Patty Jenkins' historic female-led superhero movie, Wonder Woman , has been breaking almost every single record across the books since the day of its release. From dominating all other releases at the box office, to garnering almost entirely positive reviews and raking in a huge take in sales, the film was a complete, global success.

Gal Gadot, the film's protagonist and arguably one of the reasons behind its success, got paid shockingly little for her titular role. Which is why it's coming as a rude shock to hear that, the film's protagonist and arguably one of the reasons behind its success, got paid shockingly little for her titular role.

According to Variety , Gadot earned just $300,000 ($394,980 AUD) for the film.

The report reveals that the mother-of-two signed a deal in 2014 for $300,000 for each of the DC/Warner Bros. films featuring Wonder Woman, Batman v Superman, Wonder Woman, and 2017's upcoming release Justice League.

And although Gadot is a major character, if not the main character, in all the three of the films, her paycheck is painfully lower than her male co-stars'. For comparison, Ben Affleck, who plays Batman, will earn $26.3 million for his solo movie, The Batman.

So, if we're comparing Ben Affleck's debut film to Gadot's, she made just 1.1% of his salary.

Of course, there are bonuses and royalty additions to factor in, but Gadot's base fee is—on its own—disappointingly low.

Let's hope Gal and her team are able to negotiate a higher salary for her upcoming films, considering the monumental success of Wonder Woman.

Update: In the original version of this story we reported that Henry Cavill had been paid $18.4 million for his debut role in Superman: Man Of Steel. Further reporting has shown that this figure cannot be verified and so we have removed it from the article.