Schwarzenegger's Comedy Payday Strategy

No one in Hollywood wanted to cast Arnold Schwarzenegger in a comedy, so in 1988, Arnold, Danny DeVito, and director Ivan Reitman made a daring deal for their comedy "Twins." Instead of taking a salary, they agreed to work for free in exchange for 40% of the movie's back-end profits. The gamble paid off when the film became a global hit, earning Schwarzenegger over $40 million, his biggest payday ever.

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