20 actors who got paid nothing compared to their co-stars

96th Academy Awards Back Stage - Source: Getty
96th Academy Awards Back Stage - Source: Getty

3) ⁠Jessica Chastain in The Martian

2024 Kering For Women Dinner - Source: Getty
2024 Kering For Women Dinner - Source: Getty

Two-time Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain is a producer on Ridley Scott's The Martian, but she didn't receive pay to match co-star Matt Damon's $25 million paycheck. While the main man reportedly earned the bulk of it, sources claimed she took home low six figures. Chastain, who later became an outspoken proponent for equal pay, negotiated higher salaries since her role in The Martian underlines the arduous struggle that women experience to win equal pay.

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Edited by Abhimanyu Sharma