Harrison Ford Only Made $10K For ‘A New Hope’

Turns out, Harrison Ford didn’t make all that much for his role as Han Solo!

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He reportedly made only $10K for the role.

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James Earl Jones previously said he made $7K to voice Darth Vader.

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Mark Hamill reportedly brought in $650,000 dollars.

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That’s worth about $2.5 million dollars today, when adjusted for inflation.

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Carrie Fisher and Sir Alec Guinness both took in only a portion of the film’s earnings.

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Guinness took home an estimated $85 million by the time he passed away in 2000.

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The cast made much more money when they reprised their roles for the sequel trilogy.

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Ford was reportedly paid anywhere from $10 to $20 million dollars!

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