New Delhi: 

Lights, camera and fame, acting is one of the most lucrative careers at the moment. All it takes is one piece of media for an aspiring actor to go viral and gain the spotlight they crave. While millions try their hand and fail, there are very few who make it.

And even fewer individuals who bag big roles in the early years of their lives. With Owne Cooper’s recent performance in the Netflix show Adolescence, it is evident that there is fresh talent just waiting to be found.

World’s highest-paid child actor

Millie Bobby Brown rose to fame with her first acting gig, Netflix’s Stranger Things. Taking on the role of Eleven, a psychokinetic telepath who has mind-blowing superpowers. When the world fell in love with the show, it was obvious Millie’s brand power grew tenfold as she began getting offers from multiple big directors and franchises.

It is said that when Millie Bobby Brown was just 14 years old, she earned USD 2,50,000 per episode for the show, and her fee went up to USD 2 million by season 3.

Following this, reports suggest that in 2022, Millie Bobby Brown made USD 10 million for starring and co-producing Enola Holmes 2, at the age of 17. This massive paycheck surpasses that of current top stars of Hollywood – Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya, who earned around USD 6-8 million for the hit film Dune.

 Even veteran actresses such as Nicole Kidman is yet to reach the threshold of Millie Bobby Brown’s paycheck.

Amid the launch of a child actor who has a bright future ahead, discussions about child actors are back. Be it the dark side of the industry or their pay, conversations surrounding young artists are always interesting ones.

Did you know there is one such child actor who surpassed the biggest names in Hollywood when it comes to a fat paycheck? Here is all you need to know about the world’s highest-paid child actor.

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