THIS IS HOW MUCH THE GAME OF THRONES CAST EARNS PER EPISODE – HERE’S HOW MUCH THE GAME OF THRONES CAST GET PAID – AND IT’S A LOT!
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Things are getting mighty expensive in Westeros this season.
With HBO’s Game of Thrones stepping up their production value from £4.6 million to £7.7 million per episode for its final two seasons, it’s no surprise that its actors are getting in on the action.
According to Express, leading Game of Thrones cast salaries could now be £2 million per episode – making them the highest paid actors in television history.
Reportedly, the stars of the fantasy epic employed renegotiation tactics for Game of Thrones season 7 and 8, similar to when the cast of Friends famously teamed up to secure a pay rise of USD$1 million per episode.
However, not everybody will be making £2 million as the Game of Thrones cast is split into separate financial tiers, with Tier A actors being paid the highest level.
Actors such as Emilia Clarke, Kit Harington, Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Lena Headey comprise this tier, while the lesser-paid Tier B includes Maisie Williams and Sophie Turner.
We also highly doubt that the show’s newest Ed Sheeran guest cameo will earn the singer-songwriter anything in the same ballpark.
The pay raise is a massive bump up from its sixth season, where its actors earned £230,000 per episode. Included in their jaw-dropping contracts are clauses that include syndication benefits, meaning that the actors gets a cut when the episodes are aired in over 170 countries as well as future reruns.
It’s also worth noting that as always with Game of Thrones characters, not everyone is guaranteed to survive the whole season which would affect how much each actor gets paid overall. (Come on Jon Snow, we’re rooting for you.)
The Game of Thrones cast are expected to enjoy a sizable pay increase this year.
In fact, if rumours are to be believed, the actors will be paid even more than the record-breaking salaries earned by the stars of The Big Bang Theory and Friends.
According to The Express, main stars Kit Harington (Jon Snow), Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister), Emilia Clarke (Daenerys), Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lanister) and Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister) have signed contracts where they will each earn £2 million per episode.
Season seven of the popular show comprises eight episodes, so that’s £16 million each actor for one series.
The pay boost reportedly stems from bonus clauses, which mean that the cast receive a cut of the syndication payments that come from the show being streamed in 170 different countries.
The actors also take home a percentage of the money made from series re-runs. The sixth series alone attracted audiences of up to 23 million.
Last year, the cast were said to have negotiated salaries of $500,000 (about £330,000) per episode, so their current salary is marked jump.
The Game of Thrones cast get paid more per episode than we do in 20 years and frankly, we need a drink.
In a survey conducted by Variety, the salaries of the highest-paid actors on TV have been unveiled, with the wealthy stars of HBO’s fantasy epic very high up in the drama category.
Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister), Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister), Kit Harington (Jon Snow), Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen) and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister) make a somewhat sickening grand total of $500,000 per episode.
Yep, you heard that right – PER EPISODE. Typical that the three Lannisters are raking in the most cash, eh?
Tyrion, Cersei, Jon, Daenerys and Jaime are seen as the biggest stars of the show by HBO, which explains why they make the most cash – but does it mean they’re going to make it to the end?
Just last month, Sansa Stark actress Sophie Turner revealed a Game of Thrones shocker when she said more people will die in season seven.
Though it seems he’s not receiving the $500,000 pay cheque per episode, as Siddig added: “You don’t earn as much as you would if you were doing another show, because they’re Game of Thrones, and they don’t have to pay anyone. So it’s kind of a blessing in disguise.”
Game of Thrones will return to HBO and Sky Atlantic in summer 2017 – later than its usual April launch.
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