US EditionNicholas Hoult Earned Double David Corenswet's Salary on 'Superman': Report
NO LOC, JUL 11 – Nicholas Hoult earned $2 million as Lex Luthor, making him the highest-paid actor in the 2025 Superman film, surpassing lead David Corenswet's $750,000 salary.
- The 2025 Superman film, directed by James Gunn and starring David Corenswet as Superman and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor, has premiered worldwide and achieved strong box office numbers.
- Reports revealed that Nicholas Hoult earned $2 million as Lex Luthor, which is nearly triple the $750,000 salaries of Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan, reflecting Hoult's established star status.
- Hoult is well known for his work in the X-Men series and other films, while Corenswet and Brosnahan are less experienced in major franchises, explaining the pay differences amid the movie's rebooted DCEU setting.
- The film has earned $22.5 million in previews, surpassing records set by recent blockbusters like Barbie and The Batman, and holds an 83% Rotten Tomatoes rating based on 230 reviews.
- Positive early reviews and strong box office suggest the leads, including Hoult and Corenswet, may receive bonuses and continue in future sequels within DC Studios' new cinematic universe.
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Nicholas Hoult Earned Double David Corenswet's Salary on 'Superman': Report
Nicholas Hoult reportedly commanded the highest salary of the main Superman cast despite not playing the Man of Steel. According to a report published by Puck News, the newly-blond Hoult, 35, earned $2 million to portray notorious DC Comics super-villain Lex Luthor in writer-director James Gunn’s highly anticipated reboot of the Superman film series. By comparison, Hoult’s costars David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan — who played Clark Kent (a.k…
The new version of "Superman" has already premiered in Chilean cinemas, along with it the arrival of the new era of the DC Universe, under the direction of James Gunn. With David Corenswet as the Steel Man and Rache Brosnahan as Lois Lane. Since the leadership of the emblematic company counts with Gunn and Peter Safran they have gradually revealed the upcoming projects of the new film stage of DC, although this time it became known something ver…
'Superman 2025' is giving you talk all over the world and not just because you're breaking it at the world box office, but you've just revealed the salaries that the main characters in this film received. We're talking about David Corenswet (Clark Kent/Superman), Nicholas Hoult (Lex Luthor) and Rachel Brosnahan (Loise Lane). To the surprise of the fans of the 'Man of Steel', the best paid actor in this film was Nicholas Hoult, who charged more t…
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