Jack Nicholson's Joker: How Batman (1989) Made Him $60 Million... - #shorts #trending

Jack Nicholson famously commented on his role as the Joker, saying, "What I appreciate about the character is that his sense of humor is completely tasteless." He further revealed that playing the Joker was one of his most cherished roles. Nicholson's contract for the film included a deal where he would receive a percentage of the gross earnings. Thanks to the film's tremendous box office success, this arrangement proved to be extremely lucrative for him. As a result, Nicholson ended up earning approximately $60 million from the film. When adjusting for inflation, this figure translates to roughly $143 million in 2022, highlighting the significant financial impact of his role.

[ripjaw-]

jack nicholson really killed it with this role

[LukeLovesRose]

He's still the best classic live-action Joker

[mattsassano]

I understand all the reasons ppl love the dark knight but 1989 remains my favorite batman movie of all time personally

[truesonic]

Jack deserves every Penney he was amazing

[rickytoddbotelho]

Never get enough of the good batman movie 🍿

[ethanskys]

It was such a mistake killing him off in Batman 89, he’d have for sure played the part again!

[jaytorr]

He was amazing. This is the most accurate Joker portraial based on the comics. I was 12 when I saw it, I could not believe my eyes. The Ledger version is amazing as well, but it a post-modern interpretation of the Joker. For me, Jack will always be the Joker.

[telesyehezkel]

He deserves the world for this performance ❤

[AntonMarolevski]

I don't think his humour is bad. Everything he says is just priceless.
"Life's been good to me"
"Glad you're dead"
"The pen is mightier than the sword"

[randomcon]

142 million after adjusting for inflation… no wonder he’s always smiling in the movie. I would be too 😂😂😂

[garydonnelly]

I almost feel like the big heist in Dark Knight was paying tribute to Nicholson’s payout.

[mibeatleman]

Jack also made a killing in the toys when he received a percentage of The Joker toys that netted him $600 million U.S. dollars.

[tabsntoot]

He could exaggerate his own character traits in this role you can tell he enjoyed it

[thomasewatt]

It pays to be a fully functioning Homicidal Artist

[celinekavanagh]

true Jack Nicholson will always be the best Joker in the Batman movie 😅😊😊😊

[gitana]

I loved him in this movie! For me he will always be the best Joker! 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[TheSlashTraxNetwork]

Hate to be that guy but actually Jack Nicholson made an even more lucrative deal than that he had four sides on it being a success and spawning sequels so he also contracted a deal to where he got a small percentage of each film going forward I believe he even got a small Payday for Batman Begins....The Dark Knight etc etc..😮p

[guidorodriguez]

‘89 had the best Batman suit in my opinion

[Ezr_tvkah]

He's not only good to play many role. But also Clever and Brilliant to see the opportunity to get Big Money from this Franchise....

[BartT]

Very interesting... note: money today is worth less than half of what it was in 1989