While we find him in the cinema in “A Bear in the Jura”, the actor Benoît Poelvoorde has made sincere confidences about his success and the money he earns. Too much, according to him.
At 60 years old, Benoît Poelvoorde has been acting in the cinema for more than three decades and has had a string of successes: The Ball, Podium, Asterix at the Olympic Games or even Nothing to declare… A career during which the popular Belgian earned a lot of money even if his salary is not the same from one film to another.
Benoît Poelvoorde paid too well?
Interviewed by the magazine Gala in full promotion of the film A bear in the Jurawith Franck Dubosc and Laure Calamy, the actor was faithful to his image; without filter. He spoke frankly about his relationship with money. “I have a crazy relationship with money, I never have any on me, I can’t go into a bank and I’m lucky to have a wife who goes there in my place“, he confided. A mental load which weighs on the shoulders of the one who shares the life of Benoît Poelvoorde. But who is it? The actor was in a relationship for 20 years with Coralie but had himself announced their separation JDD…
Benoît Poelvoorde does not like to worry about money but recognizes that he is not to be pitied and almost regrets earning too much compared to ordinary mortals: “I’m afraid of missing out and I feel guilty. I always tell myself that there will be purgatory for the actors. Because we make money too quickly (…) I have a house that is 280 years old. The day I talked about Depardieu, she was tagged!“
How much does Benoît Poelvoorde earn?
Benoît Poelvoorde’s salary is enough to make you dream. The actor from Namur told readers of the newspaper The Parisianduring a round table in 2014 to promote the film Zebra stripesthat he earns his living very well: “This can range from 100,000 euros to 1 million euros“A nice fee which obviously depends on the budget of the film and the actor alternates between big popular comedies with stars and smaller films.
Benoît Poelvoorde already had a sincere speech on the money that actors earn in the cinema industry and did not hesitate to tackle his colleagues who were too greedy. “It’s up to the actors to have the decency not to ask for 2.5 million fees if the film’s budget is 5 million“, he said then.
