titanic It is one of the most successful films and despite the fact that it was released more than 20 years ago, it has undoubtedly already become a classic.
In this film we saw Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as the protagonists of the story, but a boy also appeared that you surely remember since he was one of the third class passengers who died along with his sister and mother.
reece thompson is the name of the actor who at the age of five participated in Titanic and although he had few scenes, we were moved by the sad ending his character had. And even though he’s all grown up now, he’s still benefiting from the movie’s success.
Reece Thompson continues to collect royalties 25 years after the premiere
Reece Thompson at the age of five participated in Titanic
In an interview with Business Insider The 30-year-old actor revealed that he is still receiving money thanks to Titanic, this more than 20 years after its premiere. In addition, she recalled that she began her career as a child model and that her mother received an offer to participate in a commercial or film.
“It turned out to be one of the highest-grossing movies ever, so it’s pretty weird looking back on it. My mom said, ‘Let’s do it, it’ll be great. Even if the movie is bad, we’ll watch it,’” the actor said.
Reece Thompson said in the interview that after working on the film he was paid about $25,000 and that it was all deposited into a bank account so he could manage his living or education expenses.
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How much does the boy from Titanic currently earn?
Reece Thompson continues to collect royalties 25 years after the premiere
But that was not all, since years after the premiere and due to royalties continued to receive checks for several thousand dollars every three monthsbut as time passed the amount reduced to 100 and 300 dollars per month.
“It’s funny because this is no longer present in my mind. It’s not like I’m thinking, ‘Oh, when am I going to get a new Titanic check?’ but when it happens it’s like, ‘Oh great, $100 extra.’
He said he was sometimes surprised to still be paid for work he did on a movie that came out nearly 25 years ago.
“There were a couple of times I said, ‘This is a check for 250. This movie is 25 years old and that’s pretty weird, but I hope it continues to make a lot because that means more money for me.'”
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