First actor to break the $1 million threshold

First actor to break the $1 million threshold
Who
Marlon Brando
What
first
Where
United States ()
When
1962
The first actor to break the $1 million threshold was Marlon Brando (USA), who was paid $1.25 million (£400,500) – equivalent today to $8.8 million; £6.1 million – for his starring role as Fletcher Christian in Mutiny on the Bounty (USA, 1962). With his small part as Jor--El in Superman (1978), he also broke the $3 million mark; he also negotiated a share of the profits, thereby earning $14 million ($46 million or £32 million today) for just 10 minutes of screen time.