The pornographic film industry is one of the most powerful in the world. The industry is made up of specialised platforms such as Xvideos, Pornhub, YouPorn and the controversial website Jacquie & Michel, and it needs actors and actresses to keep its business going. Like Hollywood movies, the biggest names in the field logically receive larger fees depending on their performance, distribution service, notoriety and the services they provide.
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The salary of a porn actor
Like a regular actor, there is no such thing as a fixed salary. As with conventional cinema, pornographic films offer their actors and actresses remuneration in the form of fees based on several elements.
A name like Johnny Sins, probably one of the best-known porn actors in the world thanks to his many roles as a plumber, doctor, policeman or fireman, will inevitably earn more than a young actor who wants to enter the pornography world. The fee received will be proportional to the actor's or actress's fame. Mia Khalifa had never hidden the astonishing salaries she had received before turning her back on the business.
$120,000 a year?
In 2014, The Hollywood Reporter reported on adult film industry insiders and the average salaries in this very select environment. Better paid than classic new actors, a person wanting to enter the world of porn could expect about $120,000 a year.
But as with the biggest names in Hollywood, notoriety plays a role. The 'big names' can go for up to $200,000 a year. This is one type of film where the actresses are paid more than the actors. On the other hand, the latter have longer careers. At the same time, the range of fees related to their on-camera activities is more limited than for regular actors. There is less 'income from merchandising and affiliate contracts', for example.
This article was translated from Gentside FR.
Source:
- The Hollywood Reporter: 'Hollywood Salaries Revealed, From Movie Stars to Agents (and Even Their Assistants)'
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