Jennifer Lawrence To Net $20 Million For New Film, $8 Million More Than Co-Star Chris Pratt
The actress has signed up to star in Passengers alongside the Jurassic Park hunk.

The actress has signed up to star in Passengers alongside the Jurassic Park hunk.
It looks as though Jennifer Lawrence has a pretty big pay day coming up.
If reports are to be believed, the actress - who was propelled to fame playing protagonist Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games - is set to net a huge $20 million for her role in upcoming movie Passengers.
She's also in line to scoop 30% of profits when the film breaks even.
Although this in itself is quite amazing, the more interesting news, however, is that Jennifer will earn $8 million more than her male co-star.
Chris Pratt was initially told he'd bag $10 million, but it's been said that bosses have upped his rate to $12 million due to the box office success of his latest flick.
This isn't particularly surprising seeing as Jurassic World - in which Chris portrays dinosaur trainer Owen Grady - grossed a staggering $500 million worldwide on the first weekend of its release.
The plot for sci-fi drama Passengers will follow the story of a spaceship transporting thousands of people to a distant planet. One of the men onboard wakes after a malfunction occurs with one of the craft's sleeping chambers.
When faced with the prospect of living and dying alone, he decides to wake a second passenger.
This isn't the first time issues regarding Jennifer's Hollywood pay packet have made the headlines.
An emailed leaked during last year's Sony hack revealed that the 24-year-old had taken home a lower rate than both Christian Bale and Bradley Cooper for American Hustle.
The message stated that Jennifer was paid 7% of the film's profits, while Christian and Bradley received 9%. Amy Adams, who also starred in the Oscar-nominated movie, also scooped 7%.
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