Culture news Neither Terminator nor The Expendables: Arnold Schwarzenegger’s most lucrative film is surely not the one you think
He is particularly known for his role as the T-800, or that of Conan. Arnold Schwarzenegger has revealed that his highest-grossing film wasn’t the one that did the best at the box office.
The pact
Do we still need an introduction to Arnold Schwarzenegger? The famous Austrian who was a bodybuilder before becoming an actor in the 1970s quickly became one of the highest paid stars in Hollywood. His fortune is also estimated at more than a billion dollars, according to Forbes. With 13 of his films have grossed over $200 million, it is easy to say that the production that was the most profitable for the actor is surely Terminator 2 ($520 million), True Lies ($378 million) or even Expendables 2 ($315 million). As we learn from Cinema https://www.adorocinema.com/noticias/filmes/noticia-1000084721/, the most lucrative film of the actor’s career is in fact Twin Brothers, the comedy he starred in in 1989 with Danny DeVitto, directed by Ivan Reitman (Ghostbusters).
We already knew that the film was a huge success in addition to being particularly profitable, given that it grossed $216 million on an initial budget estimated at less than $20 million. Nevertheless, what allowed Schwarzenegger to make a lot of money was a deal he, DeVitto and Reitman made with the production company.
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In a recent interview published by Adoro Cinema, Schwarzenegger explained that rather than receiving a direct payment, he accepted a higher percentage of profits. “I said to myself: why should anyone pay if they’re not sure the film is going to do well? I take the risk, you take the risk. Let’s all take the risk and get to work“, he added. “Danny, Ivan and I got 45% of the film as a package” we can read. This agreement proved particularly lucrative because it included television rights and merchandising. “I think we all made more money on this movie than any other we’ve done, although I did get salaries of $30 million on some productions” we read. According to Schwarzenegger’s own words, this “cut” became so legendary in Hollywood that the studio never again accepted this type of proposal afterward.
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