This Is How Much Money The Cast Of Better Call Saul Makes

Publish date: 2024-05-07

Los Pollos Hermanos became a household name — and an actual pop-up restaurant — thanks to Giancarlo Esposito's entrancing portrayal of Gustavo Fring in both Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Esposito was only booked for a guest starring role on a couple of episodes of Breaking Bad Season 2, however producers saw that "Walter White had met his match in Esposito's Fring," and invited him to return for Season 3. The outlet goes on to note that Esposito negotiated with producers for his character "to be an essential piece of the story," and the rest is history. Esposito, who also starred in Once Upon a Time and The Mandalorian, is worth an estimated $6 million according to Celebrity Net Worth, reportedly taking home $65 thousand an episode. 

Not only did Esposito know his worth when it came to returning for the spinoff series, but so did the series creators and fans. "The honesty and the intention with which the [Better Call Saul] negotiations were held were wonderful," he told THR. "It wasn't like, 'Hey, wow, what happened to this guy? Is he asking for too much?' It was about, 'Hey, we have to be ... commensurate and respectful to the other actors."

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