How much money did Brad Pitt earn for Moneyball?

October 2, 2011 1:04 AM

How much money did Brad Pitt earn for the movie Moneyball? I've done some searching, and maybe I'm inept, but if so, can someone enlighten me? Or are such figures not normally made all that public?
posted by ottimo to Media & Arts (2 answers total)

Best answer: I can't vouch for its accuracy, but this article states:

...At one point, Moneyball was to be directed by Steven Soderbergh, prompting Brad Pitt to take a pay cut in order to keep his good friend at the helm. But when production was halted only three days before a scheduled shoot date and Soderbergh left, Pitt’s desired salary jumped back up to $15 million.

Well, between then and now it seems like Pitt’s fee has been reduced to $10 million, with the film’s budget lowered from $60 million to $47 million. Deadline reports Pitt will have some kind of back-end agreement, probably resulting in millions of dollars in his pocket after the film releases.

posted by Defying Gravity at 1:38 AM on October 2, 2011

Best answer: He is listed as a producer, fairly prominently, so I assume his money will be made on the back end.
posted by Danf at 8:14 AM on October 2, 2011