Reginald VelJohnson Reveals If Die Hard Residuals Increase at Christmas

Reginald VelJohnson opened up about his residuals for Die Hard while settling a debate on if the movie counts as a Christmas classic.

In Us Weekly‘s exclusive clip from the Monday, December 1, episode of Celebrity Weakest Link, VelJohnson, 73, is joined by fellow stars from beloved holiday movies: Jonathan Bennett, Rachael Leigh Cook, Taye Diggs, Vivica A. Fox, Melissa Joan Hart, Eric Lloyd and Luke Macfarlane.

“Reginald, there is a big debate on whether you should even be here tonight,” host Jane Lynch says. “I want to take a vote, who thinks that Die Hard is a Christmas movie?”

The sneak peek shows everyone — but Fox — casting their vote for Die Hard being a holiday movie.

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“Christmas is usually happy but that was jacking people up all over the place,” Fox, 61, quips before Cook, 46, adds, “He has to get home to his family [on Christmas].”

Lynch, 65, ultimately finds a way to settle the debate by asking when the film receives the most attention, asking, “Reginald, are your residuals for that movie … do they get higher at Christmas?”

VelJohnson confirms that he sees an uptick in payment around Christmastime. He is then asked who he wants to send home but tries to quietly vote out Lloyd, 39.

“I have to say it in front of everybody?” he shares. “He’s going to hate me.”

Celebrity Weakest Link brings together eight celebrities to compete to win up to $1 million for the charity of their choosing. After answering general knowledge questions, the contestants bank money as a group and at the end of each round, they vote out who they consider to be the weakest link

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Lynch previously teased what fans can expect from the revamped version of the game show.

“I like to make people feel comfortable and also have kind of the demeanor of a strict school marm. I think that kind of works,” she told TV Insider in September. “I think these folks know that my tongue is firmly wedged into my cheek and there hopefully is a twinkle in my eye, unlike [the host of The Weakest Link] Anne Robinson. She was as serious as a heart attack, and that’s why that show was so good. But I didn’t for a minute think I should go that route myself.”

Lynch said the best part of the gig was getting the chance to cross paths with her former coworkers and friends from the industry, adding, “It’s a small community, this acting community. Even if I haven’t worked with them, I know of them, and there’s an instant familiarity.”

Celebrity Weakest Link airs Mondays on Fox at 9 p.m. ET.