He was reportedly paid a fee of US$20 million upfront, the highest salary ever paid to date to a film director in advance of production, against a 20 percent take of the box-office rentals (the portion of the price of the ticket that goes to the film distributor, in this case Universal).
Navodno je dobio $20 milijuna, najviši iznos ikad plaćen nekom redatelju prije produkcije, naspram 20% provizije od zarade na blagajnama (dio cijene od ulaznice koja ide distributerima filma, u ovom slučaju Universal).