You ever found like $20 in the back pocket of a pair of jeans you haven’t worn in a while?
Or forgot someone owed you money, and then they paid you back?
I found $50 in a book once. I used to stash my tip money in books, so it was a nice surprise.
(Then I rummaged through all my books convinced there was more money. There wasn’t.)
That’s got to be how Jerry Seinfeld feels after someone watches Seinfeld at 2 am. Except you know, it’s not $20. It’s a couple milllllllly.
Some actors have negotiated crazy-good royalty deals that they’re cashing cheques long after the show is gone.
Here’s who’s winning the royalty game.