Marlon Brando each $10 million over a $10 million threshold, up to 5% if the picture exceeded $60 million. According to Evans, Brando sold back his points in the picture for $100,000, as he was in dire need of funds. "That $100,000 cost him $11 million," Evans claimed. In a 1994 interview that can be found on the Academy of Achievement website, Coppola insisted, ""The Godfather" was a very unappreciated movie when we were making it. They were very unhappy with it. They didn't like the cast. They didn't like the way I was shooting it. I was always on the verge
Joshua Logan his own "Picnic" (1955), which was popular and earned Logan an Oscar nomination. His next movie, "Bus Stop" (1956) with Marilyn Monroe, was another hit. Logan returned to Broadway, directing "Middle of the Night" by Paddy Chayefsky which ran 477 performances. He went to Japan to direct Marlon Brando in "Sayonara" (1957), which earned him a second Oscar nomination for Best Director. Then he did the big screen version of "South Pacific" (1958). Logan went back to Broadway and directed "Blue Denim" (1958, 166 performances) and the hugely popular "The World of Suzie Wong" (1958–60) (508 performances). He produced "Epitaph