Not Enough Money
For Paramount Pictures ‘Forrest Gump’ didn’t earn enough. With a mere budget of $55 million and grossing $677 million at the box office, the film promotion ended up costing the studio a great deal of money. In the end, the studio was poorer by $62 million.
More Money Issues
During the shooting, there were some money issues. At one point, the studio was 48 hours away from shutting the movie down. Tom Hanks and director Zemeckis eventually shelled out the money out of their own pockets. Hanks even refused to get paid for the movie, and only accepted (percentage) a commission, which in the end earned him $40 million. Forest Gump was described as a “successful failure” in the end, despite the fact that it was among the highest-grossing films ever.
