"The benefit of that was that we were also signing up for something that was going to be a part of our lives forever," Wood added of his "not massive" salary.

The star of Peter Jackson's massively profitable trilogy says, however, that shooting the films led to "some of the best experiences of my life."

In fact, her salary was so low that Hilary wasn’t able to secure health insurance with the amount she was paid, which required a payment of $5,000 to qualify. The film currently boasts a 91% rating on Rotten Tomatoes with an average score of 7.9 out of 10, with Hilary’s performance in particular praised by critics.