Admittedly, this is semi-subjective, because dialogue breaks aren't always black-and-white. It was tough work, but somebody had to do the math. So for you, dear reader, we went back and watched each one, painstakingly counting every line that came out of Jason Bourne's mouth. We know that it takes an insane diet and exercise routine, plus stamina we can't begin to fathom, to pull off even the simplest stunts in any given Bourne movie, but we still have just one word for his per-word (25 or 45!) take-home prize: Damn.Īs mind-boggling as this haul is, we couldn't help but wonder what Damon made per line for his first three Bourne films (sorry, Damon-less The Bourne Legacy). NEWS: Matt Damon Gets Candid on Tacos, Ben Affleck and the Late Robin Williams in Reddit AMA Session That means that the father of four took in a cool $1 million per line of dialogue. 'For any young actor out there, they should know that it's not the number of lines you have, ever,' he added.Īpologies, but right now, it is all about how many lines right now! The best guess is that Damon made at least $25 million for Jason Bourne, based on his salary for The Martian, as per Vanity Fair, and those estimated $26 million turns in The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum.

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