Kirsten Dunst says the disparity between her Spider-Man salary and Tobey Maguire's was "very extreme"
In a profile for The Independent, the actor looks back at the first decade of her career

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Kirsten Dunst and Tobey Maguire at the Spider-Man 2 premiere Photo: Sean Gallup
When 19-year-old Kirsten Dunst was cast as Mary Jane in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy, she was featured prominently.
She was front-and-center in the movie’s most iconic scene: the unforgettable upside-down-in-the-rain kiss. It was a rare role where, instead of just being treated as “the girlfriend,” Mary Jane was rightfully given a personality. In fact, a scene where she stands up for herself while working as a waitress was recently meme-ified. Dunst was also featured alongside Tobey Maguire in one of the posters for the movie. But looking back, Dunst says she was paid far less than Maguire for the role—despite being a well-established actor at that point.