If you saw the episode in question, then you know that the characters didn't bother counting it to find out. But this stack of money, shown above, has maximum and minimum values that can be determined by the estimated dimensions of the stack. Since the midseason finale, all kinds of people have tried their thumb at counting that cash without actually counting it. Cockeyed.com is no stranger to calculating quantities and volumes from images, and based on various angles from the Breaking Bad episode, this is their guess. And here, another estimate from Quora's Tom Cook. And finally, a roundup of guesses from TV.com. How much money do you think is there?
Image: Lewis Jacobs/AMC
It was fake money, when you look closely it actually says "movie money" on it. Ironically I'm told that the fake money was really expensive, and I think they rented it.
As far as how much? I don't know, but I remember that I expected a lot more of it from reading the script.
Thanks Perkins!
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