During Will Smith’s lengthy career, he has become one of the most beloved figures in Hollywood history. While there are a lot of reasons for the love Smith receives, including his impressive acting and rapping abilities, one of the biggest has to be the positive attitude he exudes. Of course, once you learn that Will and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, are reportedly worth $350 million, it makes a lot more sense that he seems to be so happy.

When websites like Forbes and celebritynetworth.com work to estimate Will Smith’s net worth, they factor in things like the money he has made flipping real estate. Of course, it should go without saying that Smith has made most of his money in his day job, being a world-famous movie star.

When you look at the biggest movie stars in the world, it is very interesting to compare how much money they make for their roles. For example, Dwayne Johnson and Robert Downey Jr. are both gigantic stars so it is fascinating to compare how much each of them has made for various roles. On top of that, when it comes to Will Smith, it is amazing to find out which movie he made the most money from and why that is the case.

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Doing The Impossible

During the late-‘80s and early-‘90s, Will Smith and his musical party DJ Jazzy Jeff rose to fame and popularity due to their hit songs including "Parents Just Don't Understand" and “Summertime”. Like a lot of other music stars, over time the pair’s albums stopped selling and it seemed like their time in the spotlight might be coming to an end.

As anyone familiar with pop culture should already know, over the years many music stars have tried to transition into acting only to see that efforts go down in flames. Amazingly enough, Will Smith did the impossible when starred in the immensely popular and still beloved sitcom, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Still, Smith’s acting career also could have waned after that show came to an end. Thankfully, Will would instead go on to be much more famous and filthy rich.

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Huge Cheques

Once Will Smith made the leap to the big screen, he quickly became one of the most bankable stars in Hollywood. For that reason, it didn’t take long for the movie studio bigwigs to start paying him massive amounts of money to star in their films. In fact, according to reports, from 1993 until 2013 Will made $200 million in movie salaries and bonuses.

By the time the ‘90s came to an end, Will Smith already was signing movie deals that resulted in him making millions. For example, according to Complex, Smith was paid $5 million for Independence Day and Men In Black, $14 million for Enemy of the State, and $7 million for Wild Wild West. From there, Smith became a member of the $20 million club. After all, he was paid $20 million for Ali, Men in Black II, Hitch, and Hancock.

Unbelievably, according to the aforementioned complex article, Smith has earned a lot more than $20 million for several films. For example, he reportedly made $ 25 million for I Am Legend, $28 million for I, Robot, and $71.4 million for The Pursuit of Happyness. Additionally, Smith is said to have been paid between $20-28 million for Bright, depending on the article, and he is set to be paid $35 million for Bright 2.

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Will’s Biggest Payday

When it comes to some movie stars, it can be somewhat difficult to figure out exactly which movie they made the most money from. The reason for this is that some of the most successful actors in the world have gained the leverage to negotiate multifaceted deals with the studios. What that means is that some stars get paid a big sum up front and then they receive a percentage of the money their film makes at the box office.

When it comes to Will Smith, there is no debate which movie he got paid the most to star in. However, many of his fans likely would be surprised to learn that Smith got paid more money to headline Men in Black 3 than any of his other films. After all, Men in Black 3 is far from Smith’s highest-grossing film. Thankfully for him, however, Will was able to negotiate an incredible deal to star in the movie.

First off, once Will Smith finished filming Men in Black 3 he received his upfront fee which was $20 million. From there, Smith had to wait to see how the movie would perform at the box office as his contract demanded that he receive a percentage of the money Men in Black 3 made at the box office. Ultimately, Smith was paid an additional $80 million from the movie’s profits which means his Men in Black 3 salary was $100 million in total. Truly a staggering figure.

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