Fascinating Facts About ‘Forrest Gump’

Paid In Peanuts

When negotiating his contract, Hanks agreed not to be paid an actual salary for his role in Forrest Gump. The reasons for this were unclear, but sources seem to think it was due to the financing of the project.

Instead, Hanks agreed to accept a percentage of the profits that the film would make. Clearly, he believed in the potential of the film – he made more than $40 million from box office results! He even got his second consecutive Oscar for his work, too. Not a bad deal!