Adam Sandler — Netflix's $250M Man

Sandler signed a $250 million multi-film deal with Netflix after Hollywood studios stopped giving him theatrical releases because his films kept underperforming critically while overperforming commercially. Murder Mystery 2 was watched by 83 million households in its first four weeks. He plays the same lovable man-child in every film, wears basketball shorts in every scene, casts his real friends in every role, and films on location in places he wants to vacation. Netflix pays him $30 million per movie because the algorithm says 200 million subscribers keep clicking. Sandler isn't lazy — he hacked the system.