Ulysses Klaue could also be a supervillain in Marvel’s Black Panther, however the character has additionally helped increase actor Andy Serkis’ web value. Premiering in February 2018, Black Panther was a box-office smash, incomes $1.3 billion worldwide, second solely to Avengers: Infinity Struggle. Because of this, Serkis’ reputation and web value skyrocketed, touchdown him among the many world’s most profitable supporting actors.
‘Spider-Man’ actor J.Ok. Simmons and different profitable supporting actors
When requested if he’d play J. Jonah Jameson in a fourth Spider-Man film, JK Simmons replied: “Absolutely. I would do anything that Sam Raimi approached me with. I mean, almost anything.” pic.twitter.com/ffBrOyBgV0
— IGN (@IGN) January 19, 2023
Supporting characters — whether or not mates or foes — add depth to a narrative. Some would possibly even say a narrative is made by its supporting roles and the way they have an effect on the principle character. As such, a few of Hollywood’s largest earners have made careers out of not taking part in the lead.
Take, for instance, J.Ok. Simmons. He’s greatest identified for portraying J. Jonah Jameson in Spider-Man, together with roles in Whiplash, La La Land, and Juno — all of which had been supporting roles. Rating because the fifth highest-earning supporting actor on the listing at The Numbers, Simmons has appeared in 52 movies making over $11 billion worldwide.
Different prime earners are Samuel L. Jackson at quantity 11, with 52 movies incomes almost $10 billion; Invoice Hader at quantity 16, with 27 movies totaling $8.7 million; and Stanley Tucci at quantity 17, with 48 movies raking in $8.6 million.
Andy Serkis: ‘Black Panther’ and a franchise fortune
Coming in at quantity eight on the listing is Andy Serkis of Black Panther, whose films have made almost $10.5 billion on the field workplace worldwide.
It’s essential to notice that though Serkis ranks under Simmons and different massive earners on the listing, Serkis’ quantity is a results of solely 16 movies — far fewer than a lot of the different supporting actors on the listing. Meaning Serkis’ movies are increased earners individually, averaging $650 million every.
Amongst them are Hollywood heavyweights such because the Planet of the Apes franchise, through which Serkis performs Caesar; The Batman, the place he portrays Alfred; The Lord of the Rings franchise, which sees Serkis as Gollum; and the Star Wars franchise, with the actor as Supreme Chief Snoke within the movies and Kino Loy within the Disney+ sequence Andor. And, in fact, there’s his flip as Klaue within the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Showing first in 2015’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, Serkis’ villainous Black Panther character is among the many actor’s most well-known roles. It has helped make Serkis one of many “highest-grossing actors of all time,” in keeping with Celebrity Net Worth. Andy Serkis’ web value is an estimated $18 million.
Warwick Davis: The ‘Harry Potter’ actor is the most important supporting box-office star
Rating first among the many world’s most profitable supporting actors is one other Hollywood franchise favourite: Warwick Davis.
Like Serkis, Davis has appeared in a comparatively low variety of movies, with the actor’s total box-office earnings based mostly on 18 movies. Nonetheless, in keeping with The Numbers, these movies averaged $803 million every and mixed right into a whopping $14.4 billion worldwide.
Davis’ Harry Potter characters embrace Professor Flitwick and Griphook. The actor can also be identified for his roles within the Star Wars franchise, starting as Wicket in Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi in 1983.
Superstar Internet Value estimates Warwick Davis’ web value at $10 million. Though that quantity falls wanting Andy Serkis’ web value, there’s no denying that being a sidekick generally is a goldmine.