IMDB'd Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman, but there wasn't much data.

Amos and Andrew, pinnacle of nic cage's career imo.

can't stop laughing

Can't imagine why they wouldn't.

What about Matt Damon? He put out quite a few movies and was involved in several big productions outside of the Bourne trilogy

Al Pacino did quite a number of films according to imdb. Matt Damon as well.

OP I'm determined to help you after looking at the clip Henleys posted. I think you've got a decent chance to win the bet.

Damon had:

The Adjustment Bureau - 50 mil budget, 127 gross
True Grit - 38 mil budget, 244 gross
Green Zone - 100 mil budget, only 35 gross? (USA)
Invictus - 60 mil budget, only 37 gross? (USA)
Bourne Ultimatum - 110 budget, 227 gross
Oceans 13 - 85 budget, 311 gross
The Good Shepherd - 90 budget, 60 gross (USA)
The Departed - 90 budget, 289 gross
Oceans 12 - 110 budget, 125 gross
Bourne Supremacy - 75 budget, 176 gross
Bourne Identity - 60 budget, 121 gross
Oceans 11 - 85 budget, 450 gross

Then other smaller ones like The Informant, Syriana etc

Not sure how accurate all of those numbers are (From IMDB).

that video clip has me thinking cage is the goat

also i got face off and broken arrow mixed up. broken arrow was the woat face off i dont remember

i like snake eyes a lot. pretty solid thriller for 4/5 of the time.

besides that: nic cage or not, lord of war is very good movie.

Add DeNiro to the $200 million club. He commands high fees and keeps busy. Based on the IMDB salary info, he earned over $100 million from just seven films:

Little Fockers (2010) $20,000,000
Stone (2010) $2,500,000
Meet the Fockers (2004) $20,000,000
Analyze That (2002) $20,000,000
Showtime (2002) $17,500,000
The Score (2001) $15,000,000
Meet the Parents (2000) $13,500,000

Plus he had major roles in fifteen other movies (listed with their budgets):

New Year's Eve (2011) $56 million
Killer Elite (2011) $70 million
Limitless (2011) $27 million
Machete (2010) $10.5 million
Everybody's Fine (2009) $21 million
What Just Happened? (2008) unknown
Righteous Kill (2008) $60 million
Stardust (2007) $70 million
The Good Shepherd (2006) unknown
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2005) $24 million
Hide and Seek (2005) unknown
Shark Tale (2004) $75 million
Godsend (2004) $25 million
City by the Sea (2002) $40 million
15 Minutes (2001) $60 million

If he averaged at least $10 million for these other movies, he's over $250 million in total.

econo,

Meet the Parents is 2000, so doesn't qualify. Still, that's $100M right there from those.

But many of the films below are likely pretty small salary roles for him. Either small budget films, or medium budget films w/ ensemble casts. City by the Sea, 15 Minutes, and Righteous Kill are probably the only ones where he got really big paydays. Many of the others were probably under $5M.

That still gets him around $200M, but I suspect a little below that. Looks like he's right around Cage level earnings, but maybe just below him on the list.

econ,

Meet the Parents falls outside of the 2001-2011 range, and I can't imagine De Niro averaging anywhere close to $10m across those other movies you listed. Definitely in the conversation though.

He was good in Adaptation.

I think he likely made out well from Killer Elite, Hide and Seek, and Good Shepherd.

For comparison, The Score's budget was $68 million, and DeNiro got $15 million while co-starring with Ed Norton and Marlon Brando.

I don't know the details of his meet the parents deal but it came out in october and was still making a small amount in 2001. So if he was getting a % he probably got some of the meet the parents money in 2001.