Salaries Of FRIENDS Cast: How Much They Earn Today And Who Will Get Matthew Perry's Money?
It has been 20 years since the last season of FRIENDS aired on Television, yet the cast members of the show are still earning for the show. Each time you rewatch the show on Netflix or elsewhere, Warner Bros earns money and as per the contract, the cast members?receive 2 percent of the royalties.?
So, how much is the FRIENDS cast still earning?
As per reports, the main cast members including?Matt LeBlanc,?Matthew Perry, Jennifer Aniston,?Lisa Kudrow, Courteney Cox and David Schwimmer are earning $20 million (Rs 166 crores) every year from broadcast rights for syndicated reruns.
How much does the supporting cast of FRIENDS earn today?
In 2019,? Vincent Ventresca who essayed the role of Monica's boyfriend Fun Bobby for just two episodes said that he still earns $2,000 every year. "Every time I get a cheque I think to myself, 'Wow, they must be really rich,'" he told The Guardian. "I get about $2,000 (Rs 1.6 lakhs) a year in residuals, and I only did two episodes."
Will Matthew Perry still get this money? Who will take this on his behalf??
'Perry never married and has no children. His parents would likely receive his royalties from acting roles, and from what comes from his memoir', said Tasha Dickinson, trusts and estates partner at Day Pitney.?
Read More:?Matthew Perry's Relationship With Parents & Why He Wished Dad Wouldn't See A Dime Of His Money
Friends cast salaries for every season
For Season 1
For season one, the main cast including?Matthew Perry, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer earned $22,500 per episode (Rs 18 lakhs) for Season 1, or $540,000 (Rs 4.4 crores) each for all of Season 1.
For season 2
As per the New York Times, the salaries were the same for all six main cast members in season 2. While some got around $20,000 ( Rs 16 lakhs), others earned $40,000 (Rs 33 lakhs).?It said that Aniston and Schwimmer were highest paid actors as Rachel and Ross' relationship became the central point of the show.
For season 3
In season 3, the actors asked for pay parity and they were all paid $75,000 (Rs 62 lakhs) per episode reportedly.?
For seasons 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10?
In season 4, each of the cast members got paid $85000 (which amounts to be?Rs?70, lakhs) per episode. In season 5, their salaries were increased to $100000 (Rs 83 lakhs) per episode, and in season 6, they were earning $?125000 (Rs 1 crore) per episode. For the next two seasons, they earned $?750000 (Rs 6.2 crores). For the next two seasons, the salaries of the Friends cast was $1 million (Rs 8.3 crores) per episode.?
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