemsworth. More notably, Teller reportedly earned $3.5 million to star in Top Gun: Maverick.
When Teller didn't star in any movies that were released between 2017 and 2022, there were rumors that his net worth was taking a massive hit. However, according to celebritynetworth.com, Teller currently has nothing to worry about since he has a $10 million fortune.
Given that Teller has recently starred in one of the highest-grossing movies ever made, it seems very likely he will get some big offers in the near future. If that takes place, and it certainly should, Teller's fortune will only continue to grow in the coming years.
Assuming that Teller becomes even wealthier than he is now, that will make it easier for him to agree to star in another acclaimed movie for a relatively small salary in the future.
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