EntertainmentThe day Ben Affleck and Matt Damon spent all Good Will Hunting money at a partyBen Affleck and Matt Damon sold Good Will Hunting script for $600,000

Right at the beginning of his career, ben affleck It is Matt Damon had their first major highlight when writing the screenplay for Good Will Hunting (1997), directed by Gus Van Sant. However, the acting duo spent all the money they earned from the job at a party.

The two artists received US$ 600,000, approximately R$ 3 million at current prices, for the sale of the script for the feature. As affleck revealed during an interview with The Drew Barrymore Show, the entire amount was spent in about six months. They split a bank account to get paid.

“When we sell Good Will Hunting, I thought, ‘Now we are rich for life. My needs are over. I’ll never have to work again,'” said the star. [o roteiro] for US$600,000, we divided the amount, US$300,000 (R$1.5 million) each, and then the agents received US$30,000 (R$152,000).”

“So we had $270,000 (R$1.3 million) and we paid about $160,000 (R$811,000) in taxes, so we had $110,000 (R$557,000),” continued ben affleck. “We each bought a $55,000 Jeep Cherokee and then had $55,000 left over.

Naturally, we decided to rent a $5,000-a-month party house in Glencoe WayNear the hollywood bowland we were broke within six months.