Eli5: why do only some actors get the prefix “with” in a movie.

Question

I just finished Glass Onion and at the end credits it had all the actors who were in it but only Kate Hudson and Dave Batista had the prefix of “with” before their name. Is there a reason why only they get it?

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Answer 1

They are not the lead role to be casted first (honor) but they have too big name to be casted as the rest of the actors would if they had their role in the credits.

So the go last usually with a “with” to stand out.

Think Anthony Hopkins or Michael Douglas on MCU.

Not lead or big roles, but way too big in the industry to be on the same credits level with the rest.