The trivia for Mission Impossible 4 says "Ving Rhames was paid $7.7 million for his cameo, doubled the fee paid in the previous film."
Wow, didn't realise he was THAT big a name to command such ridiculous money for a part that didn't really matter.
Probably not what he actually made. A bit of public posturing was most likely part of the negotiations, as he and his agency demonstrated public support for him.
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Absolutely not in any universe did Ving Rhames get $7.7M for that part.
Not even close to $1M.
Would he really be playing bit parts in z-grade direct to DVD movies if he could command close to ten million for a studio picture?