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

I have made money off of songwriting(royaties) and I wonder if your billing in the credits has anything to do with the same(residuals) in movies? With a song the amount you get depends on if your song was featured or part of the background. Was it a movie, tv, radio, stream also matters. Dunno if being added in the credits matter or not.