Now here’s a flex: conscionable really overmuch money Arnold Schwarzenegger made connected 1988 drama “Twins.” The film, which co-starred Danny DeVito arsenic Schwarzenegger’s fraternal copy brother, turned retired to beryllium nan actor’s biggest payday of his career.

Schwarzenegger said during a caller quality connected “Watch What Happens Live” (in nan beneath video) that, alternatively of not taking overmuch of a net for his activity connected nan film, he opted for a woody for a percent of its container agency gross. The characteristic ended up making $216 cardinal worldwide successful theaters, and continued to profit pinch a location video release.

“Well, number 1 was ‘Twins,’ because we sewage nary money for nan net but ownership pinch a portion of nan backend,” Schwarzenegger said of his biggest paycheck ever. “It was fantastic. We went each nan measurement to nan slope pinch that.”

It turns out, Schwarzenegger made much than $40 cardinal connected nan film. “It was much than that. It was much than immoderate movie I ever made,” he said.

The backend woody came to beryllium aft nan workplace had doubts astir action prima Schwarzenegger starring a comedy. “If we don’t return immoderate salaries, we tin sprout nan movie for $16.5 million. We worked retired a woody wherever we sewage 40 percent of nan backend of nan movie,” he said. “It happened to beryllium nan champion woody we’ve ever made.”

And “Twins” almost spurred a franchise owed to its monolithic success: Schwarzenegger said that sequel “Triplets” almost added Eddie Murphy to nan cast. However, original head Ivan Reitman “passed distant earlier we wanted to commencement shooting.” Schwarzenegger had said in 2017 that nan book for “Triplets” was “almost written” astatine nan time.

Schwarzenegger tin now beryllium seen successful nan second play of “FUBAR” alongside Oscar nominee Monica Barbaro, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Fortune Feimster. Schwarzenegger besides mightiness collaborate pinch his real-life son Patrick Schwarzenegger for an action film.

Patrick told The Hollywood Reporter that he can’t hold to activity pinch his begetter on-screen. “I mean, that’s nan extremity down nan roadworthy is to do those types of things. I’d emotion to do that, if it was nan correct thing,” he said. “I’ve talked to my dada astir it, and I’ve told him I’d emotion to do that if it was nan correct thing. I’ve ne'er wanted to, but now I consciousness for illustration I person immoderate credits nether my belt, and that I’ve had immoderate work, and I consciousness for illustration I’ve gotten to nan constituent wherever I would consciousness comfortable moving pinch him.”