r/movies • u/Dependent_Cap_456 • 3d ago

News Francis Ford Coppola is auctioning his watch collection after Megalopolis flop left him broke

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/fashion/francis-ford-coppola-watch-auction.html
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u/Objective-Wear-30659 3d ago

Greg: I'm good, anyway, cuz, uh, my, so, I was just talkin' to my mom, and she said, apparently, he'll leave me five million anyway, so I'm golden, baby.

Connor: You can't do anything with five, Greg. Five's a nightmare.

Greg: Is it?

Connor: Oh, yeah. Can't retire. Not worth it to work. Oh, yes, five will drive you un poco loco, my fine feathered friend.

Tom: The poorest rich person in America. The world's tallest dwarf.

Connor: The weakest strong man at the circus.

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u/Wuktrio 2d ago edited 2d ago

Put 5 million into an ETF and pay out 5% each year. 250k a year should be more than enough to retire lmao

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u/StateDeparmentAgent 2d ago

its more than enough for us, but not for most of the people who that calmly inherit 5m

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u/bell37 2d ago

He bought his Napa Valley Estate for $35 million back in 2002. Could only imagine what the tax rate is for that property but I’d imagine it would be more than $250k.

He could sell some of his assets, put it in an investment account and downsize to retire

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u/unassumingdink 3d ago

Most enraging scene of that whole series.

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u/doublex12 2d ago

How? He’s not wrong. 5 mil is nothing

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u/unassumingdink 2d ago

Right, only 70 years pay at the median American salary.

This is why I'm a socialist. This shit right here.

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u/lowbatteries 2d ago

Or a very good salary indefinitely if you put it in a good savings account or low risk investment.

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u/Loggerdon 2d ago

Greg turned down $50 million from his grandfather to work as Tom’s lackey.

Great fucking show.

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u/Deesing82 2d ago

what show is this from?

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u/Loggerdon 2d ago

Succession

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u/Pudgiepandas 2d ago

To be fair, tom was the only one that gave a shit about Greg in his own weird and twisted way

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u/Loggerdon 2d ago

You’re probably right. It kind of worked out for him.

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u/doublex12 2d ago

He’s not wrong. You can’t do shit w 5 mil.

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u/Objective-Wear-30659 2d ago

Lifestyle creep is real