(OMG from Yahoo) Studios are notoriously stingy when it comes to paying young actors for the first film in a planned franchise. Forget about the $10 million they would have had to shell out to get a big name — an up-and-comer is lucky to get $800,000.
That changes dramatically when it comes to the third and fourth films in a series. Suddenly, the star becomes indispensable and the studio has to pay up. And that’s why Kristen Stewart has vaulted to the top of Forbes‘ annual list of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood.
