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  • Sandra Bullock’s Gravity Take: At Least $70 Million

    Sandra Bullock is poised to make some major bank from her film Gravity.

    The stars seem to have aligned for the savvy actress when she negotiated a pretty sweet deal that could very well lead to earnings of an estimated $70 million, according the The Hollywood Reporter.

    Bullock‘s deal includes $20 million up front plus 15 percent of the film’s first dollar gross – which amounts to 15 percent of studio Warner Bros’s share of the box office, as well as revenue from TV and DVD sales.

    “The theatrical window is going to generate a third of the total revenue a movie will earn; it will get another third on DVD; and then the final third comes from pay and free TV,” says a source .

    Bullock’s deal — an anomaly in Hollywood — is so lucrative because she signed on to the film at the last minute after Angelina Jolie pulled out of the project. Director Alfonso Cuarón knew he needed a strong box-office female actress to replace Jolie and Bullock’s impressive 2009 performance in The Blind Side sold the studio on the actress — and the deal.

    Gravity has earned more than $700 million worldwide and is likely to grow to $750 million. Assuming Warners gets 45 percent of that, Bullock’s take would be more than $50 million, including her initial $20 million.

    Robert Downey Jr had a similar deal for the Iron Man films and is said to have earned at least $50 million for 2012’s The Avengers, the third-highest-grossing film of all time with $1.5 billion.

    And to think she almost said no to Gravity.

    The Twitterverse has had some interesting things to say about Bullock’s windfall.

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  • Sandra Bullock: $70 Million Richer for ‘Gravity’

    Sandra Bullock is about to rake in about $70 million for her role in the hit film Gravity. Starring alongside the very handsome George Clooney in the film that is up for 10 awards at Sunday’s Oscars, she was guaranteed $20 million by Warner Bros. when she signed on. In addition she is under contract for 15% of theatrical revenue. Since Gravity has earned $700 million, and is expected to soon top $750 million, she will soon get a payout of an additional $50 million. That’s not a bad paycheck at all.

    So how did Bullock manage to pull off this kind of a pay day? Some think it’s because she was fresh off her Oscar win for The Blind Side. Plus, Angelina Jolie had just dropped out of the film. That gave Sandra Bullock an extra edge.

    Gravity is a science film drama directed, co-written, co-produced and co-edited by Alfonso Cuarón. Sandra Bullock and George Clooney star as astronauts involved in the mid-orbit destruction of their space shuttle. The film depicts their attempt to safely return to Earth.

    Gravity has been nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actress for Sandra Bullock in her role as Dr. Ryan Stone. These are just three of ten Academy Award nominations the film has received.

    Do you think Sandra Bullock will win an Academy Award to go with her $70 million in earnings? She is certainly up against some pretty stiff competition–including Meryl Streep for August: Osage County, Cate Blanchett for Blue Jasmine, Judi Dench for Philomena, and Amy Adams for American Hustle. Does she have what it takes to beat out these amazing female actresses? Do you find it strange that George Clooney wasn’t nominated for his role in Gravity?

    The Academy Awards will air on Sunday evening at 7 PM ET on ABC. Hopefully fans will get a glimpse of the very rich Sandra Bullock in the audience–or maybe as she takes the stage to receive an Oscar.

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