Matt Damon revealed that both he and Ben Affleck were broke after making the Oscar-winning film Good Will Hunting. The 55-year-old actor, who recently looked loved up with wife Luciana at The Odyssey premiere in Seoul, also opened up about how much the pair were paid for the movie script at the time. The star discussed the topic in a resurfaced clip during his interview on the New Heights podcast earlier this year. 'So, we sold the screenplay for $600,000 which was just... so much more money than either of us had ever considered,' he explained to hosts Travis and Jason Kelce. Damon continued that both he and Affleck 'split' the earnings before adding, 'But after taxes and agents and lawyer and all that stuff...' He shared that they ended up pocketing under $150,000 each. Matt Damon, 55, revealed that both he and Ben Affleck were broke after making the Oscar-winning film Good Will Hunting; seen in January in NYC 'So, we sold the screenplay for $600,000 which was just... so much more money than either of us had ever considered,' he explained to hosts Travis and Jason Kelce; seen above in Good Will Hunting (1997)'The first thing we did was buy brand new Jeep Grand Cherokees,' Damon further recalled. 'And we were renting this place in L.A. and you know, it didn't take long for us to be like, "Dude, we gotta get another job."' He also explained that 'when we sold Good Will Hunting, we thought that that was absolutely it. And we were like broke a year later.'Jason quickly asked, 'Really?' which prompted Damon to reply with a laugh, 'Yeah. I mean, not broke broke...' Daily Mail has reached out to reps for Damon for comment, but has yet to hear back. Last month in July, the actor reflected on how losing out on a major role in Primal Fear led to him co-writing the Good Will Hunting script with Affleck. 'It was actually a real impetus behind us writing Good Will Hunting,' he told Tom Holland on Complex's GOAT Talk show. Damon had tried to score a role in the crime thriller starring Edward Norton, Richard Gere and Laura Linney. Damon continued that both he and Affleck 'split' the earnings before adding, 'But after taxes and agents and lawyer and all that stuff...' 'And we were renting this place in L.A. and you know, it didn't take long for us to be like, "Dude, we gotta get another job,"' Damon added Last month in July, the actor reflected on how losing out on a major role in Primal Fear led to him co-writing the Good Will Hunting script with Affleck; seen in July in NYC 'Edward beat out everybody, and as he should have, he was phenomenal in the movie,' he said. 'And [Ben and I] looked at each other, and we were like, there's never gonna be a role that good that comes down into the category of unknown actor, and we all can take a shot at it, but it's, you know, 10,000 people going for this one thing.'Damon further added, 'So we really buckled down and wrote Good Will Hunting a little more desperately.'Out of necessity, it's very, very hard to break in, as you know. The hardest jobs to get are the first ones you get.' Good Will Hunting was released in 1997 with Damon and Affleck penning the screenplay and also taking on large roles in the drama film. Other cast members had included the late Robin Williams, Minnie Driver and Stellan Skarsgard. The premise of the movie, which had been directed by Gus Van Sant, followed, 'A therapist who counsels Will Hunting, a janitor with a genius IQ,' per IMDB. The project was a critical and box office success, raking in around $225 million upon its release in theaters with a budget of $10-$16 million. Good Will Hunting was released in 1997 with Damon and Affleck penning the screenplay and also taking on large roles in the drama film (seen above) Good Will Hunting received nine Academy Award nominations, winning for Best Supporting Actor (Williams) and Best Screenplay (Damon and Affleck)Good Will Hunting received nine Academy Award nominations, winning for Best Supporting Actor (Williams) and Best Screenplay (Damon and Affleck). Damon and Affleck have a decades-long friendship and have collaborated on other films over the years such as The Last Duel (2021), Air (2023) and The Rip (2026). The pair also have their own production company called Artists Equity which was launched back in 2022. Damon has been keeping busy and is celebrating the release of his latest movie after taking on a lead role in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey. The film officially hit theaters on July 17 in the United States and has brought in around $911 million in the global box office over the span of three weekends, per Variety. Earlier this week on Tuesday, the actor whisked himself away to South Korea to attend the film's premiere in Seoul. Damon has been keeping busy and is celebrating the release of his latest movie after taking on a lead role in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey Earlier this week on Tuesday, the actor whisked himself away to South Korea to attend the film's premiere in Seoul and was accompanied by wife Luciana as well as their daughters Gia, 17, and Stella, 15 (seen above)He was accompanied by wife Luciana as well as their daughters Gia, 17, and Stella, 15.The couple, who tied the knot in 2005, are also parents to daughter Isabella, 20. They additionally share eldest child Alexia, whom Luciana welcomed from a previous relationship. However, both Isabella and Alexia appeared to be absent from the screening in Seoul this week. Damon was dapper in a brown suit while his wife was radiant in a figure-hugging blue gown. The Hollywood star and his family posed for a variety of snaps at the event and at one point, made hearts with their hands for the camera.