Kevin Spacey takes home half a million dollars for every episode of “House of Cards,” meaning the 56-year-old actor made almost $7 million for the third season of the popular Netflix series.
A new report from Fox News explains how an inexpensive streaming service like Netflix is able to afford big actors like Spacey.

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“Every indication is that Netflix pays very well, perhaps similar to a premium cable channel,” Ronn Torossian, the CEO of 5WPR, said.
“With 60 million global subscribers and a projected $6 billion dollars in revenue, stars are treated very well by Netflix.” (RELATED: Netflix Just Put Season 3 Of ‘House Of Cards’ Up Ridiculously Early)