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Always get a share of the revenue. Example: Forest Gump author got zilch because his share was based on profit and not revenue

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And a share of gross revenue, at that. I'm sure all these definitions are written in the studio's favour. Apparently, Stan Lee never got anything for his creations either (and Spiderman grossed $800M+).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_accounting

Stan Lee's famous for ripping off the creators of characters in comics he published, so I wouldn't feel too sorry for him.

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