Ben Affleck earned his share of big paychecks, but Gigli I didn’t feel right at all.

“Look, I acted in movies like this GigliThis is a famous example. I’ll get a big cash payday for it,” the 52-year-old actor said. Deadline It was released on Tuesday, November 12. “Looking back, it doesn’t seem right because they lost money.”

Affleck starred in the series 2003 romantic comedy next to his wife, who now lives separately, Jennifer Lopez. The film earned only $7.2 million at the worldwide box office against a reported budget of over $75 million. Not only did he do Gigli It underperformed at the box office but received a number of negative reviews from critics.

Affleck continued: “Although it was perhaps the most famous bombshell in history, it wasn’t the biggest money-losing movie in history.” “That doesn’t sit well with me, though. But it’s also not very welcoming when people go, wait a minute, we’ve all sacrificed to dedicate ourselves to this. And then the old story about the $10 million movie that made $200 million and no one ever saw a dime.”

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Affleck shared that although he was upset about the paycheck he received from Gigli, he wanted to make sure there was “justice” between him and his friend. Matt Damon‘s production company, Artists Equity.

“That’s the core fundamental principle that Matt and I are really interested in, creating a fair deal for everyone that they can live with in success, failure, or anywhere else on the spectrum,” he explained. “The side benefit of this is, for many of us who care and do this, the dirty little secret is that many of us do it for free. But we don’t want to be taken advantage of. It’s a nice, wonderful, lucky way to make a living.”

Affleck and Damon, 54, founded Artists Equity in November 2022. The duo’s first project within the holding company was their own film. Weather. They also worked on Lopez’s music documentary film. The Greatest Love Story Never Toldand drama Little Things Like This starring Cillian Murphy. Artists Equity currently has a sequel to Affleck’s movie Accountant In addition Two projects starring Lopez55, under construction.

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While he has many happy memories, such as his bond with Lopez in the film, Affleck has been candid about the lessons he’s learned from those events over the years. Gigli.

“The truth about this movie and what it taught me was how much everything in a movie determines the way people see it. “But since it was such a famous bomb and disaster, very few people actually watched it,” he said. Entertainment Weekly In January 2022. “It doesn’t work, by the way. It kind of looks like a horse’s head on a cow’s body. And the studio at the time, predictably, because I started having this relationship with Jennifer Lopez, which sold a lot of magazines and caused a lot of excitement, they said, ‘They want a romantic comedy.’ They want both together. More!’”