At 67, Bruce Willis has decided to end his career for health reasons. photo credit: Instagram screenshot @dobledebruce
At 67, Bruce Willis has decided to end his career due to health problems. Back in figures on the journey of one of Hollywood’s most emblematic actors.
1.435 billion dollars in revenue for the Die Hard saga
Bruce Willis’ career took off in 1988 with
crystal trap
(
diehard
). The actor endorses for the first time the costume of providential savior by interpreting John McClane. The film becomes cult and will have four sequels:
58 minutes to live
(1990),
A day in hell
(1995),
back to hell
(2007) and
Beautiful day to die
(2013). In total, the franchise brought in
$1.435 billion
worldwide. The 5 films total
9.2 million
entries
in France.
A fee of 800,000 dollars for Pulp Fiction
In 1994, Bruce Willis agreed to lower his salary to
$800,000
to shoot under the direction of Quentin Tarantino. A winning bet:
pulp Fiction
met with immense critical acclaim and won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2013, on the other hand, the actor claims
$1 million
per day of shooting, or 4 million dollars in total, for the third part of
Expandables
when he was offered 3. Led by Sylvester Stallone, the film tells the adventures of a group of mercenaries and brings together the main
action heroes
Hollywood. Considered too greedy, Bruce Willis is replaced by Harrison Ford.
The Fifth Element, 7 million admissions in France
With a budget of
€75.2 million
,
The fifth Element
by Luc Besson was the most expensive film ever produced in Europe when it was released on May 7, 1997. The film attracted
7.7 million viewers
in France. It is the biggest success of the French box office that year. He reaps
$263.9 million
recipes around the world.
Over $100 million for Sixth Sense
In 2000, Bruce Willis radically changed register with
Sixth Sense
. The film was a hit, grossing over
$620 million
of recipes around the world (
€558 million
). It marks the actor’s first collaboration with M. Night Shyamalan, whom he will find for
Unbreakable
,
Split
and
Glass
.
Bruce Willis would have received a fixed salary of
$14 million
to play Dr. Malcolm Crowe, a psychologist who comes to the aid of a young boy. In addition to this stamp, there is a profit-sharing of 17% on receipts. In total, Bruce Willis would have perceived
$106 million
for a single and unique film, against
$150,000
for his young on-screen partner, Haley Joel Osment.
8.34 billion dollars generated during his career
According to a ranking published by the site
The Numbers
Bruce Willis has had a leading role in 79 feature films, earning him
$6.756 billion
. He ranks 34th in the world ranking of 100 stars in a leading role (
Top 100 stars in leading roles at the worldwide box office
) with an average of $85.5 million generated per film. If we add twenty supporting roles and cameos, the actor would have brought in no less than
$8.34 billion
during his career.
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