“Overall, we’re seeing CEO compensation continue its post-COVID climb,” says Amit Batish, senior director of content at corporate leadership data firm Equilar, about the broader corporate trend stateside.

But several top execs in Hollywood saw their 2022 paydays increase, many driven by large stock awards.Īnd media sector pay has long been considered high compared to other industries, which means CEOs and boards might now face more public scrutiny. Discovery CEO David Zaslav ($246.6 million). This executive pay reporting season didn’t repeat last year’s picture of several bosses joining the very exclusive nine-figure club, starring Endeavor’s Ari Emanuel ($308.2 million) and Warner Bros. In a case of bad timing, disclosures of higher (or lower, but still very healthy) CEO compensation in regulatory filings in March and April have made for a sharp contrast with layoffs and the start of the writers strike. But while entertainment companies have been showing the door to thousands of staffers, they have also shown their top executives the money - again. Key parts of the solution for industry players, from Disney to Amazon Studios, have been cost cuts.

Wall Street has been pressuring Hollywood to do the same, as investors push for streaming profits amid economic headwinds. famously tells Tom Cruise in Jerry Maguire.

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