Net Worth: $40 Million
Zoe Saldana’s net worth is estimated to be $40 million, and much of that fortune is attributed to two major blockbuster franchises: Marvel and Avatar.
Before we dive into Zoe Saldana’s net worth, we have to share a pretty amazing detail about her work in Hollywood blockbusters. Saldana appeared in Avatar, which earned more than $2.9 billion, and she followed that up with Avatar: Way of the Water, which earned $2.32 billion. Saldana also co-starred in 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War which brought in $2.05 billion at the box office, and Avengers: Endgame, which brought in $2.798 billion. Zoe Saldana is the first actor ever to appear in four movies that have each earned at least $2 billion at the global box office.
How Much Did Zoe Saldana Make From Avatar?
imagepressagency / Depositphotos.comZoe Saldana’s role as Neytiri in Avatar and Avatar: Way of the Water earned her $12 million.
For the first movie, Saldana was paid $4 million for her leading role. The movie quickly became the first movie to surpass $2 billion at the global box office and likely helped Sadana land her role in the MCU.
For the second movie, Avatar: Way of the Water, Saldana received a hefty pay raise to earn $8 million. Still, there was controversy surrounding her pay because felling actor Sam Worthington reportedly made $10 million for the same movie, despite a film resume that can’t match Saldana’s worth given her roles in the Star Trek, Marvel, and Avatar franchises.
Zoe Saldana’s net worth is going to increase massively in the years to come. The actress will be seen in Avatar 3 (2025), Avatar 4 (2029), and Avatar 5 (2031).
How Much Did Zoe Saldana Make From The Marvel Movies?
PopularImages / Depositphotos.comWhen Zoe Saldana signed on to play Gamora in the first Guardians of the Galaxy, she was given a salary of just $100,000. The movie became a massive hit, and her character was soon featured in two more Guardians movies and several of Marvel’s biggest blockbusters.
We don’t know what Saldana earned for the second and third Guardians movies, but she make some decent money from her other Marvel movies.
For Avengers: Infinity War, the actress earned $3 million. It was also suggested that Saldana may have earned part of the backend from the movie, although that was never confirmed.
When Avengers: Endgame debuted, it was reported that Saldana earned $11 million for the conclusion of that phase within the Avengers storyline.
Fandom Wire reports that Saldana likely earned around $15 million in total for all of her seven appearances in the Marvel films.
Zoe Saldana’s Average Movie Pay As Of 2023
Jean_Nelson / Depositphotos.comSince beginning her acting career in an episode of Law & Order in 1999, Zoe Saldana has appeared in 70 projects. Surprisingly, her pay for almost all of her roles is unknown. Top Movie Rankings estimates that Zoe Saldana’s net worth has increased by anywhere from $2 million to $11 million per movie these days.
Zoe Saldana’s pay per movie is shockingly low considering she is the second-highest-grossing actress of all time with just over $13 billion in box office totals, surpassed only by Scarlett Johansson, whose movies have brought in $15.2 billion globally.
With three more Avatar movies coming in the future and several other projects currently in the works, we’re willing to bet that Zoe Saldana will soon surpass Johansson, and hopefully, her net worth will showcase her huge box-office success. Somehow she’s even managed to find the time to film the series Special Ops: Lioness, surely making her one of the hardest-working women in Hollywood.
