For some inexplicable reason, it's widely assumed that all Hollywood stars rope in millions per film. Well, this might be true for a small galaxy of uber-popular actors but for a majority of them, this isn't the case. In fact, economically speaking, the difference between a star and an actor is decided on the basis of their paycheck.

However, there have been commendable instances where the so-called stars took incredible salary cuts to ensure they chose scripts they thought were worth the low returns. And most of them were rewarded handsomely, too! With Channing Tatum making news for not only taking a pay cut for the film festival-favourite Foxcatcher but also getting appreciated for his role, hitlist digs into movies which paid the respective actors relatively little in emoluments but much more in acclaim...