Amazon MGM Studios paid for creative control over the James Bond franchise earlier this year. A new financial report suggests they didn’t spend nearly as much as people expected.

The report says the company spent only $20 million to gain creative control over the fictional spy, a relatively modest price tag for such an iconic property, shares Variety.

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The deal, made with longtime producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, established a joint venture that keeps all three parties as co-owners of the brand.

The figure has raised eyebrows since an earlier report suggested the agreement could be worth up to $1 billion. The exact terms haven’t been made public, but it’s believed there could be additional stock or profit-sharing elements behind the scenes

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