{
  "id": 15495818,
  "title": "James McAvoy is still cashing checks from Split",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/james-mcavoy-is-still-cashing-checks-from-split",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-18T19:38:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The A.V. Club",
    "slug": "the-a-v-club",
    "url": "https://www.avclub.com/james-mcavoy-split-residuals"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "James McAvoy continues to earn from M. Night Shyamalan's 2016 psychological thriller Split, years after its release. The actor revealed on Josh Horowitz's Happy Sad Confused podcast that he often gets only a few hundred dollars here and there, with checks for just a few cents costing more to post than the amount they contain. McAvoy attributed his financial situation to the enduring popularity of Split, stating it was the only film consistently paying him residuals. He explained that the movie was made for around $6 million and garnered $40 million in its first weekend, making it profitable. Split went on to gross $278 million globally, with McAvoy reprising his role in the 2019 film Glass. McAvoy credited Shyamalan's meticulous preparation for the film's success, emphasizing the importance of maximizing each shot and working well with the production team.",
  "summary": "In a new interview, James McAvoy said that of all the projects in his filmography, M. Night Shyamalan's Split is the one that \"consistently\" pays him in residual checks.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}