Los Angeles ( CNN ) -- Lindsay Lohan 's nude photo spread for Playboy is helping the men 's magazine break sales records , according to Playboy founder Hugh Hefner . CNN calls to a dozen newsstands in Los Angeles , Chicago , New York and Atlanta Sunday found just one that is sold out of the issue , and that store expected more to arrive Monday . Lohan , 25 , was reportedly paid close to $ 1 million to pose for the photos taken in a style reminiscent of the nude photograph of Marilyn Monroe that graced the debut issue of Playboy in 1953 . Unlike Lohan , Monroe was reportedly paid just $ 50 for the 1949 photo shoot that produced the image that was bought by Hefner after she became a star . `` The Lindsay Lohan January-February Double Issue is breaking sales records , '' Hefner said in a message posted on his Twitter account Sunday . A Playboy spokesman would not give sales numbers , but the official did say it was selling `` very well . '' The Playboy gig was a rare moneymaking opportunity for Lohan , whose acting career has been hampered in the past two years by frequent trips to court , probation restrictions , extended drug rehab stints and several visits to jail . Her legal woes stem from two drunken-driving convictions in 2007 , a necklace theft conviction in 2011 and several probation violations . CNN 's JD Cargill and David Daniel contributed to this report .
4 of Just 1 newsstands in Just 1 U.S. cities surveyed report selling out of the issue . A Playboy official tells Playboy sales are going `` very well '' Lohan earns close to $ 1 million for posing nude for Playboy . Legal troubles keep the actress off the big screen .