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Originally Posted by crockett
Yea know Harrison Ford, aka Han Solo was only paid something like $10k for the first Star Wars movie and I'm pretty sure he didn't get royalties.
Granted that movie, for the most part really launched his career but I bet he was a bit bummed at the start when it first started doing well.
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Yeah from what I understand on the first Star Wars movie much of the cast, including Ford, were offered either royalties or some money up front. Ford needed the money so he took the cash. Alex Guinness who played Obi-Wan negotiated for 2% of the gross royalties that were paid to Lucas. Lucas got 20% of the box office take so Star Wars made Guinness a very wealthy man.
Of course, Ford went on to do okay for himself.
