Net Worth: $25 Million
What Is Nicolas Cage’s Net Worth?
ChinaIMages / depositphotos.comNicolas Cage’s net worth in 2024 is estimated to be in the ballpark of $25 million. At one point, Cage’s net worth was estimated at $100 million. A lavish lifestyle, bad real estate deals, and failure to pay taxes all depleted the actor’s wealth. To maintain his lifestyle and save himself from financial ruin, Cage sold many of his prized possessions, including his copy of Action Comics #1 which sold at auction for $2.16 million. In April 2023, the actor revealed that he owed the IRS a total of $6.3 million.
In recent years, Nicolas Cage has rebuilt some of his wealth and he continues to release new big screen movies, often featuring Cage’s own style of unique and oddball performances.
Here’s how Nicolas Cage’s net worth has reached its current $25 million mark.
How Much Has Nicolas Cage Earned From Movie Roles?
ChinaImages / depositphotos.comNicolas Cage is believed to have earned more than $200 million over the course of his acting career. While his pay per movie eventually climbed to $20 million, his start in Hollywood was far more modest.
In 1983, Nicolas Cage was paid just $5,000 to appear in the movie Valley Girl. Five year later, Cage’s salary had improved to a larger but still unimpressive $40,000. By 1996, the actor was starring in “The Rock,” a huge Hollywood blockbuster that came with a $4 million paycheck.
Since 1996, Nicholas Cage has never earned less than $1 million per role.
We don’t have movie pay for Cage’s last decade of work but here are his publicly disclosed salaries from 1983 through 2013.
| Movie | Year of Release | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Valley Girl | 1983 | $5 Thousand |
| Vampire’s Kiss | 1988 | $40 Thousand |
| Leaving Las Vegas | 1995 | $240 Thousand |
| The Rock | 1996 | $4 Million |
| Face/Off | 1997 | $6 Million |
| Snake Eyes | 1998 | $16 Million |
| Bringing Out the Dead | 1999 | $10 Million |
| Gone in Sixty Seconds | 2000 | $20 Million |
| Captain Corelli’s Mandolin | 2001 | $7 Million |
| Windtalkers | 2002 | $20 Million |
| Adaptation. | 2002 | $2 Million |
| National Treasure | 2004 | $20 Million |
| The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call -… | 2009 | $2 Million |
| The Sorcerer’s Apprentice | 2010 | $12 Million |
| Drive Angry | 2011 | $6 Million |
| Seeking Justice | 2011 | $12 Million |
| Trespass | 2011 | $7 Million |
| Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | 2011 | $7.5 Million |
| The Croods | 2013 | $1 Million |
| Total Earnings | $152.8 Million |
While he used to command $20 million per movie, The Hollywood Reporter now estimates that Nicolas Cage’s net worth now grows by around $4 million per movie.
Nicolas Cage Lost Millions When The Real Estate Market Crashed
ChinaImages / depositphotos.comDuring a 60 Minutes interview Nicolas Cage’s net worth crash was put in the spotlight.
“I was over-invested in real estate. … The real estate market crashed, and I couldn’t get out in time. I paid them all back, but it was about $6 million. I never filed for bankruptcy.”
Cage had over-leveraged himself to the tune of 15 different properties. Among his properties was a private island in the Bahamas and two castles in Europe.
The fire sale of his properties left the actor will millions lopped off his net worth.
How Much Did Nicolas Cage Make For Pig?
GIO_LE / depositphotos.comWhile many of his recent movie role salaries have been kept private, Cage reported earned $1 million for his role in the 2021 independent film, Pig.
Cage has been struggling to land big roles and the movie was a critical success and has been credited with help the actor re-ignite is career while commanding the $4 million paychecks he has been able to command over the past few years.
Nicolas Cage Has Been Paid By Company’s You Probably Haven’t Heard Of
ChinaImages / depositphotos.comAn open secret of Hollywood stars is that they will often appear in foreign ads that are unlikely to be seen by their biggest fan bases in the United States. Nicolas Cages net worth has certainly grown thanks to the work he has done with BAIC Motors, Montblanc watches, and the Japanese game Pachinko.
You have to check out this Pachinko commercial, keep in mind, Cage was at the top of his game and was likely well compensated for his leading role in the commercial.
We don’t know how much Cage was paid for his product endorsements but we certainly love seeing the weirdness of the entire experience.
Nicolas Cage Paid Off His Debts In 2022
GIO_LE / depositphotos.comNicolas Cage was faced with his massive $6.2 million tax bill for the IRS in 2009 and then he went $6 million in debt from his failed real estate investments. While it could have ended badly for the actor, he revealed in 2022 that all of his debts had been paid in full.
Cage also admitted that he accepted every role that came his way, regardless of the quality of each movies scripts, because he was desperate to repay his debts.
Nicolas Cage’s net worth in 2024 is once against healthy at around $25 million and it appears he has learned his lesson. At the least, he doesn’t appear to be on the market for any more Dinosaur skulls that cost nearly $300,000.
While Nicolas Cage fell on hard times for a while, we love a great Cage flick and with his financial woes behind him, here’s to hoping the actor doesn’t just jump at every script in front of him for the quick cash he can earn.
