See Jennifer Lawrence’s red carpet evolution

For the first Hunger Games film, Lawrence made a mere $500,000. But after its astronomical commercial success, her salary skyrocketed for the next two installments in the franchise. For the second movie, Jennifer Lawrence earned $10 million while for the final two films, she received $20 million each.

A story that highlights the issue of pay parity is showbiz. When Lawrence learned that her $1.25 million salary for American Hustle was much below the $2.5 million pay of her male co-stars Christian Bale and Bradley Cooper, she wrote an easy for Lenny Letter, saying, “When the Sony hack happened and I found out how much less I was being paid than the lucky people with di**s, I didn’t get mad at Sony. I got mad at myself. I failed as a negotiator because I gave up early.”

She added, “I would be lying if I didn’t say there was an element of wanting to be liked that influenced my decision to close the deal without a real fight. I didn’t want to seem difficult or spoiled. At the time, that seemed like a fine idea, until I saw the payroll on the Internet and realized every man I was working with definitely didn’t worry about being difficult or spoiled.”