Arnold Schwarzenegger Was Paid $21,429 Per Word In Terminator 2

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Arnold Schwarzenegger Was Paid $21,429 Per Word In Terminator 2

Arnold Schwarzenegger was paid an incredible $21,429 per word for his role in Terminator 2: Judgement Day.

The actor, now 73, spoke a total of 700 words in the 1991 movie and earned $15 million for his portrayal of the cybernetic android.

He had been given a substantial pay rise from when he starred in The Terminator, seven years earlier.

For the first movie in the franchise, which had a budget of $6.4 million, he earned $750,000 - significantly less. In that one he only had 57 lines, which worked out at 13 grand per word - still more than decent.