Gwyneth Paltrow was paid more than Will Smith to attend the Red Sea International Film Festival in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia, recently, invited a huge number of A-list celebrities to their Red Sea International Film Festival, in order to better the Saudi-Hollywood relations. There were quite a few very well-known celebrities who were in attendance, including Michelle Williams, Chris Hemsworth, Johnny Depp, and Halle Berry. This guestlist has become a topic of conversation for many, specifically considering the fact that the RSVP was no free thing.

Johnny Depp was in attendance at the Red Sea International Film Festival in Saudi Arabia

The stars who were in attendance were paid handsomely to be in attendance, as well as given luxurious accommodations. Considering the fact that celebrities from all statures made appearances, it is safe to assume that not all of them were paid the same amount of money to show up. Interestingly enough, Will Smith, one of the biggest names in Hollywood, was paid less than Marvel actress, Gwyneth Paltrow.

Saudi Arabia Invited Will Smith to Red Sea International Film Festival

Will Smith, despite all his controversy, is one of the biggest figures in Hollywood. He is as big as one can get in this industry, having starred in massive projects like King Richard, Suicide Squad, Bad Boys, and the Men in Black film series. He has also been nominated for a number of Oscars and won the same once. Despite all this, the actor has been in the news recently for a lot of reasons that don’t involve his professional life.

Will Smith was in attendance at the Red Sea International Film Festival in Saudi Arabia

Despite this, it was reported by Variety that the actor was invited to the Red Sea International Film Festival as one of the stars who would bring a lot of attention to them. As an incentive for his attendance, the actor was paid $1 million and stayed at the luxury hotel, Assila Hotel in Jeddah. While this figure is in no way small, it would seem that Saudi Arabia thinks of another star as being more important and famous than Smith.

Gwyneth Paltrow Was Paid More Than Will Smith

Gwyneth Paltrow is a considerably well-known figure. Not only did she win an Oscar very early in her career for her work in Shakespeare in Love, but she has also been a part of a number of very well-known projects like Seven, Sliding Doors, The Talented Mr. Ripley, and Great Expectations. On top of this, she was also part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Pepper Potts, playing the role of a significant character for over a decade.

Gwyneth Paltrow was in attendance at the Red Sea International Film Festival in Saudi Arabia

Being this famous figure, it is no surprise that she was invited by the Red Sea International Film Festival to attend their event in Saudi Arabia. What is surprising, however, is the fact that it was reported that she was paid more than Will Smith to attend this event. While the exact figure was not revealed, it was suggested that the star received considerably more than the Men in Black actor to be in attendance. It is safe to that both these celebrities are crowd-pullers, it would seem that Saudi Arabia thinks one to be of more relevance than the other.