Ben Affleck Reveals How Much Money He & Matt Damon Made Selling ‘Good Will Hunting’ & the Shockingly Short Time It Took Them to Spend It | Ben Affleck, Matt Damon : Just Jared

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon made bank when they sold Good Will Hunting, but they spent it almost as quickly as they made it.

The best friends co-wrote the 1997 movie, which they went on to star in during the earliest days of their careers.

In a recent interview, Ben revealed how much they got paid for the screenplay. He also surprised fans by sharing how quickly they spent it and what they bought with the money.

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While on The Drew Barrymore Show, Ben broke down their big payday to host Drew Barrymore.

“We sold [the movie] for $600,000. We split that $300,000 each, and then the agents got $30,000. So we had $270,000, and we paid about $160,000 in taxes. So we had $110,000,” Ben revealed. “Each bought $55,000 Jeep Cherokees and then had $55,000 left.”

He continued, explaining what they did with their remaining money. “Naturally we decided to rent a $5,000-a-month party house on Glencoe Way by the Hollywood Bowl, and we were broke in six months,” he admitted.

Ben did not expect it to go that way at all.

“When we sold Good Will Hunting, I was like ‘We are now rich for life. My needs are over. I will never have to work again. I’m rich forever,’” he recalled.

He and Matt did everything together at the start of their career. They even shared a bank account and lived together. They recently revealed which of the two was an incredibly messy roommate.

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