Schwarzenegger: This box office flop allowed him to earn 25 times more than the movie star!

His inimitable stoic looks and distinctive accent have made him one of the most recognizable and memorable American actors of all time. And yet, in his early days, who could have imagined that the Austrian with a somewhat complicated surname, whose first film, Hercules in New York, entered the history of cinema as a comedy masterpiece by accident, would become one of the most sought-after. After the 90s actors?

After choosing James Cameron’s Terminator (1984), for which he was an ideal candidate, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s career took off.

Commando, Predator… In the 90s, the actor is on top – and the only one who can compete with another heavyweight of the moment, Sylvester Stallone. He has many successes, from Paul Verhoeven’s Total Recall to Terminator 2 and starring in the comedy Toy Race. Unsurprisingly, the major studios were vying for him until he was offered the role of the main antagonist in 1997’s superhero blockbuster: Mr. Freeze in Batman & Robin – ‘blockbuster’ might be a bit of an exaggeration given that Joel Schumacher’s film was simply a complete failure, its 125th at the box office. He couldn’t even double the million dollar budget…

Failure yes… but not for everyone!

Headlining, we had George Clooney as the Dark Knight for the first and only time (besides his last appearance on The Flash). The actor was so embarrassed that he admitted “That destroyed the franchiseAnd that he won’t let his wife or kids watch what many consider to be the worst Batman movie ever.

And the fact that he only got a small partArnold Schwarzenegger Winning for the role of the antagonist probably didn’t help matters. Indeed, the True Lies star earned $25 million for his role as Mr. Freeze — for just 23 minutes on screen. Even when George Clooney Little known at the time, he still had the main role and therefore had to be there for the entire four months of filming: although his salary was only one million. finally, Batman and Robin It really wasn’t worth it – apparently, except for Schwarz!

Batman & Robin, which also stood out Chris O’Donnell, Uma Thurman and Alicia SilverstoneCan be seen again (if you dare) on VOD.

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