Joshua Goldman
Joshua Goldman
min read · July 22, 2025 · Entertainment

Lindsay Lohan's Freaky Friday Paycheck: From Millions to Modest $550K!

Lindsay Lohan has gone from being one of the biggest stars on the planet to acting mostly in low-budget films

Lindsay Lohan: From Teen Queen to Bankrupt Bombshell - But Can She Claw Her Way Back to the Top?

It's been a wild ride for Lindsay Lohan, the 39-year-old actress who was once on top of the world as a teen idol and Hollywood A-lister. But after a series of box office bombs, personal scandals, and financial mismanagement, Lohan's bank account has been left in shambles.

According to thescholarlynote.com, the IRS seized control of her bank account back in 2012 due to an outstanding tax debt of $233,000 - a staggering amount that would send most people scrambling. But Lohan seems to have weathered the storm, and her finances appear to be stabilizing once again.

But the 39-year-old actress is now clawing her way back to the top via her upcoming reunion with Jamie Lee Curtis for Freakier Friday , a sequel to the 2003 remake of Freaky Friday (pictured)

The star's latest venture is the upcoming Disney sequel Freakier Friday, which reunites her with Jamie Lee Curtis in a film that's sure to bring back memories of their hit 2003 original. But will this reunion be enough to revive Lohan's flagging career and restore her status as a Hollywood power player?

Let's take a trip down memory lane and examine the highs and lows of Lohan's rollercoaster ride from teen queen to bank account bombshell.

The Parent Trap: A Record-Breaking Payday

Lohan was paid shockingly little for Freaky Friday compared to what she would later earn ¿ just $550,000, according to Celebrity Net Worth

Lohan's breakout role in Disney's 1998 remake of The Parent Trap catapulted her to international stardom, earning her a whopping $550,000 - a paltry sum compared to what she'd earn in the years to come. But it was Freaky Friday that cemented her status as a teen idol and major force in Hollywood.

A Salary Spike: Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

Lohan's next role in 2004's Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen saw her earning nearly double her Freaky Friday payday, with a reported $1 million payout. She maintained this salary for Mean Girls, which became one of her signature roles and a cultural icon.

Her next role was in 2004's Confessions Of A Teenage Drama Queen, for which she reportedly earned nearly double for a $1 million payout (pictured)

A Multimillion-Dollar Salary: Herbie: Fully Loaded and A Prairie Home Companion

Lohan's success in the early 2000s saw her earning multimillion-dollar salaries, with her turn toward arthouse cinema in Robert Altman's A Prairie Home Companion earning stellar reviews and a respectable gross against a tiny budget. This set up Lohan for her biggest payday ever: $7.5 million for 2006's Just My Luck.

The Fall of the House of Lohan

Her career high was a $7.5M payday for Just My Luck, but the film faired poorly at the box office, as did her next film with a lead role, 2007's Georgia Rule; pictured with costars (L¿R) Jane Fonda and Felicity Huffman

But things took a turn for the worse with the release of Just My Luck, which bombed with critics and audiences alike. The film grossed only $38 million against a budget of $28 million, leaving Lohan's salary as a significant chunk of the overall loss.

Lohan's next lead role didn't arrive until 2007's Georgia Rule, which underperformed at the box office. Her subsequent films - including the preposterous horror thriller I Know Who Killed Me and the TV movie Labor Pains - left audiences scratching their heads.

A Period of Cameos and Small Roles

That year she starred in the preposterous horror thriller I Know Who Killed Me, which bombed at the box office. It launched a period in which she primarily had cameos in films as herself or took on small supporting roles

Lohan's career then shifted into a period of cameo roles as herself or in small supporting parts, with her lead role in Paul Schrader's The Canyons helping her regain some critical interest. However, she failed to capitalize on this momentum with strong roles, and her filmography has since been marked by forgettable and poorly reviewed Netflix rom-coms.

A Bankable Payday: Mean Girls Musical

Lohan's cameo role in the musical remake of Mean Girls last year reportedly earned her $500,000 for a small commitment - a sign that her bankability may be on the upswing.

Her lead role in the controversial Paul Schrader thriller The Canyons in 2013 helped her regain some critical interest, but she failed to capitalize on it with strong roles. Lohan also didn't star in any films between 2015 and 2019

According to Celebrity Net Worth, Lindsay Lohan has made an impressive $28 million from her film roles. However, much of those earnings were squandered on over-the-top expenses, including:

  • A reported $40,000 spent on tanning
  • A mansion that cost her $8,000 per month
  • A shockingly expensive storage locker that cost $144,000
  • An eye-popping $46,000 tab at LA's Chateau Marmont

It's little wonder, then, that the IRS seized control of her bank account back in 2012. But Lohan seems to have stabilized her finances in recent years, and she's now reportedly worth around $2 million.

More recently, she has tried to reinvent herself with poorly reviewed Netflix rom-coms. They were likely lucrative, though, as she was also credited as an EP; seen in April in Las Vegas

Will Freakier Friday be enough to revive Lohan's career and restore her status as a Hollywood power player? Only time will tell, but one thing is certain: this Disney sequel has the potential to bring back memories of their hit original and leave audiences clamoring for more.

Now Lohan is moving back to the top as she stars in the upcoming sequel Freakier Friday with Jamie Lee Curtis (pictured)

Lohan has reportedly made $28M from her film salaries, but she had trouble with the IRS in the early 2010s after years of poor financial decisions and over-the-top expenses. Now she's believed to be worth a still-respectable $2 million; seen in April in Las Vegas