Sylvester Stallone turned down $34 million for 'Rambo IV'

Sylvester Stallone says it himself, he was “an idiot”.

The actor has indeed said “no” to the 34 million dollars offered to him by the studios to play in

.

While he was shooting the third part dedicated to the Vietnam soldier in 1987, he quite simply refused the project and the cachet that went with it.

“We were doing Rambo III.

We thought it would be the biggest hit – it was before it came out.

And I was paid a fortune to do it.

Then they said to me "We want to do Rambo IV. Here, pay or play (a clause which commits the producer to pay the artist even if he decides not to make him work in the end), 34".

I replied, 'Let's not put the cart before the horse,'" he told The Hollywood Reporter, who specified that the $34 million at the time is equivalent to "about $85 million today". taking inflation into account.

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Rambo III

was released in 1988, grossing over $188 million at the box office on an estimated budget of $63 million, according to IMDbPro.

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in 2008 and then in 2019 with

.

If he does not say how much he received for these last two films, he still has a huge regret for his refusal in the 80s.

" This is not a joke.

What an idiot I have been.

Now that I think about it…”, added Sylvester Stallone, who has just escaped a costly divorce since he reconciled with Jennifer Flavin.

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