You won't believe how much Harrison Ford made from 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'Los Angeles, Dec 22(AZINS) Harrison Ford, who returned as an older Han Solo in the Star Wars: The Force Awakens, has netted a whopping $34.7 million to reprise his role.

The 73-year-old actor, who is also allegedly set to receive 0.5% of the film's gross earnings, is making nearly 76 times more than the newcomers Daisy Ridley and John Boyega, who were both paid $623,000 each, News.com.au reported.

Adam Driver and Oscar Isaac received offers mid- to high-six figures, reports Variety. Driver and Isaac have featured in better movies compared to Boyega and Ridley. Also, they had fixed quotes from their previous TV and film works.

A Disney source noted that the Raiders of the Lost Ark star, who is the key to making this movie work, is the link between the old generation and the new. "Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher were good to get, but the film could have lived without them. You couldn't make it without Harrison Ford."

The latest installment of the famous franchise, which shattered the US domestic box office record on the weekend, made an estimated $334.4 million dollars in US and Canadian ticket sales and is expected to rake in more than $2.7 billion worldwide.