Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett and Orlando Bloom are among the ‘Lord of the Rings’ stars who claim they were underpaid on the ...

Elijah Wood said his salary to play Frodo Baggins in "The Lord of the Rings" wasn't life-changing but the experience was one ...

"The benefit of that was that we were also signing up for something that was going to be a part of our lives forever," Wood ...

Elijah Wood reveals why the Lord of the Rings cast earned less than expected despite the trilogy’s massive success.

Elijah Wood recently revealed that the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, which made a huge profit from 2001 to 2003, did not end up in a big pay day for the cast.

Elijah Wood shared that the production house took a big risk by adapting JRR Tolkien’s Lord Of The Rings books without knowing how the first film would perform at the box office.

Elijah Wood explains why the Lord of the Rings cast didn't get paid a lot of money to make the epic fantasy films.

However, the actor told Business Insider in March 2025 the cast’s contracts ... total for filming the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy (or, $75,000 per movie). He said he received “no ...

Elijah Wood is the latest cast member to be asked about the surprisingly low salaries the cast of “The Lord of the Rings” ...