The Extraordinary Life of Joaquin Phoenix

Published on January 27, 2020 By Leah Goldberg

Phoenix’ salary for Joker

Joker did phenomenally well at the box office , pulling in over $1 billion worldwide. It caused a huge stir and there is huge Oscar buzz that Joaquin will win the Academy Award for it.

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The movie cost $55 million to produce, and it is the first R-rated movie to make $1 billion in history. Not many people know though, that Joaquin was only paid $4.5 million for the role.