Stallone 'made no money from Rocky role'

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Sylvester Stallone has revealed that he made no profit from the sixth film in the Rocky franchise.


The 2006 film, Rocky Balboa, earned over £133 million ($200m) in box office ticket sales, but the 53-year-old actor insisted that he has not received a share.

"I haven't seen a dime yet. [It made] nearly $200 million. That's life, eh? That's how it works these days," he told GQ.

"They have this thing called 'back end'. Or 'Watch my back end move into the horizon as you lie there, shackled in naivety'. You can make a movie for $12 million that makes $250 million, but it still ends up in the red. The studios say they added $50 million in publicity in the Ukraine or somewhere, and you're like, 'What?'"

Stallone recently admitted that he was depressed about his failed career before finding success again with Rocky Balboa.