For series of players, fans of the conventions are an opportunity to increase their wages, sometimes with completely delusional figures. Find out which players topped the charts.
Once viewed as a way for ancient glories of the small screen of talking to her, the fan conventions around the series are increasingly popular today. If they still sometimes concern now complete series, in the image of Buffy against the vampires , Charmed or Tree Hill , conventions around ongoing series multiply. For stars, it is a very easy way to pocket thousands, even millions, of dollars, in exchange of a weekend spent talking to round tables and sign autographs.
The American magazine The Hollywood Reporter published an excellent survey and reveals some impressive numbers on it. So, Norman Reedus , the famous Daryl Dixon in The Walking Dead , can affect between 200,000 and 500,000 dollars for a weekend (179 000-447 000). Actors generally require a guaranteed price and then pocketing the extra autograph, photos with fans, etc., in addition to seeing their movement and supported housing. "I know someone who returns home it filled with garbage bags of 20 dollar bills " , says an anonymous source cited by the magazine.
Kind of sets of actors, like those of The Walking Dead , Once Upon a Time , Supernatural , Vampire Diaries , or the Netflix series of Marvel or adapted shows of DC Comics of The CW, so can receive between $ 35 000 and $ 250 000 (31 000-179 000), depending on their popularity. On average, the stars can get between 50,000 and 100,000 dollars (between 45 000 89 000 euros) and more than the guaranteed price that affected initially.
A more lucrative business for some that turn the series itself. "If an actor wanted to attend a convention all weekend, he could earn much more than the scale for a series episode" notes Stephen Amell , star of Arrow . The actor knows this: he created his own agency WFA Entertainment, specialized in this field. "I did not need to be represented, he said, I wanted to handle it myself. " If he denies this figure, a source reports that Stephen Amell button in the $ 250 000 for a weekend (179 000).
Norman Reedus from The Walking Dead is one of the most demanded actors and best paid in these conventions, like his co-star Andrew Lincoln , who reverse its gains in associations, Mark Hamill , aka Luke Skywalker of Star Wars , or any interpreter of Doctor Who , as Matt Smith . This would affect about 250 000 per weekend (224 000). Also popular, the heroes of Marvel films as Chris Evans in Captain America , affecting earnings comparable to Norman Reedus.
Some players also prefer deny contracts to participate in this kind of event. "The fact is that a guest in a series can touch in the 10,000 dollars (8,900 euros) or work two days for a convention and win it, or double or triple that amount, " says the actress Jewel Staite from Firefly , which appeared in twelve conventions in 2015, when she was pregnant with her son. " Do I have refused roles that paid less? Absolutely. It would be silly of me to say yes to a job that pays $ 10 000 for a week of work and do not attend a convention where I can potentially earn 40,000 dollars (36,000 euros) two days " , took the actress.
As for producers, the relationship to this kind of event is ambivalent. Some argue that their talents take time to participate, while others see it as a way to attract well in their series of celebrities. Shows, it's free advertising.
