As far as box office returns are concerned, veteran stars of Hollywood usually demand and also receive the highest salaries. However, there are some Hollywood actors who demand very high up-front salaries even before they engage themselves in a project.

Movie Pilot reports that occasionally, young Hollywood actors with small resumes, but excellent numbers do not get high salaries in advance, which many veterans typically receive. Nevertheless, they are paid more provided their films do well at the box office and most of the earnings of these actors actually come after a movie's release.

In fact, studios have adopted this approach as a means to curb costs in case a movie fails to do well at the box-office. This is truer in the case of movies that uniformly consider the production costs with the salaries of its actors. The studios have their own formula that tells them how much they need to pay an actor.

However, when it comes to Hollywood veterans having a series of commercial box-office success, the upfront salaries are much higher. Below is a list of some actors from the Movie Pilot article that make an excellent example of that elite list.

It has already been three decades since Leonardo DiCaprio came to Hollywood as a child star on shows like 'Growing Pains' and 'The Basketball Diaries.' However, his role in 'Titanic' made him a superstar overnight and led him to commercially high salaries.

While his recent movie 'Wolf of Wall Street' was also a major commercial success, the studios were aware that that before going into the project. This is the reason they paid him $25 million to play the role.

On the other hand, Robert Downey Jr. has an extensive backlog of success. However, nearly all of it is due to his portrayal of Tony Stark in the 'Iron Man' and 'Avengers' franchise, in addition to the success of the 'Sherlock Holmes' franchise. The highest salary he received for portraying Tony Stark is $20 million.

While Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has already spent a decade in the industry, his actual fame is owing to his earlier role in the wrestling organization WWE. The actor received a $15 million payday for his current movie 'San Andreas,' while he is sure to receive much more for his role in the 'Fast and Furious' franchise movies.

Recently, Bradley Cooper has turned out to be a "sought after" actor in Hollywood for playing action, comedy and dramatic roles to perfection. Till date, his highest paid role was on 'The Hangover III' for which he received a $15 million upfront.