It’s been more than 20 years since Friends ended… but the paycheck? Still going strong 👀
Lisa Kudrow recently revealed that she and her fellow cast members are still making around $20 MILLION a year in residuals from the show 🤯
Yeah… per year.
💸 Who’s cashing in?
That includes the iconic main cast:
- Jennifer Aniston
- Courteney Cox
- David Schwimmer
- Matt LeBlanc
- And of course, Lisa Kudrow herself ❤️
(And fans are still remembering Matthew Perry, whose passing made rewatching the show even more emotional.)
📺 From $22,500 to $1 million an episode
Back in Season 1, the cast was making about $22,500 per episode.
Not bad… but by Seasons 9 and 10?
They were pulling in $1 MILLION per episode each 💀💰
Talk about the ultimate glow-up.
🥹 Lisa Kudrow on rewatching the show
Lisa also shared that after Matthew Perry passed away, she went back and watched the show again.
And for the first time, she said she was able to truly appreciate it.
She explained that before, she would only focus on what she thought she did wrong or could’ve done better.
But now?
She could finally just see how special the show really was ❤️
☕ Final thought
Few shows have had the kind of lasting impact that Friends has.
It’s still streaming, still quoted daily, and apparently… still paying like crazy 😂
Could we BE any more jealous?