'Deadpool' director Tim Miller on how much he made for two years of work

The superhero movie made over $782 million at the box office worldwide

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Published: Thu 26 Dec 2024, 12:07 PM

Last updated: Thu 26 Dec 2024, 12:08 PM

Director Tim Miller shared how much he made as the director of 2016's Deadpool, his feature film directorial debut.

He shared that it wasn't "profitable" to make such a superhero film starring Ryan Reynolds, although the film performed really well at the box office, reported Deadline.

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"You guys might not know, but it's not really a profitable thing to be a first-time director in Hollywood, and I'll tell you exactly," said Miller. "I got $225,000 (Dh826,418) to direct Deadpool. I know it sounds like a lot of money, but for two years of work, that's not a tonne of money."

He added, "Not that I'm not grateful, I'm grateful, that's the way it is because you're supposed to when you're a first-time director. My agent said, 'Dude, you make more on an episode of The Walking Dead," according to Deadline.

Deadpool made over $782 million at the box office worldwide. Miller said that he feels "uniquely fortunate" to be part of the popular franchise, saying, "Then, then my second thought is, I wish my director deals had a piece of the merchandising so that I could get some money from all of that."

After the success of the first Deadpool movie, a sequel was released in 2018, with David Leitch taking over as the director. After Disney acquired Fox in 2017, the Deadpool character was integrated into Marvel Studios' MCU, and a third instalment of the franchise was released in 2024 with Deadpool & Wolverine directed by Shawn Levy, reported Deadline.

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Published: Thu 26 Dec 2024, 12:07 PM

Last updated: Thu 26 Dec 2024, 12:08 PM

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