Poll: Do the stars of ‘The Hangover’ deserve $15 million each for the third movie?

By Laughspin Staff | January 27, 2012 at 4:41 pm | 28 comments | feature slider, Features | Tags: bradley cooper, ed helms, the hangover, warner bros., zach galifianakis

Reports surfaced this week that the stars of the uber-popular Hangover comedy franchise — Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis — were demanding $15 million each for their services in a third installment, which stalled contract negotiations with Warner Bros. The second Hangover offering (released last year) took in more than $580 million worldwide with each of the stars making around $5 million. The original Hangover from 2009 banked $470 million worldwide, with each of its stars reportedly making slightly less than $1 million.

So the question is…

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Dogwater

Zach et al. are fully aware that these movies are turds; asking for 15 mil each is awesome because they know that A: The studio needs them to appear in it in order to be successful, B: they don’t NEED the work, and C: It’s no secret that these films are absurdly profitable. Why not make the suits squirm a little?
Dogwater

Zach et al. are fully aware that these movies are turds; asking for 15 mil each is awesome because they know that A: The studio needs them to appear in it in order to be successful, B: they don’t NEED the work, and C: It’s no secret that these films are absurdly profitable. Why not make the suits squirm a little?
Dogwater

Zach et al. are fully aware that these movies are turds; asking for 15 mil each is awesome because they know that A: The studio needs them to appear in it in order to be successful, B: they don’t NEED the work, and C: It’s no secret that these films are absurdly profitable. Why not make the suits squirm a little?
http://twitter.com/ekimnamwen mike n

FUCK NO! the goddamn world is in a recession and these assclowns get paid egregious amounts to make a shitty movie. life is so fair.
http://twitter.com/ekimnamwen mike n

FUCK NO! the goddamn world is in a recession and these assclowns get paid egregious amounts to make a shitty movie. life is so fair.

Bill Ford

Dear Mike N: The world economy will not be affected in any way by the amount of money these guys get paid. Warner Bros is the corporation that profits from The Hangover series and Warner Bros is signing the actors’ checks. So, for example, instead of Warner Bros earning $200 million in profit, the company would only pocket $140 million, with the other $60 million going to the actors. But, in the end, it’s still a total of $200 million. What do you suggest? You think these “assclowns” should each make $10 grand and Warner Bros can walk away with $199,996,000? Yeah. Right. When you don’t understand economics, it’s very easy to think that life isn’t fair. But, you need to know that your opinion is fueled by ignorance, not justice or intelligence.
Bill Ford

Dear Mike N: The world economy will not be affected in any way by the amount of money these guys get paid. Warner Bros is the corporation that profits from The Hangover series and Warner Bros is signing the actors’ checks. So, for example, instead of Warner Bros earning $200 million in profit, the company would only pocket $140 million, with the other $60 million going to the actors. But, in the end, it’s still a total of $200 million. What do you suggest? You think these “assclowns” should each make $10 grand and Warner Bros can walk away with $199,996,000? Yeah. Right. When you don’t understand economics, it’s very easy to think that life isn’t fair. But, you need to know that your opinion is fueled by ignorance, not justice or intelligence.

Bill Ford

I meant $199,960,000. Typo.
http://twitter.com/ekimnamwen mike n

Bill Ford, you are a complete fucking moron. You totally missed the point dickface.
http://twitter.com/ekimnamwen mike n

Bill Ford, you are a complete fucking moron. You totally missed the point dickface.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=15202431 Patrick Esteban Donnelly

YA! FUCK YOU BILL! WHO CAN EVEN THINK OF MAKING MOVIES AT A TIME LIKE THIS?!
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=15202431 Patrick Esteban Donnelly

YA! FUCK YOU BILL! WHO CAN EVEN THINK OF MAKING MOVIES AT A TIME LIKE THIS?!

http://twitter.com/ekimnamwen mike n

Bill Ford, you are a complete fucking moron. You totally missed the point dickface.

Bill Ford

Dear Mike N: The world economy will not be affected in any way by the amount of money these guys get paid. Warner Bros is the corporation that profits from The Hangover series and Warner Bros is signing the actors’ checks. So, for example, instead of Warner Bros earning $200 million in profit, the company would only pocket $140 million, with the other $60 million going to the actors. But, in the end, it’s still a total of $200 million. What do you suggest? You think these “assclowns” should each make $10 grand and Warner Bros can walk away with $199,996,000? Yeah. Right. When you don’t understand economics, it’s very easy to think that life isn’t fair. But, you need to know that your opinion is fueled by ignorance, not justice or intelligence.
Bill Ford

Dear Mike N: The world economy will not be affected in any way by the amount of money these guys get paid. Warner Bros is the corporation that profits from The Hangover series and Warner Bros is signing the actors’ checks. So, for example, instead of Warner Bros earning $200 million in profit, the company would only pocket $140 million, with the other $60 million going to the actors. But, in the end, it’s still a total of $200 million. What do you suggest? You think these “assclowns” should each make $10 grand and Warner Bros can walk away with $199,996,000? Yeah. Right. When you don’t understand economics, it’s very easy to think that life isn’t fair. But, you need to know that your opinion is fueled by ignorance, not justice or intelligence.

Breakaleg Ted

I think they should take what they can get. I just hope they do a “Louis CK” and give some of it back… Otherwise: They are artists, a naturally underpaid species and if some of them get a break: Good for them!
Breakaleg Ted

I think they should take what they can get. I just hope they do a “Louis CK” and give some of it back… Otherwise: They are artists, a naturally underpaid species and if some of them get a break: Good for them!
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_IDBHRNX3BSE2SK547W3NB4SESY Alice

NO ONE “deserves” $15 million for making a movie, any movie, no matter what function they perform in creating the movie. That said, if they can get it, why not? Those who as a result will get less than they might have can most definitely afford the lost share, and the actors will be in that much better of a position to do something they love somewhere down the line – whether it’s a tiny, cheap film, or supporting a good cause, or even spending all of their time with their kids.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_IDBHRNX3BSE2SK547W3NB4SESY Alice

NO ONE “deserves” $15 million for making a movie, any movie, no matter what function they perform in creating the movie. That said, if they can get it, why not? Those who as a result will get less than they might have can most definitely afford the lost share, and the actors will be in that much better of a position to do something they love somewhere down the line – whether it’s a tiny, cheap film, or supporting a good cause, or even spending all of their time with their kids.
The Comic Unleashed

Okay, okay…In order for the studios to pay them 15 million dollars, they better have a damn good script. Smart move by the fellas. Hangover 2 was widely known as worse than the first, so why not call the studios bluff?
The Comic Unleashed

Okay, okay…In order for the studios to pay them 15 million dollars, they better have a damn good script. Smart move by the fellas. Hangover 2 was widely known as worse than the first, so why not call the studios bluff?
The Comic Unleashed

Okay, okay…In order for the studios to pay them 15 million dollars, they better have a damn good script. Smart move by the fellas. Hangover 2 was widely known as worse than the first, so why not call the studios bluff?
The Comic Unleashed

Okay, okay…In order for the studios to pay them 15 million dollars, they better have a damn good script. Smart move by the fellas. Hangover 2 was widely known as worse than the first, so why not call the studios bluff?
TCBrent

Deserve is a stupid word when talking business. The people financing this movie have to decide if the 45 million fits into a viable budget. If you want to talk about the oligarchy of the studio system, that’s a different conversation.
TCBrent

Deserve is a stupid word when talking business. The people financing this movie have to decide if the 45 million fits into a viable budget. If you want to talk about the oligarchy of the studio system, that’s a different conversation.
TCBrent

Deserve is a stupid word when talking business. The people financing this movie have to decide if the 45 million fits into a viable budget. If you want to talk about the oligarchy of the studio system, that’s a different conversation.
http://www.facebook.com/burwinharris Michael Harris

there’s more than one way to say, “no thank you, I don’t want to do this movie”
http://www.facebook.com/burwinharris Michael Harris

there’s more than one way to say, “no thank you, I don’t want to do this movie”