Here's Variety's seven-year opening-weekend averages versus what the stars are getting. However, some movies do open wider than others, a factor not reflected in this chart.
STAR AVERAGE SALARY OPENING (IN MILLIONS) WEEKEND (IN MILLIONS)
Eddie Murphy $16.8 $12 Arnold Schwarzenegger $15.4 $15 Sigourney Weaver $15.2 $3-$5 Michael Keaton $14.2 $5 Bill Murray $12.5 $6 Mel Gibson $12.4 $10 Harrison Ford $12.0 $9 Tom Cruise $11.4 $12 Julia Roberts $11.2 $5-$6 Michael J. Fox $10.8 $5-$6 Kevin Costner $9.7 $12 Sylvester Stallone $8.7 $6-$9 Richard Gere $6.6 $5-$7 Nick Nolte $6.2 $5-$7 Whoopi Goldberg $5.8 $2-$7 Average opening-weekend numbers from Variety
