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64. Forrest Gump officially made no money

Fri Jan 12, 2024, 03:18 PM

Jan 2024

Hollywood accounting.

As you probably know, Winston Groom got $350k for the book rights and 3% of net. Thanks to Hollywood accounting, the movie that made $678M worldwide didn’t actually make any money. Box office link below.

Groom did settle. Not sure if the amount but I’m sure it was a lot. Paramount was worried other authors wouldn’t sell them rights.
https://www.deseret.com/1995/6/16/19177386/paramount-finds-author-of-gump-is-no-bonehead

https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0109830/

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Eric Trump claims profits from foreign countries were donated to U.S. Treasury [View all] underpants Jan 2024 OP

This lie will be exposed malaise Jan 2024 #1

Yeah, right. Who believes that? brush Jan 2024 #2

When I hear the word "tRump" the first thing I think of is a donation Blue Owl Jan 2024 #28

Got a receipt, Gums? gratuitous Jan 2024 #3

The idea of Trump letting one dollar out of his hands is a joke underpants Jan 2024 #4

"The dog ate them" central scrutinizer Jan 2024 #15

Like Trump voluntarily returned the classified documents he stole Freethinker65 Jan 2024 #5

Then show the paperwork Maeve Jan 2024 #6

If this really happened Trump would have been crowing from day one. Kingofalldems Jan 2024 #7

Word! Brother Buzz Jan 2024 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author WarGamer Jan 2024 #17

Ok. Good link underpants Jan 2024 #19

Yeah, google a quote from Trump or one of his henchmen. Kingofalldems Jan 2024 #22

So you are saying the House Democrats are lying? Kingofalldems Jan 2024 #24

The article also states: sheshe2 Jan 2024 #32

I know, I saw it. WarGamer Jan 2024 #35

Always Helps To Read All the Way Through, Sir The Magistrate Jan 2024 #33

irrelevant... I was simply addressing the lack of googling WarGamer Jan 2024 #34

Worthless, Sir The Magistrate Jan 2024 #36

Again... not my argument. WarGamer Jan 2024 #37

Neither My Monkey Nor My Circus Either, Fella The Magistrate Jan 2024 #38

Agreed. I'll leave you with something I'm sure we can BOTH agree on. WarGamer Jan 2024 #39

This Statement By Young Trump, Sir, Opens Things Up A Bit The Magistrate Jan 2024 #41

Moving the goalposts again... WarGamer Jan 2024 #42

I Agree A Good Deal Of Silliness Is Being Committed Here, Sir The Magistrate Jan 2024 #44

Have a good evening. WarGamer Jan 2024 #45

Will you quit it please? Dave says Jan 2024 #48

Oops. Kingofalldems Jan 2024 #49

Of course, payments for hotel rooms, etc... this isn't news. What do you mean by oops? WarGamer Jan 2024 #68

And oops he kept them and returned nothing. Kingofalldems Jan 2024 #70

Still didn't notify Congress as REQUIRED by the Constitution of the United States. Justice matters. Jan 2024 #59

better write a strongly worded letter to Merrick Garland. WarGamer Jan 2024 #69

I gather the nimrod drew the short straw Brother Buzz Jan 2024 #8

He just clicked the DONATE button on the US Treasury website Prairie Gates Jan 2024 #10

"Also please donate funds to this children's cancer fundraiser" Docreed2003 Jan 2024 #11

Grifters go to grift bpj62 Jan 2024 #12

I fell onto the floor laughing at this absurd scenario. Yeah right! Diamond_Dog Jan 2024 #13

This from the guy MurrayDelph Jan 2024 #14

I'm sure that right after that claim, he senseandsensibility Jan 2024 #16

...said they guy who stole from a charity for kids with cancer. NM Grins Jan 2024 #18

Don't worry, hildegaard28 Jan 2024 #20

How could he know that? yonder Jan 2024 #21

Was he under oath? mobeau69 Jan 2024 #53

No. Looks like my thinking cap was not in place. yonder Jan 2024 #66

Well, he needs to be placed under oath. mobeau69 Jan 2024 #67

Diarrhea Donny has a toilet paper trail Blue Owl Jan 2024 #23

"Last thing, Mr. Trump, what name do you want to call this new account you're setting up?" tanyev Jan 2024 #25

✅ underpants Jan 2024 #27

Profit? Most of us "donate" part of our income to the US treasury, it's called taxes Walleye Jan 2024 #26

Riiiiight sakabatou Jan 2024 #29

After paying myself and daddy, there was $1.38 in profits left. Chainfire Jan 2024 #30

Exactly. He's got the creative accountants working for him. captain queeg Jan 2024 #31

eric lies as much as his old man. republianmushroom Jan 2024 #40

opps Conjuay Jan 2024 #43

As Judge Judy would say Conjuay Jan 2024 #46

Kick this one. Kingofalldems Jan 2024 #47

The old "turning over the profits" con only works when one... Hugin Jan 2024 #50

IF that were true, OrangeHead would have blitzed Fox News for months about it bucolic_frolic Jan 2024 #51

IOW, Daddy didn't give him any of it... Wounded Bear Jan 2024 #52

One would think that would be easy to prove or disprove. sinkingfeeling Jan 2024 #54

The "donation" of "profits" to the Treasury is discussed at length in the staff report onenote Jan 2024 #55

"Voluntary" very typical Trump underpants Jan 2024 #56

Sure, Jan flakey_foont Jan 2024 #57

Another Trump lie--- Kingofalldems Jan 2024 #58

Guy thinks that coke dealers pay taxes. Lol Oneironaut Jan 2024 #60

Pretty simple to provide that burden of proof... EarthFirst Jan 2024 #61

Right, and David Koch left $10 billion to the American Cancer Society. DFW Jan 2024 #62

"After we took all our fees, costs of doing businees nad everything else, the profit came to $27.37." Wonder Why Jan 2024 #63

Forrest Gump officially made no money underpants Jan 2024 #64

Well I have never known a Trump to lie, lol. Emile Jan 2024 #65