How Much Did Emma Watson Make Beauty And The Beast

Equal pay for equal work isn't exactly a tale as old as time in Hollywood, but things are looking up, at least for Emma Watson: It's been confirmed the actress stands to make bank for carrying the sure-to-be smash box-office hit

Watson is raking in $3 million upfront for her starring role as Belle in the live-action version of the 1991 animated classic, though she stands to make up to $15 million if the movie cleans up at the box office (which it likely will—the movie is projected to rake in somewhere between $120 million to $140 million in its first weekend alone). For Watson to receive the full amount, the movie would have to gross $759 million worldwide, about as much as the Angelina Jolie–led

Did. And while Disney isn't always known for shelling out big bucks for every potential A-list star—the studio reportedly refused to pay Will Smith $20 million for a role in Tim Burton's upcoming adaptation of

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—the studio does when it makes sense, as Jolie famously commanded a whopping $20 million payday, in addition to profit participation for *Maleficent, THR* reports.

Has proved to be such a big-ticket item, especially considering its beast of a marketing strategy. The movie has been channeled into themed products galore—some might say to the point of fatigue—such as makeup, nail polish, phone cases, a $280 Le Creuset soup pot covered in roses, and much more.

The issue of women getting paid what they're worth is more important than ever, considering how widespread the wage gap is between men and women in most industries, but especially in Hollywood. Watson, an outspoken feminist, has advocated in the past for equal pay, a topic stars like Jennifer Lawrence, Sharon Stone, Natalie Portman, Emmy Rossum, Jennifer Aniston, and Emma Stone have been rightfully vocal about, as well.Emma Watson was reportedly given an upfront cheque of $3m (that's £2.4m to you and me) to play Belle, but depending on the success of the movie that may increase to five times the amount, according to The Hollywood Reporter .

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She could end up taking home $15m if the movie has the same success as Maleficent - which it is on track to do.

It may, or may not, sound like a lot, but for Watson, who took home $60m for all eight Harry Potter movies it's a whopping amount.

The film has broken box office records after taking£18.4m over its opening weekend. It is also America’s seventh best debut of all time and the top March debut ever.

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Watson's wage may come as a surprise to those following all things Disney as there are claims the studio is now beginning to feel the wrath of some reps, who see the studio’s penny-pinching as on par with Marvel.

There had been reports during filming Dan Stevens was denied a rental car upgrade, which he wanted to accommodate his children. It was also claimed Disney refused to pay for Lily James' mum to fly first class with her when she promoted Cinderella.

Disney is still raking it in though, Maleficent made $759m worldwide, Cinderella $544m and The Jungle Book $967m. Remakes are big bucks.

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