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    Arnold Schwarzenegger earned more than $40 million for starring in Twins

    The 77-year-old actor appeared opposite Danny DeVito in the 1988 comedy film, which was directed by Ivan Reitman


    While Schwarzenegger has starred in the likes of The Terminator franchise and other box office heavyweights, including Total Recall and True Lies, he "went all the way to the bank" with Twins thanks to an ownership deal.

    Speaking on Watch What Happens Live, he said: "Well, number one was Twins, because we got no money for the salary but ownership with a piece of the back end.

    "It was fantastic. We went all the way to the bank with that."

    Asked if he made more than $40 million for Twins, he replied: "It was more than that.

    "It was more than any movie I ever made."

    Twins saw Schwarzenegger and DeVito appear as unlikely twins Julius and Vincent Benedict, who were separated at birth.

    Last year, DeVito confirmed he and Schwarzenegger were planning to work together on a film for the first time in 30 years, which is about "two friends, two guys".

    Speaking in March 2024, he told CNN: "We're working on something - a project that we're going to do together - another movie.

    "Arnold and I are good buddies. We met way before Twins, years ago.

    "We get along really well.

    "We complement each other in a lot of ways. I am way stronger than he is.

    "We're hoping that sooner than later, we'll have a nice script to go to work."

    Matilda actor Danny first teased a potential reunion with Arnold in 2023.

    Referencing his friend's tenure as governor of California from 2003 to 2011, Danny joked to GQ magazine: "We missed Twins 2, because he became governor - which, he should have done Twins 2 instead of becoming governor."

    There has been previous talk of a potential Twins sequel, titled Triplets, starring comics Eddie Murphy and Tracy Morgan.

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