{"id":1313,"date":"2026-03-09T02:24:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T02:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parkmania.pl\/?p=1313"},"modified":"2026-03-09T02:24:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T02:24:05","slug":"arnold-schwarzeneggers-most-profitable-film-twins-leaves-netflix-on-march-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parkmania.pl\/?p=1313","title":{"rendered":"Arnold Schwarzenegger&#8217;s most profitable film &#8216;Twins&#8217; leaves Netflix on March 31"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Most people assume Arnold Schwarzenegger&#8217;s biggest paycheck came from <em style=\"text-align: justify\">The Terminator<\/em>, <em style=\"text-align: justify\">Predator<\/em>, or one of his other iconic action franchises. It didn&#8217;t. It came from a comedy \u2014 and it&#8217;s leaving Netflix on March 31.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em style=\"text-align: justify\">Twins<\/em>, the 1988 buddy comedy directed by Ivan Reitman, pairs Schwarzenegger with Danny DeVito as Julius and Vincent Benedict, fraternal twins who were the product of a secret genetic experiment and separated at birth. Julius grew up on a tropical island, intelligent and physically imposing but completely naive about the real world. Vincent grew up in a Los Angeles orphanage, becoming a street-smart hustler always one step ahead of debt collectors. When Julius tracks him down, the two set off on a road trip to find their long-lost mother.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The premise is pure high-concept absurdity, but it worked. <em style=\"text-align: justify\">Twins<\/em> opened at number one at the U.S. box office and stayed there for several weeks, eventually grossing $112 million domestically. Critics were divided \u2014 it holds a 43% on Rotten Tomatoes \u2014 but audiences weren&#8217;t. Roger Ebert gave the film three stars out of four, and the movie is well-loved by fans.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">How Did &#8216;Twins&#8217; Make Schwarzanegger More Money Than Any Other Film?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The reason it made Schwarzenegger more money than any other film in his career comes down to a bold bet he, DeVito, and Reitman made before a single frame was shot. Rather than taking their standard salaries, all three agreed to work entirely for a share of the backend profits \u2014 40 percent of the film&#8217;s backend between them. In a 2016 interview, Schwarzenegger called the decision to forego his salary and invest in himself one of the best of his entire life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The film was also a pivotal career moment for Schwarzenegger personally. Studio executives had fought hard against casting him in a comedy at all, insisting his value was in action. Reitman and DeVito pushed back \u2014 and the result was a collaboration that led to two more films together, <em style=\"text-align: justify\">Kindergarten Cop<\/em> in 1990 and <em style=\"text-align: justify\">Junior<\/em> in 1994.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em style=\"text-align: justify\">Twins<\/em> streams on Netflix through March 31. Also leaving the streaming service this month are <em style=\"text-align: justify\">The Sandlot<\/em> on March 12 and <em style=\"text-align: justify\">Wrath of Man <\/em>on March 24.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most people assume Arnold Schwarzenegger&#8217;s biggest paycheck came from The Terminator, Predator, or one of his other iconic action franchises. It didn&#8217;t. 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