Overview
- McConaughey told the Happy Sad Confused podcast this week that How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days “still pays the best mailbox money” of any film he has made.
- He said that in the era of DVDs and cable he would routinely get a large residual check in March because viewers returned to the film for Valentine’s Day.
- McConaughey called the 2003 movie probably his favorite rom‑com and said its lasting audience appeal has made it an anchor title for the genre.
- He described reported talks about a Yellowstone spinoff with Taylor Sheridan as “not dead” but said “nothing’s real yet,” and Kate Hudson has previously said she would consider a sequel if she and McConaughey liked the script.
- Residuals are contract payments for repeat airings and home distribution that depend on role, budget and release window, and changes from DVDs and cable to streaming helped make residuals a major industry issue during the 2023 actors’ and writers’ strikes.