Ben Affleck Says ‘Good Will Hunting’ Script Sold for $600,000, but ‘We Were Broke in Six Months’: ‘I Thought We Were Rich for Life’

The Oscar-winning screenplay for “Good Will Hunting” may have launched the careers of Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, but it certainly didn’t make them rich. During a recent appearance on “The Drew Barrymore Show,” Affleck revealed that the duo were broke just six months after selling the script for $600,000.

After taxes and buying Jeep Cherokees, the two had just $55,000 each, which they proceeded to spend on a $5,000-a-month party house. Affleck joked that they were “broke in six months.”