Take "Matrix" lead Keanu Reeves. The actor was paid an impressive $10 million up front for the first "Matrix" movie and $15 million per movie for "The Matrix Reloaded" and "The Matrix Revolutions," but the real money was on the back end: Reeves was guaranteed a
10 per cent cut of box office gross from "The Matrix" and 15 per cent from each sequel. With the worldwide gross of the "Matrix" trilogy somewhere in the neighbourhood of $
1.6 billion, that equaled
$260 million plus windfall for the actor. It's a shame the second and third "Matrix" movies were so disappointing, quality wise
opcorn2
