One might think that with the massive success of the Lord of the Rings films, the movie’s stars would be well taken care of money-wise. “I was not prepared for that level of visibility and access,” Astin told the publication. In fact, I had to sell my house because I negotiated such a small amount on the trilogy.” Astin noted that he is “very comfortable financially now,” but that wasn’t the case when The Lord of the Rings was dominating box office charts. Astin previously revealed that he earned around “$75,000 a movie,” bringing his total Rings salary to around $250,000.