TIL that Alec Guinness was initially offered $150,000 to play Obi-Wanin Star Wars but only accepted when that amount was doubled and another 2% of the backend grosses was added to it. This earned him an estimated $95 million by the time of his death in 2000 at 86.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/alec-guinness-star-wars-obi-wan-1235152814/
