Celebrity Hierarchy

Celebrities hierarchy goes in descending order from Film Superstar -> A-List Celebrity -> B-List Celebrity -> C-List Celebrity. There is no category below C-List Celebrity since anyone below a C-List Celebrity wouldn't really be considered a celebrity to begin with.

Each list of celebrities has a further distinction between more famous and less famous which is denoted through the symbols (↓) for less famous and (↑) for more famous. For example, between the two actresses Keira Knightley and Alexandra Daddario, the former is clearly more famous than the latter, however, both of them are still B-List Celebrities. As a result, Keira Knightley is denoted as B-List Celebrity (↑) while Alexandra Daddario is denoted as B-List Celebrity (↓).

Next, the hierarchy of actors based on their roles and pay will be described in an ascending order:


 * 1) Extra: Little to no lines; no closeups. Pay based on daily wages.
 * 2) Role Actor: Few lines; few individual scenes; few closeups. Pay: $10,000 - $30,000.
 * 3) * They are called "role actors" because they are only remembered due to their roles i.e. you remember their role but not them. They mostly work in TV with a few rare film appearances.
 * 4) ** Failure or success of movie brings little benefits or drawbacks to actor.
 * 5) Rising Actor: Supporting actor in small film productions. Pay: $50,000 - $100,000.
 * 6) * A successful protagonist role in a small-medium film production can allow them to directly rise to the peak of C-List Celebrity; failure will cause them to be considered risky and not be casted in another such role for at least half-a-decade.
 * 7) C-List Celebrity: Protagonist in small-medium film productions; supporting actor in large film productions. Pay: $100,000 - $1 million.
 * 8) * Usually young actors that have a lot of potential to eventually become A-List Celebrities or above.
 * 9) ** A successful protagonist role in a medium-large film production can allow them to directly rise to the peak of B-List Celebrity; failure will cause them to be considered risky and not be casted in another such role for at least half-a-decade.
 * 10) B-List Celebrity: Protagonist in medium-large film productions. Pay: $1 million - $10 million.
 * 11) * Some resistance to failure of film -> failure of two consecutive small-medium productions doesn't harm them greatly.
 * 12) A-List Celebrity: Protagonist in large film productions. Pay: $10 million (+ 10% revenue sharing) - $20 million.
 * 13) * High resistance to failure of film -> failure of two consecutive big productions doesn't harm them greatly.
 * 14) Film Superstar: Peak of Hollywood. Pay: $20 million + 20% revenue sharing.
 * 15) * Fully resistant to failure of film.

PS: SEQUEL PAY INITIATIVE IS IN ACTOR'S HAND. FOR EXAMPLE: Tom Cruise takes a bulk of Mission Impossible series' profits. RDJ got $70 million for Endgame; Johnny Depp got $65 million for Pirates Caribbean 4; Even a washed-up actor like Brendan Fraser got $20 million for Mummy 3.