Ryan Reynolds’ salary for filming “Buried” is not publicly listed. According to Forbes, he is paid millions (exact salary figures are hard to come by in Hollywood).
Forbes list places Reynolds at no. 10 on the list of most overpaid actors, with the somewhat confusing explanation that his films “return $10.70” for every dollar he is paid, a better way to explain Ryan Reynolds might be to say that signing him to your picture is almost a guarantee to lose money.
The reported budget for "Buried" is said to be $3 million.
Buried is a 2010 Spanish thriller-horror film directed by Rodrigo Cortés and was written by Chris Sparling. The story is about an American truck driver in Iraq, Paul Conroy (Ryan Reynolds) falls victim to a band of insurgents. After an attack by a group of Iraqis he wakes to find he is buried alive inside a coffin. With only a lighter and a cell phone it's a against time to escape this claustrophobic death trap.
Check out Forbes list of The World's Highest-Paid Actors 2015.
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