Bradley Cooper’s net worth is estimated at $110 million as of October 2026, built over two decades as an actor, producer, writer and director. After directing A Star Is Born (2018) and Maestro (2023), he directed his third feature, the Searchlight Pictures comedy drama Is This Thing On?, which closed the 2025 New York Film Festival and reached U.S. theaters on December 19, 2025.
Published estimates for Cooper range from $100 million to $120 million. Cooper is better documented than most actors because Forbes tracked his pretax earnings in four separate years, but no outlet has ever reported what he owns, and his pay for his most recent films is not public. The Radar Readout below compares the published estimates and shows the working behind ours, lane by lane.
Radar Readout
Bradley Cooper net worth
Updated
Oct 26, 2026
Our estimate
$110M
Likely range $85M to $140M
Confidence
Modeled estimate. Forbes has published four years of his pretax earnings, but no one reports his assets, so the total is a model.
How the published estimates compare
- Celebrity Net WorthFeb 2026$120M
- Wealthy GorillaOct 2026$100M
- Net Worth RadarOct 26, 2026$110M
The two published figures sit $20 million apart; ours lands between them after allowing for taxes, fees and the cost of three homes.
How we get to $110 million
- Kept from his four Forbes-tracked years ($172.5M pretax)$75M$65M to $85M
- Kept from other acting, directing and producing work$20M$12M to $30M
- Endorsements, including Louis Vuitton$5M$3M to $8M
- Investment growth and property gains$10M$5M to $17M
You vs. Bradley
At $60,000 a year, it would take you 1,833 years to earn Bradley’s estimated $110 million, before tax and without spending a cent. His Forbes-tracked pretax earnings for 2019 ($57 million) equals 950.0 years of your pay.
Sources and how we estimated this
We started from Forbes' pretax earnings for 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2019 and assumed he kept about 45 percent after tax, agents, managers, lawyers and living costs. We then added modeled lanes for the years Forbes did not rank him, for endorsements, and for growth on savings and property. His fees for Maestro and Is This Thing On? are not public, so those lanes are modeled. How we fact-check
Bradley Cooper Net Worth at a Glance
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Estimated net worth | $110 million (likely range $85 million to $140 million) |
| Confidence | 2 of 5, modeled estimate |
| Full name | Bradley Charles Cooper |
| Born | January 5, 1975, Abington Township, Pennsylvania |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Films directed | A Star Is Born (2018), Maestro (2023), Is This Thing On? (2025) |
| Forbes-tracked earnings | $28 million (2013), $46 million (2014), $41.5 million (2015), $57 million (2019), all pretax |
| Academy Award nominations | 12, as an actor, producer, writer and director |
| Career box office | About $13 billion worldwide across his films |
| Partner | Gigi Hadid (since about late 2023); not married |
How Bradley Cooper’s $110 Million Net Worth Is Built
No verified figure exists for Cooper’s wealth, so we built one from the bottom up. The anchor is Forbes, which reported $172.5 million in pretax earnings across 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2019. Actors typically keep about half of gross pay after agents, managers, lawyers and tax, and we trimmed a little more for living costs and three high end homes, so we credit him with about $75 million kept from those four years. We then added modeled lanes for everything else.
| Lane | Central value | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Kept from his four Forbes-tracked years ($172.5 million pretax) | $75 million | $65 million to $85 million |
| Kept from other acting, directing and producing work | $20 million | $12 million to $30 million |
| Endorsements, including Louis Vuitton | $5 million | $3 million to $8 million |
| Investment growth and property gains | $10 million | $5 million to $17 million |
| Total | $110 million | $85 million to $140 million |
The second lane covers the years Forbes did not rank him: the run from Wedding Crashers to Silver Linings Playbook, his Marvel voice work as Rocket, his producing fees, Maestro, and Is This Thing On?. The last lane reflects returns on money he has held for a decade or more and gains on real estate, such as the Venice, California home he bought for about $1.2 million in 2004 and sold for $3.13 million in 2023.
The Hangover and the Climb to Leading Man
Cooper’s early screen work was mostly supporting parts. His role as the aggressive boyfriend Sack Lodge in Wedding Crashers (2005), a film that grossed over $285 million on a $40 million budget, changed how casting directors saw him. His breakthrough came with Todd Phillips’ The Hangover (2009). Both Celebrity Net Worth and Wealthy Gorilla put his fee for the first film at $600,000.
The sequels paid far more, though the exact figures are disputed. The Hangover Part II (2011) earned over $580 million worldwide and The Hangover Part III (2013) earned $362 million. Celebrity Net Worth’s own page lists both $5 million and a much larger figure for the second film, and Wealthy Gorilla estimates about $25 million each for the two sequels including backend. None of these numbers has been confirmed by the studio, so we do not rely on any single one. In the same stretch, Limitless (2011) grossed $161 million worldwide and established him as a lead who could open a film on his own.
Oscar Run: Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle and American Sniper
Between 2012 and 2014 Cooper earned acting Oscar nominations in three consecutive years, making him the tenth actor to do so. Silver Linings Playbook (2012) earned $236.4 million on a $21 million budget, and American Hustle (2013) took in $251.1 million. American Sniper (2014), which he also co-produced, earned $547 million worldwide and remains his highest grossing live action film.
This is the period Forbes captured in detail. It estimated his pretax earnings at $28 million for 2013, $46 million for 2014 and $41.5 million for 2015. Those three years alone account for $115.5 million before tax, which is why they sit at the base of our model.
A Star Is Born: Taking No Salary and Winning Big
Cooper’s directing debut was the biggest financial bet of his career. Forbes reported that he took no salary for directing, producing and starring in A Star Is Born, and instead took a share of the film’s profits, which Forbes put at about $150 million. The film earned over $436 million worldwide against a $36 million production budget, and its soundtrack, led by “Shallow” with Lady Gaga, topped the Billboard 200 and won him two Grammy Awards.
That profit share, combined with backend points on Avengers: Endgame for voicing Rocket, helped push his Forbes-tracked earnings to $57 million for 2019, when he ranked number 43 on the Forbes Celebrity 100. It was the best year of his career on record. Wealthy Gorilla estimates his A Star Is Born payout at about $40 million, but that figure is the site’s own calculation, not a reported number.
Producing, Marvel and Maestro
Cooper ran the production company Joint Effort with Todd Phillips. It co-produced War Dogs (2016) and Joker (2019), which grossed over $1 billion worldwide and earned Cooper a Best Picture nomination as producer. He dissolved the partnership two years later and was not involved in the 2024 sequel. He also produced Nightmare Alley (2021), which brought another Best Picture nomination.
His voice role as Rocket has been a steady earner. He played the character across six Marvel films starting with Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), plus the Disney+ series I Am Groot and The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special. Wealthy Gorilla estimates his total Marvel pay at $25 million to $30 million, though Marvel has not published any of his fees.
Maestro (2023), his biographical drama about Leonard Bernstein, was made for Netflix on an $80 million budget. Cooper directed, produced, co-wrote and starred in it, and the film earned seven Academy Award nominations, three of them for Cooper. Netflix does not report its deals with filmmakers, so his pay for Maestro is unknown and sits inside our modeled lane.
Is This Thing On? and What Comes Next
Is This Thing On? is a comedy of remarriage loosely based on the life of English comedian John Bishop. Cooper directed it, co-wrote the screenplay with Will Arnett and Mark Chappell, appeared in a supporting role, and worked as a camera operator for the first time. Arnett and Laura Dern lead the cast. Searchlight Pictures released it in the United States on December 19, 2025, and critics were mostly positive, with reviewers singling out Cooper’s direction. Box office and fee figures have not been published.
Cooper also made a cameo as Jor-El in Superman (2025). He is set to star opposite Margot Robbie in a Warner Bros. prequel to Ocean’s Eleven and has been announced as Duke in a G.I. Joe reboot for Paramount. Outside film, he opened Danny and Coop’s, a cheesesteak restaurant in New York City, with Philadelphia restaurateur Danny DiGiampietro in 2025. No revenue or investment figures have been reported, so it is not counted in our model.
Endorsements and Real Estate
Celebrity Net Worth reports that Cooper became a Louis Vuitton brand ambassador in 2022, and Forbes has said his endorsement deals can pay seven figures. The value of the Louis Vuitton deal has not been disclosed, so our endorsement lane is modeled at $3 million to $8 million kept.
Property is where much of his money is likely held. Reported purchases include:
- A Greenwich Village townhouse in New York City, bought for $13.5 million in October 2018 (Celebrity Net Worth).
- A Pacific Palisades home bought for $4.8 million in March 2021, after an earlier Pacific Palisades purchase for $4.7 million in 2009 (Celebrity Net Worth).
- A 33 acre farm in New Hope, Pennsylvania, bought for $6.5 million in early 2024 (Wealthy Gorilla).
- A Venice, California home bought for about $1.2 million in 2004 and sold for $3.13 million in 2023.
We treat these homes as part of the money he kept, not as extra wealth on top of it, and count only estimated appreciation in the growth lane.
Why Other Sites Say $100 Million to $120 Million
| Source | Figure | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celebrity Net Worth | $120 million | February 2026 | Lists real estate and the Louis Vuitton deal; its Hangover fee figures conflict with each other |
| Wealthy Gorilla | $100 million | October 2026 | Builds from estimated film paydays, several of them its own calculations |
| Net Worth Radar | $110 million | October 2026 | Anchored on Forbes pretax earnings, then modeled for taxes, fees and other income |
Neither published estimate shows how much of his gross pay it assumes he kept. Our figure sits between them because the Forbes data puts a floor under his peak earnings, while the unknown pay for Maestro, Is This Thing On? and his Marvel work keeps the range wide.
How Bradley Cooper Compares
Cooper belongs to a group of actors who added directing and producing to big screen careers. For context, see our profiles of George Clooney and Ben Affleck, both actor directors, and his Guardians of the Galaxy co-star Chris Pratt. His A Star Is Born partner Lady Gaga and his Aloha co-star Emma Stone are also covered.
Frequently Asked Questions About Bradley Cooper’s Net Worth
How much is Bradley Cooper worth?
We estimate Bradley Cooper’s net worth at $110 million as of October 2026, with a likely range of $85 million to $140 million. Published estimates run from $100 million to $120 million.
How much did Bradley Cooper make from A Star Is Born?
His exact payout has not been reported. Forbes said he took no salary for directing, producing and starring, and instead shared in the film’s roughly $150 million profit. His Forbes-tracked pretax earnings reached $57 million for 2019, the year that payout landed.
What was Bradley Cooper’s highest paid year?
On the record, 2019. Forbes put his pretax earnings at $57 million that year, ahead of $46 million in 2014, $41.5 million in 2015 and $28 million in 2013.
How much did Bradley Cooper get paid for The Hangover?
Celebrity Net Worth and Wealthy Gorilla both list $600,000 for the first film in 2009. Figures for the two sequels vary widely between sources and have not been confirmed.
What movies has Bradley Cooper directed?
Three: A Star Is Born (2018), Maestro (2023) and Is This Thing On? (2025). He also co-wrote and produced A Star Is Born and Maestro, and co-wrote Is This Thing On?.
Is Bradley Cooper married?
No. He was married to Jennifer Esposito from 2006 to 2007. He has a daughter, born in 2017, with Irina Shayk, and has been in a relationship with Gigi Hadid since about late 2023.
