Leonardo DiCaprio got paid $40M for ‘KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON.’

Leonardo DiCaprio was reportedly paid $40M for ‘KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON.’

Besides Leonardo DiCaprio, the cast also features Robert De Niro, Jesse Plemons, Lily Gladstone, and Tantoo Cardinal.

Not only is Martin Scorsese’s new film Killers of the Flower Moon expected to earn Leonardo DiCaprio another Academy Award nomination for Best Actor, but he also apparently made quite the paycheck.

According to a report from Puck News, the 48-year-old A-lister took home $40 million for his performance in the lead role of Ernest Burkheart, which would certainly help explain why AppleTV+ spent $200 million on it.

The Killers of the Flower moon is a historical drama, co-adapted by screenwriter Eric Roth and based on a 2017 book. It delves into the mysterious murders of Osage tribe members in 1920s Oklahoma, triggered by the discovery of oil on their land. 

DiCaprio reportedly has a net worth of around $300 million, therefore making his earnings from Killers of the Flower Moon about 13% of his total net worth.

While Killers of the Flower Moon isn’t even going to come close to breaking even (it has made $121 million at the time of this writing), that also wasn’t the goal for Apple, as they not only have enough money but also have shown a commitment to building a library of prestige content.