to be fair, this is starting to feel like a big hit. But giving him that salary before they started was risky indeed. But at the same time leo and I guess pitt are the only ones with more star power than damon currently and Scott can make big movies for much lesser than just about any other director.
Damn, now that I think about it, dude is about to get 25m+ for 3 straight movies, this, The Great Wall, and Bourne (which includes a huge back end % so i hear).