VIDEO : McDonald's Monopoly Movie Sets Hollywood Record

The McDonald's Monopoly theft story has become the highest priced optioned news article in Hollywood. The article centers on the story of a former cop who cashed in an estimated $24 million after rigging the restaurant chain's popular marketing game by selling fake pieces. According to Screen Rant, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's production company Pearl Street Films and 20th Century Fox won the frantic bidding war. The Oscar-winning duo will pay $350,000 for the option to make the film, with an additional $1 million price tag if it gets adapted to the silver screen.