As the lead actor in Emerald Fennell’s unhinged Gothic drama film Saltburn, Barry Keoghan was likely given the highest salary of the star-studded cast. Since premiering at the 50th Telluride Film Festival on August 31, 2023 and releasing on Amazon Prime Video on December 22, 2023, Saltburn has become one of the most talked about and bizarre movies of last year. Barry Keoghan stars alongside Jacob Eloardi (Euphoria), Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl), Richard E. Grant (Logan), and Archie Madekwe (Midsommar).
At the age of 31, Barry Keoghan has already been nominated for an Academy Award for his supporting role in 2022’s The Banshees of Inisherin and has the potential to receive his first Oscar nomination in a leading role for Saltburn. Keoghan plays the unforgettable Oliver Quick in Saltburn, an apparently innocent guest at the Catton family titular estate who conceals his true intentions throughout the movie until he finds the right opportunity to strike, revealing his sinisterly lustful and manipulative character.
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Barry Keoghan Was Paid An Estimated $3-6 Million For Saltburn
The specific financial details for Saltburn, including its production budget and the individual salaries of its cast members, remain undisclosed as of January 2024. The estimated production budget for Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn is considered to be anywhere from $10 to $38 million, according to Capital UK. Taking this into account, The Banshees of Inisherin actor was paid $3 million for that film as part of its reported $20 million production budget, making a $3-6 million payday for Keoghan’s efforts in Saltburn a fair estimate.
Considering that Keoghan’s price tag might have gone up after being nominated for an Oscar in 2023, and appearing briefly in the major DC blockbuster The Batman as The Joker, it’s certainly possible that Keoghan was paid as much as $4-7 million for the leading role in Fennell’s Saltburn. Since the official financial numbers have not been disclosed, there’s simply no way of knowing what exact amount Keoghan was paid for portraying the sociopathic socialite Oliver Quick at this time.
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How Much Saltburn Made At The Box Office
Saltburn had a limited release in the United States on November 17, 2023 followed by a wide release on November 22, 2023, both by Amazon MGM Studios. It had an opening weekend gross of roughly $322,000 and has amassed a box office total of roughly $11.5 million domestically and nearly $21 million worldwide (via The Numbers). Due to the enormous popularity of the film following its late December release on Prime Video, Saltburn is an undeniable success even if it doesn’t have the box office numbers to show for it.
Saltburn
Written and directed by Emerald Fennell, Saltburn is a 2023 comedy-thriller film. When Oxford student Oliver Quick is invited to his friend Felix’s family’s wealthy estate, Saltburn, for a summer vacation, he is drawn into the world of eccentric characters and increasingly chaotic events as his obsession with Felix comes to a head.
- Release Date
- November 17, 2023
- Director
- Emerald Fennell
- Cast
- Barry Keoghan , Jacob Elordi , Rosamund Pike , Richard E. Grant , Alison Oliver , Archie Madekwe , Carey Mulligan
- Runtime
- 131 Minutes
- Writers
- Emerald Fennell
- Studio(s)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , MRC , LuckyChap Entertainment , Lie Still
- Distributor(s)
- Amazon MGM Studios
