How are actors/actresses paid?

Question

Are they given a percentage of the box office sales? Are they quoted a salary when signing a contract?

Also, how are guests booked on talk shows like the late night shows? Who pays who?

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Answer 1

Big stars (A, B, or even C list) get contracts and those are heavily negotiated. Below that, SAG actors (extras, D-lisy and below) generally get paid SAG rates or some multiple thereof (basically, an hourly rate) for all the time they are needed for production, including everything that winds up on the cutting room floor. SAG rates are negotiated by the Screen Actors Guild, a collective bargaining association (Union). Non-actors that appear in films may or may not get paid at all (fans, incidentals, etc). This varies from film to film and when they are paid, it’s usually well below SAG rates.