Matthew McConaughey reveals which movie makes him the most residuals 'by far'

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Matthew McConaughey just revealed which of his movies scores him the biggest payday,
telling the Happy Sad Confused podcast that How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days is still his biggest
McConaughey also called a 2003 flick opposite Kate Hudson his favorite rom-com he's ever done.
The 56-year-old actor shared that when the movie came out, he used to get the biggest
check in March because of all the DVD and cable rentals from Valentine's Day.
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days has found new life on social media. Earlier this summer,
when the Knicks won the NBA Finals, a scene from the movie went viral,
where Hudson and McConaughey's characters are on a date night at a Knicks game at
Madison Square Garden. Take a look. McConaughey revealed a few years ago at a
Vanity Fair that a fortune teller actually convinced him to star in the movie. The actor
said he was approached by a stranger, telling him if he didn't do the movie, it would be one
of the biggest regrets of his life. The man also told him it was going to make a bunch of money.
McConaughey said originally he thought the movie studio was behind the mystery man who went up to
As for Kate Hudson, she's spoken fondly about working with McConaughey, calling making the
movie a truly amazing experience. She said she felt really lucky that she got to work with someone
as talented and fun as McConaughey. McConaughey went on to star in many other rom-coms,
including co-starring with Hudson again in 2008's Fool's Gold. He played Dallas,
the owner of a male strip club and former exotic dancer, in 2012's Magic Mike.
McConaughey then took a more serious turn in his acting career, winning the Oscar for Best Actor
in 2014 for his performance in Dallas Buyers Club. He went on to play an astronaut alongside
Anne Hathaway in Christopher Nolan's 2014 sci-fi epic Interstellar. His new film in theaters now,
The Rivals of Amziah King, is getting stellar reviews too. But despite an impressive film
career, McConaughey is still beloved for his classic 2000s rom-coms, from Failure to Launch
to Ghost of Girlfriend's Past.
