Here’s a question for you. Pull out a paper. And write down your answer to this question: which is the movie – Arnold made the most money on? I bet your answer starts with letter T or C.

By the end of 1987, he had killed 283 people. More than anyone else in Hollywood during that time, by far. It took him eight films, but he did it. And that meant something. It meant that he was an action movie star. His name was above the title of most of his films. In big block letters just as he had dreamt.

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He had made it. That's what everybody said. Journalists. Studio executives. Agents. His friends. They talked to him like the work was over. Like there was nothing left for him to prove. ''So, what's next for Arnold?'' they would ask, sounding amazed at how far he had come, and as if they couldn’t possibly imagine there was anything more to do.

They were thinking too small. Arnold's goals had evolved. They were always growing. Another, bigger picture had snapped into focus for him. He didn't just want to be an action star who got the top billing. He wanted to be a leading man. He wanted to be the highest-paid actor in business.

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