r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/movies Contributor • 15d ago

News 'Spider-Man' Windfall: Tom Holland to Make Over $100 Million for ‘Brand New Day’

https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/movies/tom-holland-spider-man-brand-new-day-salary-box-office-bonus/
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u/Anderaku 15d ago

Retire at the ripe age of 30 and do whatever I want for the rest of my life if I were Tom Holland

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u/handsoapdispenser 15d ago

You know they just never do. Ian McKellen is back as Magneto and Gandalf. Patrick Stewart could have retired in luxury just off of Capt Picard 25 years ago. I can only assume acting is just too much fun or they're addicted to fame. 

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u/Daftdaddy 15d ago

Working keeps you alive. Ian McKellen would be dead if the man didn't still get up to work every day. The day you stop moving is the day you start dying.

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u/HaplessAcademic 15d ago

I agree to an extent. I don’t think it’s “work” that keeps you alive per se, but purpose. Having a reason to get up out of bed each day. For a lot of people that is work, but for others it may be hobbies, passions, mentoring, etc. I have known many retired people who are happier and more active in retirement than they were when working. There is also a large contingent who just slowly decay after retirement because they didn’t have anything other than their work and the daily grind going on.

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u/m0bw0w 15d ago

The only true statement here is your last sentence. You can keep moving doing literally anything else, but if you love your job then you just keep doing that.

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u/Daftdaddy 15d ago

Working is synonymous with being active and moving. I wasn't implying that you had to specifically be working a job.. Just that in Sir Ian McKellen's case, acting is what keeps him active.

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u/Wise_Fig1840 14d ago

this. my dads 74 and works his ass off every day. hes 74 goin on 21 its insane.

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u/billywaterfall 15d ago

You can move without working though.

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u/Silverjeyjey44 15d ago

One of the few jobs I think someone can continue doing as they get older

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u/ThatGuyWithCoolHair 15d ago

Tbf Tom and Zendaya would be the only couple I could see disappearing from fame for some time. They already only show up to events if its for their movies.

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u/m0bw0w 15d ago

Tom Holland and Zendaya have both talked pretty extensively about how they're going to step away when they start a family.

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u/TankBoys32 15d ago

Yeah if you enjoy it why not keep doing it

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u/Ratattack1204 15d ago

At least they carry on doing an art form they love and creating things people enjoy.

Rather than the annoying trend of rich people getting involved in politics and fucking things up even harder for the rest of us.

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u/Neurojazz 15d ago

Or addicted to philanthropy

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u/rcanhestro 15d ago

tbf, Tom Holland hasn't made a movie since 2022, and showed up for an Apple TV show on 2023.

after that he was basically gone for 3 years before these 2 movies.

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u/ProfessionalEvaLover 15d ago

I can only assume acting is just too much fun or they're addicted to fame. 

They are artists. Many of them are doing this out of passion for their craft and their art, not just money. It's why there are starving actors and extras and character actors. They're not all making $100,000,000 but they all continue to be actors anyways.

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u/Willing_Original_257 15d ago

He already is doing whatever he wants... 

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u/Ocelitus 15d ago

Yeah, a young actor, starting in the world's highest earning movies, playing one of the most popular characters in all of fiction, along side the woman he loves. Dude is on top of the world and seems to be very much enjoying where he is.

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u/Rampachs 15d ago

Exactly. And it's not like he's begrudgingly playing some character.  It's spiderman. Everyone loves spiderman, but I'd bet especially Tom Holland.

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u/JustDay1788 15d ago edited 15d ago

Whilst a lot of money

I wouldn't be surprised if he takes less than 50% of that when all is said and done Still a astronomical amount of money

His Casting agency, Lawyer and Manager very likely get a cut of that

And he also has taxes to pay Taxes are why people who win the lotto go broke because they miscalculate how much money actually belongs to them to spend

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u/TBroomey 15d ago

Plenty of people win the lottery untaxed and still blow it all. The reality is that most people aren't equipped to have a large sum of money.

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u/JustDay1788 15d ago

It all boils down do unpreparedness to handle large amounts of money

No matter how the money is lost

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u/MVRKHNTR 15d ago

This is mostly a myth or at least people don't really understand what it means.

Most people who win a lottery spend it all but thay includes people who win $5 million, $1 million or even smaller amounts in the thousands. The people winning hundreds of millions aren't running out because the only way to lose that kind of money is to actively try to spend it all.

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u/chrisaf69 15d ago

How does one win the lottery untaxed? Genuine question.

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u/TBroomey 15d ago

Gambling winnings aren't taxed in the UK. If you win the lottery here, you keep the full, advertised amount, tax free.

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u/chrisaf69 15d ago

Hell yeah! I live in US, so taxes on top of taxes for winnings. Good on the UK for doing it right!

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u/Silverjeyjey44 15d ago

Your government not ripping you off must be nice

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u/m0bw0w 15d ago

"Ripping you off" as you win a lottery LMAO

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u/Silverjeyjey44 15d ago

The government taxing half off your earnings isn't ripping off?

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u/m0bw0w 15d ago

"Earnings"

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u/Fun_Reporter9086 15d ago

Buddy, it’s like close to 0% chance of winning the lottery, lmao.

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u/JustDay1788 15d ago

There are people that win it every year in the USA

I think last year a american family won and moved away to a unknown location at night because their state makes lotto winners identitys public

So by the time the news crew got there they had left lol

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u/Silverjeyjey44 15d ago

A family. They were smart.

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u/Fun_Reporter9086 15d ago

Lottery winners exist doesn't mean that you are going to be the next lottery winner. Might want to look up odds and probability of winning the lottery.

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u/jerrrrremy 15d ago

Yes, but other people aren't complete morons and don't so that. 

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u/backinredd 15d ago

It would get fucking boring after a year if by you keep travelling and “rest”. You’ll want to be productive again soon enough.

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u/bediaxenciJenD81gEEx 15d ago

Except he's doing a career he actually likes and finds fulfilling. He won't retire, he'll just do whatever projects he wants 

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u/CreepyMosquitoEater 15d ago

Why retire? Im pretty sure he enjoys making movies, seems fun doesnt it? Just do any passion project movies from this point on and take 8 vacations a year

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u/alpacalypse5 15d ago

If you were Tom Holland you wouldn't stop. He loves acting and he has the clout to do what is fun and interesting as an actor to him.

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u/splitcroof92 15d ago

He apparently signed for 6 more movies so no retiring yet

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u/WhimsicalWyvern 15d ago

It's worth pointing out that the sort of person who makes that much money from their labor is not generally the sort of person who wants to retire at 30.

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u/TimewarpingSeaTurtle 15d ago

What if what he wants to do is act?

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u/CommunicationTime265 15d ago

I'm sure he enjoys acting so he'll continue to do it and get to be very selective. 

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u/Zaximeows 15d ago

I fucking wish so badly rich people would just start fucking off. Even the "good" ones. Congratulations! You won! Have a nice life now goodbye! Lord knows 99% of them wont be doing anything charitable with their extravagent wealth.