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The Sixth Sense

As the legend goes, in late 1997 an executive at Disney named David Vogel read a script from an little-known screenwriter named M. Night Shyamalan.

The movie was called “The Sixth Sense” and David was blown away. So much so that immediately bought the film rights, offering an unprecedented $3 million fee AND agreeing to Shyamalan’s demand that he direct. The only major movie Shyamalan had directed previously was a Rosie O’Donnell movie called “Wide Awake” that earned $250,000 at the box office on a budget of $6 million. Shyamalan was also the writer.

Bruce Willis Earned The Largest Acting Paycheck In Hollywood History, But It Didn’t Come From An Action Blockbuster

The Sixth Sense