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Few in Hollywood can command such lucrative first-dollar gross arrangements, although it has previously happened in a Nolan pic.
Leonardo DiCaprio chose to forego his then-typical $20 million paycheck for a minimum salary and an unspecified cut of the first-dollar gross.
AdvertisementPer Forbes, directors who have previously wrangled first-dollar gross arrangements include Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson, and James Cameron, placing Nolan in an elite group.
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