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Ben Affleck Says ‘Good Will Hunting’ Script Sold for $600,000, but ‘We Were Broke in Six Months’: ‘I Thought We Were Rich for Life’

The screenplay for Gus Van Sant’s 1997 drama “Good Will Hunting” turned Ben Affleck and Matt Damon into Oscar winners, but it didn’t make them rich for very long. During a recent visit to “The Drew ...
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Ben Affleck was sleeping on Matt Damon's couch when 'Good Will Hunting' script sold for $650,000

Selling the screenplay for "Good Will Hunting" didn't just help Ben Affleck break into Hollywood, it also helped him get off Matt Damon's couch. In 1994, Affleck had found himself without a place to ...
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Ben Affleck and Matt Damon reveal tax shock from 'Good Will Hunting' payday and the story of being 'broke in six months'

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon recently dished on a hard financial lesson from their breakout-hit ‘Good Will Hunting’. The lifelong friends appeared on a chat show recently, reminiscing about selling ...
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Ben Affleck was sleeping on Matt Damon's couch when ‘Good Will Hunting' script sold for $650,000

Selling the screenplay for "Good Will Hunting" didn't just help Ben Affleck break into Hollywood, it also helped him get off Matt Damon's couch. In 1994, Affleck had found himself without a place to ...