Jack Nicholson shocked Hollywood by taking a $4 million pay cut for Batman, but that bold move ended up making him far richer than Michael Keaton and cemented his status as one of the smartest actors in Hollywood history. Back in the late 1980s, Batman was a high-risk project. Studios were skeptical, fans were outraged over Michael Keaton’s casting, and the box office was far from guaranteed. Nicholson agreed to a smaller upfront salary of six million dollars in exchange for a percentage of the