To someone like Patton Oswalt who was the main character in ratatouille (which grossed half a billion) I find it hard to believe he would get so excited about that kind of paycheck. If that is true, that would be (assuming private school plus room and board) maybe 30-40k after taxes, so maybe 50-60k. In the end of his story he mentions how he is able to pay for a year of his daughter’s college due to this gig. If you haven’t seen the special this post probably won’t make much sense. He doesn’t say how much, but mentions it is more than he has ever been offered before to do anything. On his special last night ‘Comedy plus tragedy equals time’ Oswalt mentions how the tulalip casino offered him a huge sum of money to do a show.
