I think they only get about a fourth of that kind of money,unless they have drawing kid power.Hey for five million dollars I think I wouldn't mind.Ready for my close up.

If could have job lots of days then even 500 dollars is very good for only to be a actor.  Thats funny Macauley culkin only get 25,000 for most popular film he ever do but he get 8 million dollars for terrible film like Richie Rich.  Mabey not terrible but I dont like it much.

When you think about it, paychecks work that way for a lot of people.  A skyrocketing baseball star gets paid minimum wage (in major league baseball that's about a million dollars so don't feel bad).  When he makes the biggest bucks he is getting older and his skills are starting to fade.  But the way to make the biggest salary is to preserve those skills as long as you can.

I think Frankie Muniz is the highest paid young actor right now.  He made about $5 million for "Agent Cody Banks 2."  He's getting something like $3 million for a season of Malcolm.  But the box office and the ratings are not what they used to be, so he will not be getting checks like this for very long.

Some networks like Disney film 70 episodes of a comedy in one year.  That way they have 3 years worth in the can.  If the show becomes a hit, they don't have to pay their actors more.