Terminator 2: Judgment Day film at eighth place on its list of "50 Sequels That Were Better Than The Original". In 2016, "Playboy" ranked the film number one on its list of "15 Sequels That Are Way Better Than The Originals". Richard Roeper named "Judgment Day" the third-best film sequel ever made, stating that it "surpasses the original in every level." Robert Patrick makes a cameo appearance in "Wayne's World" (1992) as the T-1000 character in a scene where he pulls Wayne's car over, holds up a photo of John Connor and asks, "Have you seen this boy?", to which Wayne, screams in panic
Terminator 2: Judgment Day 15 times the $6.4 million budget of "The Terminator"—was reserved for "Terminator 2" making it the most expensive film made up to that point. A significant proportion of this was for actor and film-crew salaries. According to "The Daily Sentinel " and "The Daily Beast", Arnold Schwarzenegger was given a $11–12 million Gulfstream III business jet, while $5–6 million was allocated towards James Cameron's salary. The production itself, which included special effects and stunts, totalled $51 million. Although the film was commonly described by the media as the most expensive film ever made at the time, if adjusted for inflation,