Movies have been an integral part of our lives. We have all loved watching our favourite actors and actress on-screen. Usually, we all love the hero and the heroine of the film. But, to make them heroes, we have to have the villains. A story is incomplete without a villain. The negative character makes the story interesting and it is the villain who adds spice to a story. Any movie would be boring if only a simple love story or success story is shown. Even in the recent Bollywood and Hollywood movies, we have seen a lot of work is done on the antagonist.
The character graph of a villain is also equally important now. The fees of the villain is also as great as the hero now. They are also considered as the leads now. However, not many know who has been the world’s highest paid villain. As per many media reports, Jack Nicholson, the villain of the film Batman is the world’s highest paid villain.
Batman released in 1986 which is 36 years ago. The movie has Michael Keaton as the lead who got Rs 41 crores for the film while Nicholson got Rs 51 crores. This was a huge amount 36 years ago and even today, many big Bollywood stars do not get this much amount. Batman was a big hit that time.
Nicholson was 52 years old during this film and played the role of villain Joker. The budget of the film Batman was reportedly 38 million dollars and the film did a business of 400 million dollars. Jack Nicholson also got a share of its profit and hence his fee for the film exceeded Rs 500 crore.
The movie later got Oscars for its production design. Well, until now, no actor has got this much amount for the role of a villain.
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