Keanu Reeves earned $126 million from $127 million budget film
- By Web Desk -
- May 04, 2023
Actor Keanu Reeves reportedly earned $126 million from his movie ‘The Matrix Reloaded‘, whose budget was $127 million.
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US entertainment news agency Fandom Wire reported that Keanu Reeves, who plays male protagonist Thomas A. Anderson aka Neo, agreed to a cut from the gross profit from ‘The Matrix Reloaded‘. He collected $56 million, which included a $10 million salary.
The makers of ‘The Matrix‘ released two sequels following the first film’s success. The actor was to earn $15 million from the second and third films. He was to collect 15% of the gross profits.
‘The Matrix Reloaded‘ grossed $700 million at the box office.
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‘The Matrix‘ franchise tells the people unknowingly trapped inside a matrix in a dystopian future. The four-movie series’ gross earning is more than $1 billion worldwide.
Keanu Reeves, in an interview, revealed that filmmakers told him to change his name as they thought it to be “a little too exotic” in the initial stages of his career. The celebrity said he thought of several stage names and nearly adopted “Chuck Spadina“.