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Margot Robbie Is the Highest Paid Actress of the Year *Again* Thanks to ‘Barbie’—Here’s How Much She Made

This Barbie is on a roll

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We've been buzzing about Greta Gerwig’s Barbie for months, and since the film premiered in theaters back in July 2023, the fantasy comedy has broken record after record. But, besides dominating at the box office, Barbie has also grabbed headlines because of its star, Margot Robbie. This should come as no surprise, since the Mattel role made her the highest-paid actress in Hollywood in both 2022 and 2023. 

According to Forbes, the 33-year-old star was the highest paid actress in 2023, raking in a whopping $59 million last year. This was mainly due to her Barbie salary (we’ll get into that later), in addition to her cameo in Asteroid City. Robbie was ranked ahead of Jennifer Aniston, who earned around $42 million for The Morning Show and Murder Mystery 2.

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As for her Barbie paycheck, Variety previously reported Robbie earned around $50 million, which includes her salary and box office bonuses.

Barbie is the highest grossing film directed solely by a woman, and it is currently the highest grossing film for Warner Bros., ahead of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 ($1.3 billion).

Robbie, who also served as a producer on Barbie, isn't the only one who got an extra paycheck. Variety reported that writer/director Greta Gerwig also received a bonus.

Back in December 2022, it was reported that Robbie got paid an impressive $12.5 million for her acting role as Stereotypical Barbie, the same amount that her supporting co-star, Ryan Gosling, received (which, unfortunately, is still a common occurrence in Hollywood). According to a ranking released by Variety, this salary made Robbie the highest paid actress of 2022.

Right behind Robbie was Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown, who got an impressive $10 million from Netflix for Enola Holmes 2, the sequel to her 2020 mystery film about Sherlock Holmes's teenage sister. Brown was tied with Sandra Bullock (who starred in the rom-com The Lost City) and Zendaya (who stars in an upcoming Luca Guadagnino movie Challengers), who each also earned $10 million.

In total, Barbie made over $1.4 billion at the box office, making it one of the top 15 highest-grossing films of all time. It even surpassed The Super Mario Bros. Movie as the highest-grossing film of 2023.

Get your bag, Margot.

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