Arnold Schwarzenegger shocked Andy Cohen throughout an interview on “Watch What Occurs Stay” when he revealed that 1988’s “Twins” was personally essentially the most worthwhile movie of his profession. “The Terminator” franchise might have the field workplace, however “Twins” delivered a verify to Schwarzenegger north of $40 million.

“Effectively, primary was ‘Twins’ as a result of we bought no cash for the wage however possession with a chunk of the again finish,” Schwarzenegger stated of the deal to star reverse Danny DeVito within the 1988 comedy directed by Ivan Reitman. “It was improbable. We went all the best way to the financial institution with that.”

When requested if he made greater than $20 million from the success of “Twins,” Schwarzenegger stated his ultimate payday was greater than that. Requested if it exceeded $40 million, the actor replied: “It was greater than that. It was greater than any film I ever made.”

“Twins” stars Schwarzenegger and DeVito as fraternal twin brothers. Whereas Schwarzenegger was an iconic motion star on the time because of “The Terminator” movies, “Predator” and “Conan the Barbarian,” his comedy chops have been roughly untested on the field workplace.

“Why would they [cast me in a comedy?]” Schwarzenegger lately informed his son, Patrick, throughout a chat for Selection’s “Actors on Actors” sequence. “They stated, ‘Are you loopy? The extra people who this man kills on-screen, the extra money we make. Why would we alter that?’ That was the dialogue till Ivan Reitman and Danny DeVito got here alongside.”

No one needed to make a comedy with Schwarzenegger, so he got here up with a plan: “If we don’t take any salaries, we are able to shoot the film for $16.5 million. We labored out a deal the place we bought 40% of the backend of the film. It occurred to be the most effective deal we’ve ever made.”

“Twins” ended up grossing $216 million worldwide in theaters, after which profited much more on house video. Regardless of the movie’s big paydays, Schwarzenegger by no means bought round to creating a sequel with DeVito. They deliberate a follow-up titled “Triplets,” which was so as to add Eddie Murphy to the forged. However Reitman “handed away earlier than we needed to begin capturing.”

Watch Schwarzenegger’s full look on “Watch What Occurs Stay” within the video under.