Current:Home > FinanceRebel Wilson Reveals Her Shocking Salaries for Pitch Perfect and Bridesmaids -EliteFunds
Rebel Wilson Reveals Her Shocking Salaries for Pitch Perfect and Bridesmaids
View
Date:2025-04-14 20:04:31
You won't aca-believe how much Rebel Wilson's pay has fluctuated throughout her career.
The Pitch Perfect actress detailed just how far her income jumped between her breakout role in Bridesmaids to being a Barden Bella in her new memoir Rebel Rising.
After sharing that she earned merely $3,500 to appear alongside Kristin Wiig, Melissa McCarthy and Maya Rudolph in the 2011 wedding comedy, Rebel—who also compared her acting route as the "female Jonah Hill"— iterated it was the "first opportunity in Hollywood that changed the trajectory of my whole career."
As she put it, the pay "didn't matter to me."
Rebel explained it was just enough for her to join the SAG-AFTRA and continue seeking out roles in the U.S. In fact, within two weeks of Bridesmaids' box office success, the Senior Year star wrote that she booked six gigs.
"One of which was Pitch Perfect," she continued. "Boy, did that movie pay dividends!"
The 44-year-old earned $65,000 for the franchise's 2012 first installment. And after the 2015 sequel earned the biggest movie musical opening ever, Rebel was able to negotiate another massive salary leap for the third film—$10 million.
Her higher pay didn't come without some negotiating. Rebel wrote that producers originally wanted to completely replace the franchise's original cast—which also included Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, and Anna Camp—with a fresh ensemble led by Pitch Perfect 2 newcomer Hailee Steinfeld.
Rebel recalled, "None of us original Bellas were happy about this."
Still, she and her fellow Bellas were able to negotiate pay and stay on to round out the trilogy in 2017.
"Cue the big bucks," Rebel added. "Girl power!"
Rebel's character may be known for her horizontal running, but she was on the up-and-up when it came to her pay days. Read on for more stars who are earning big bucks.
E! News reached out to Universal Pictures for comment but has not yet heard back.
Net Worth: $1.1 Billion
Net Worth: $1.2 Billion
Net Worth: $1.2 Billion
Net Worth: $1.2 Billion
Net Worth: $1.3 Billion
Net Worth: $1.4 Billion
Net Worth: $1.4 Billion
Net Worth: $1.5 Billion
Net Worth: $1.7 Billion
Net Worth: $2.5 Billion
Net Worth: $2.8 Billion
Net Worth: $3.2 Billion
Net Worth: $4.8 Billion
Net Worth: $5.5 Billion
For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News AppveryGood! (7)
Related
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Triathlon
- Today’s Climate: June 19-20, 2010
- 2 teens who dated in the 1950s lost touch. They reignited their romance 63 years later.
- There's a global call for kangaroo care. Here's what it looks like in the Ivory Coast
- 'As foretold in the prophecy': Elon Musk and internet react as Tesla stock hits $420 all
- High rents outpace federal disability payments, leaving many homeless
- Bow Down to These Dazzling Facts About the Crown Jewels
- Family Dollar recalls Colgate products that were improperly stored
- South Korea's acting president moves to reassure allies, calm markets after Yoon impeachment
- 3 common thinking traps and how to avoid them, according to a Yale psychologist
Ranking
- Paige Bueckers vs. Hannah Hidalgo highlights women's basketball games to watch
- Anti-abortion groups are getting more calls for help with unplanned pregnancies
- 71-year-old retired handyman wins New York's largest-ever Mega Millions prize
- Duchess Sophie and Daughter Lady Louise Windsor Are Royally Chic at King Charles III's Coronation
- Whoopi Goldberg is delightfully vile as Miss Hannigan in ‘Annie’ stage return
- Today’s Climate: June 15, 2010
- A box of 200 mosquitoes did the vaccinating in this malaria trial. That's not a joke!
- Poverty and uninsured rates drop, thanks to pandemic-era policies
Recommendation
Pressure on a veteran and senator shows what’s next for those who oppose Trump
AOC, Sanders Call for ‘Climate Emergency’ Declaration in Congress
See King Charles III and Queen Camilla's Golden Arrival at His Coronation
Overlooked Tiny Air Pollutants Can Have Major Climate Impact
Could Bill Belichick, Robert Kraft reunite? Maybe in Pro Football Hall of Fame's 2026 class
Bernie Sanders’ Climate Plan: Huge Emissions Cuts, Emphasis on Environmental Justice
Why Cities Suing Over Climate Change Want the Fight in State Court, Not Federal
Obama Administration Halts New Coal Leases, Gives Climate Policy a Boost