Along with putting up the tree and picking out some epic presents (and maybe a few things for ourselves too), many of us are totally addicted to Hallmark Christmas movies. We can't help but get sucked into these sweet stories of love, hope, magic, and of course, the happiness of the Christmas season. While there are many actors who have started to make a good living starring in these films, including Lacey Chabert, we're always going to associate Full House star Candace Cameron Bure with these cheery movies.
We know that Candace Cameron Bure made money from Full House, but what has her salary been like for these holiday films? It definitely seems like she's making some good money since she's starred in so many films over the past few years. Keep reading to find out how Hallmark Christmas movies have affected Candace Cameron Bure's net worth.
Does Candace Cameron Bure Make A Lot Of Money For Hallmark Christmas Movies?
When looking at Candace Cameron Bure's $14 million net worth, fans know that she has made money a few different ways.
Heavy.com reported on Candace Cameron Bure's net worth and said she makes money from her books (both kid's books and non-fiction), her QVC clothing line, starring on Dancing With The Stars, hosting The View, and her acting projects.
Celebrity Net Worth notes that her husband Valeri Bure made $22.5 million (not including taxes) playing in the NHL, so they are definitely a very wealthy couple.
Since Candace Cameron Bure stars in so many Hallmark Christmas movies and this has become a massive part of her career, it seems safe to say that she is earning a massive income from them as well.
Fans are definitely curious to hear what salaries actors are paid to star in these Hallmark films. In a Reddit thread on the topic, someone asked this question, and a Reddit user said that based on the SAG rates, it seems like you would get paid several thousand dollars each week. The fan wrote, "It's just like any other low-budget movie. They have to at least pay SAG scale at the minimum, so looking at this chart it'd be somewhere between $2,267-3,488/wk. for a leading role."
Another Reddit user who is a producer said, "I have produced a lot of Lifetime, Hallmark, Ion, UpTV etc movies. The pay depends on budget. On the MLB movies actors get $352/8 hours or $1221/44 hour week. On the $2.5 million Hallmarks I produced, the leads who are Hallmark stars get schedule F which is $65,000."
According to a story in Vanmag.com, the "top talent" is paid around $900 for each day of shooting. The publication says that famous people agree because it's a smooth shoot that takes place over two weeks and so it seems like a nice way to make some good money. Vanmag.com puts the shoot at 15 days.
If a lead actor was being paid $900 a day for 15 days, that would mean that someone like Candace Cameron Bure might be making around $13,500 per shoot.
For the past few years, Candace Cameron Bure has starred in tons of Hallmark Christmas movies. There was 2008's Moonlight & Mistletoe, 2011's The Heart of Christmas, 2013's Let It Snow, 2014's Christmas Under Wraps, 2016's Journey Back To Christmas, and 2019's Christmas Town. In 2021, Candace played Lara in The Christmas Contest and entered a competition against who would become her love interest, Ben.
Does Candace Cameron Bure Enjoy Making Hallmark Christmas Movies?
Since Candace Cameron Bure is known for starring in these types of comforting movies, does she like them?
The actress talked about making Hallmark Christmas movies and told E! News that she wants to make sure that each movie is unique and stands out from the crowd.
Candace said, "And at the same time, this being my 10th Christmas movie for the Hallmark Channel, you do try to make them as different as you can, while still staying in the framework of a Hallmark movie. So there's always pressure to not have a repeat story; the repeat beats, the same tropes that you can fall into with a Hallmark film. There's pressure, but I'm very aware of what those elements are and try my best to make it fresh and new every year."
The actress also said that it's important to her that fans want to keep putting on the same movies since that can be such a great part of the holidays. She said, "I want to produce a great film that people are going to love and want to watch over and over again and look forward to it every Christmas season."
In an interview with Good Housekeeping, Candace said that starring in Hallmark Christmas movies is much tougher than Fuller House. She explained the reality: “This is definitely some of the hardest work that I do because they’re such a grind: long hours, quick turnaround, putting on your happy face every day, and going out there to make Christmas happen.”