as i reported earlier on the gossip board arnold s got 1000 dollars a week for starring in hercules goes bananas aka hercules in new york. he got the role after weider made a phone call costing dennis tinnerino his shot as he was the first choice till weider stepped in. dennis t ended up getting a minor role in the same movie. arnold was paid 50,000 dollars total for his part in pumping iron. facts taken from arnold's book totall recall.