When you play the game of thrones you either win or you make lots of money! It might be season of mangoes, or IPL but one thing that has got us hooked it Game of Thrones.
While the final battle for the Iron throne remains, here’s not as surprising news of how much your favourite GOT characters get paid per day by HBO.
1.Kit Harington
Pay Per Episode: $500,000
Net Worth: $12 million
Kit Harington who plays the iconic character of Jon Snow or if to be precise Aegon Targaryen is one of Game of Thrones’s main cast members.
Before making it big in GOT Kit pay for season 1-3 remained average but it was 2014 that changed it all for him.
As per the reports from Deadline, Kit negotiated his per-episode salary to $300,000 for seasons five and six making $6,00,000 in total for 10 episodes per season.
And only if that wasn’t enough Kit and his fellow “Tier A” cast members renegotiated with HBO and walked away with $500,000 per episode.
While season seven had seven episodes, season eight will have six, which means Kit is making up to $6,500,000 total for the season making his net worth $12.5 million.
2. Lena Headey
Pay per episode: $500,000
Net Worth: $9 million
The queen that sits on the iron throne Cersei Lannister played by Lena Headey has had her own ups and downs when it comes to her personal life where she faced a financial crunch after a messy divorce in 2013 leaving her with less than $5 in her bank account.
The actress who is considered a core cast member negotiated her salary up from $300,000 an episode to $500,000 an episode for this season.
3. Peter Dinklage
Pay Per Episode: $500,000
Net Worth: $16 million
Talk of Game of Thrones and forget the infamous Tyrion Lannister is quite not possible! This iconic character is played by the immensely talented Peter Dinklage who has a had had a major film career before lurking in Westeros. He was seen in movies like The Station Agent, Elf, and The Chronicles of Narnia, Thor: Infinity War.
Peter was part of the same negotiation process as Kit and Lena, meaning he’s made upward of $12.5 million just from his work on Game of Thrones.
4. Emilia Clarke
Pay Per Episode: $500,000
Net Worth: $13 million
The mother of dragons and the breaker of chains Queen Daneyres Targaryen played by Emilia Clarke confirmed that she was making just as much as her GoT co-stars in a Vanity Fair cover story.
She said, “I get f*cking paid the same as my guy friends. We made sure of that.”
She has made over $12.5-ish million from HBO and has appeared in numerous movies and ad campaigns.
5. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Pay per episode: $500,000
Net Worth: $16 million
Jamie Lannister played by Nikolaj was also part of the HBO salary negotiations, meaning he’s a multimillionaire thanks to the show.
His net worth is estimated to be $16 million due to GoT and roles in films like Black Hawk Down.
6. Maisie Williams
Pay Per Episode: $150000
Net Worth: $6 million
According to Celebrity Net Worth claims the hero of the War of Winterfell Arya Stark played by Masie Williams make about $1,50,000 per episode
With a net worth of $6 million and movies like The New Mutants, the young star is surely flying high and shining bright.
7. Sophie Turner
Pay Per Episode: $150000
Net Worth: $6 million
Sansa Stark played by Sophie Turner gets paid the same as Maisie. With the latest reports of her being now married to Joe Jonas, there’s just not a lot of info out there for Sophie.
