It’s no secret that Marvel stars are paid large sums of money to bring our favorite superheroes to life. However, it could certainly be a bit shocking to see one of their paychecks mistakenly sent to you. That was exactly the case for actor Tom Hollander.
- During an appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers, Hollander told a story about mistakenly being sent a box office bonus check that was meant for Tom Holland.
- Hollander – who is known for roles in Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean films, Pride & Prejudice and much more – explained that he and Holland were briefly represented by the same agency.
- The actor said he received a payment slip for an Avengers film, presumably Avengers: Infinity War or Avengers: Endgame:
- “I went to see my friend who was doing theater in England. I sat smugly in the audience just having done a BBC show for $30,000 … the interval came and I checked my email and I got one from the agency saying, ‘Payment slip for first box office bonus for The Avengers.’ And I thought ‘I don’t think I’m in The Avengers.’”
- Hollander referred to the check as “an astonishing amount of money”:
- “It was not his salary. It was his first box-office bonus. Not the whole box-office bonus, the first one. And it was more money than I’d ever [seen]. It was a seven-figure sum.”
- Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame are two of the top six highest grossing films of all time, grossing a combined total of nearly $5 billion, and Holland starred in both.
- You can see Hollander’s appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers in the video below: