Zoe Saldana is one of the most famous and successful actresses in the industry currently. The American actress rose to fame back in 2002 for portraying the role of Kit in the teen comedy movie, Crossroads. Saldana is also the only actress in the industry that have starred in all the top 3 highest-grossing movies of all time, namely Avatar, Avengers: Endgame, and Avatar: The Way of the Water. The actress has also grossed over $14 billion collectively throughout her career making her the second highest-grossing actress of all time.
Despite, her basically being a global superstar at this point, Zoe Saldana still made lesser than her co-stars for her portrayal of Gamora in the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy.
Dave Bautista has made almost $15-20 million for his portrayal of Drax the Destroyer
Dave Bautista made his debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe back in 2014 in Guardians of the Galaxy movie when he portrayed the role of Drax the Destroyer for the first time. The former WWE wrestler went on to appear in 6 Marvel movies since his debut including the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy.
Dave Bautista allegedly made $1.4 million and $3 million for his roles in the Guardians of the Galaxy and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 movies respectively. The actor allegedly made “an estimated sum of over $4 million” for his role in the Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame movies. Although he had a very small role, Bautista also went on to appear in Thor: Love and Thunder movie.
Considering his salary in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 as well, the actor has made a total of almost $15 to $20 million for his portrayal of Drax the Destroyer in the MCU.
Zoe Saldana has only made $10-15 million for her role as Gamora despite her playing a more important role in the MCU
Despite playing one of the most important roles in Phase 3 of the MCU, Zoe Saldana made a lot lesser than her male co-stars in the franchise. According to sources, Zoe Saldana allegedly made only $100,000 for her portrayal of Gamora in the Guardians of the Galaxy movie back in 2014.
Considering Saldana’s status and stardom, no one could still understand why she settled for such a low paycheck. The details about her earnings from all her other appearances in the MCU have been kept a secret but it can still be assumed that the actress must have made a lot as the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy has made almost $2.3 billion at the box office.
Considering her role in the Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame movies, it can be assumed that the actress has made $10-15 million playing the role of Gamora in the franchise.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is now playing in theatres.
Source: ScreenRant
