Forrest Gump Trivia by Lt. DansteemCreated with Sketch.

in gump •  7 years ago 

Did you know that Tom Hanks did not collect a salary from his role in Forrest Gump, when the contracts were negotiated?

He instead elected to be paid a percentage of the profits from the film, if there were any.

This was the exact trivia factoid:

"Tom Hanks was not paid for this film. Instead, he took a percentage of the film's gross, which ultimately netted him in the region of 40 million dollars."

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109830/trivia

So, by opting to not collect a paycheck upfront, he made $40 million.

Looks like a pretty shrewd move by Mr. Hanks!

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