The movie earned over $677 million. However, Tom Hanks did not get paid for acting. He only accepted percentage points which in the end, earned him $40 million.
Tom Hank’s accent was inspired by Michael Conner Humphrey’s. When he was given the role of Forest, he was reluctant to use the accent. However, contrary to what was expected, he did a great job using that accent.
With the excellent acting that Tom Hanks portrays, one would think he took several hours or even days reading the script. However, it took him only one and a half hours after reading the script to sign into the movie.
Tom Hanks only agreed to participate in the film on a condition that the movie was historically precise.
According to some sources, Tom Hanks confessed that there are times that he got really emotional when playing the role of Forrest Gump.