There has not been a movie out of hollywood since it's inception that has made a "profit". This is just normal studio behaviour. Stars that make millions of dollars per movie do so because they know they will never see a penny of "profits". Stan Lee just had a really stupid agent negotiating his deal.
Also, 10% is a very high royalty rate for such a deal. He was duped and will never see a penny of that "profit" as it "doesn't exist".:(
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There has not been a movie out of hollywood since it's inception that has made a "profit". This is just normal studio behaviour. Stars that make millions of dollars per movie do so because they know they will never see a penny of "profits". Stan Lee just had a really stupid agent negotiating his deal. Also, 10% is a very high royalty rate for such a deal. He was duped and will never see a penny of that "profit" as it "doesn't exist". :(