Yahoo Lifestyle The Good, the Bad and the Wealthy! Clint Eastwood's Net Worth in 2024 Will Blow You Away
After many decades, Clint Eastwood has attained icon status as an actor, filmmaker and Hollywood magnate. At 94 years old, he did not attend the Oct. 27 premiere of Juror #2—the 40th film he’s directed—but the fact he’s still making films speaks to his love for the craft.
In Juror #2, Nicholas Hoult plays protagonist Justin Kemp, who gets called to serve on the jury of a murder trial in Georgia. He soon discovers that he’s the one guilty of the crime (a hit-and-run) and holds the fate of the innocent defendant in his hands.
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A film about moral dilemmas, Juror #2 is now screening across the U.S., and so far it's receiving rave critic reviews with a 90% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Looks like Eastwood might have another box office hit on his hands.
Here’s a closer look at the iconic star's historic career and how it's impacted Eastwood's net worth during his seven decades in TV and film.
How did Clint Eastwood get his start?
Eastwood was born in 1930 in San Francisco, but his family moved multiple times during his childhood in the Great Depression before settling in Piedmont, California. He was drafted into the Korean War in 1951 and served at Fort Ord in Northern California until 1953. After being discharged from the Army, he packed up and moved to Hollywood.
In L.A., Eastwood attended Los Angeles City College—intending to study business administration—but got hooked on the drama department. He secured a screen test at Universal Studios in 1954, and they offered him a short contract (normal for the time) that paid $75 a week. During this period he took small parts in movies like Tarantula (1955) and Revenge of the Creature (1955), but his option was later dropped by the studio.
He didn’t have to wait long for his big break, though. In 1959, Eastwood was cast as Rowdy Yates in the TV Western Rawhide, which ran for eight seasons before its finale in 1965. The next year Eastwood appeared in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and the rest is history.
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What is Clint Eastwood’s net worth?
In 2024, Clint Eastwood has an estimated net worth of $375 million, per Celebrity Net Worth. This is the sum of seven decades in Hollywood where he’s starred in and directed dozens of hit movies.
How much did Clint Eastwood make for Rawhide?
Rawhide ran successfully for eight seasons and kicked off Eastwood’s career as a Western star. He played cattle driver Rowdy Yates, the series’ protagonist, and was paid $700 per episode at the start of the show.
This translates to roughly $7,600 in today’s money. It’s safe to say that TV salaries have grown at a rate much higher than inflation, given that stars today can make over a million dollars an episode on some shows.
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How much did Clint Eastwood make for his spaghetti westerns like The Good, the Bad and the Ugly?
Eastwood’s role as Rowdy landed him three spaghetti Westerns in the 1960s, all considered classics now.
The movies were made by Italian director Sergio Leone and built Eastwood’s rep as a tough guy (can you picture the smolder?). This type of movie—a subgenre of the Western film—was characterized by rugged antiheroes and over-the-top, dramatic violence.
Eastwood first starred in A Fistful of Dollars (1964) and earned just $15,000. The second, aptly named For a Few Dollars More (1965), paid him $50,000. For the third and most famous of the Leone films, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966), Eastwood negotiated for a more respectable $250,000 salary, 10% of U.S. profits and a Ferrari.
All three movies were released in the U.S. in 1967 to much success.
How much did Clint Eastwood make for Hang ‘Em High, Where Eagles Dare and Coogan’s Bluff?
According to Celebrity Net Worth, by the late ‘60s Eastwood was pulling in a lot more cash. He was paid $400,000 plus 25% of the net box office for Hang ‘Em High (1968), he made $750,000 for Where Eagles Dare (1968) and Coogan’s Bluff (1968) earned him a salary of $1 million.
How much does Clint Eastwood make as a director?
Clint Eastwood made his directorial debut in 1971 with Play Misty for Me. The little-known horror movie grossed $10.6 million and began his long and successful career in filmmaking.
It's hard to know how much Eastwood earns per film because in addition to working as a director, Eastwood also often serves as a producer and an actor. What is also clear from Eastwood’s 1960s movie contracts is that he’s a savvy negotiator. He asked for not only money, but a percentage of the box-office profits. That means that on top of whatever salary he earned for his many movies, he’s likely made much more in box-office gross.
However, directors of Eastwood's stature tend to make over $5 million per project, so it's likely that Eastwood has made eight-digit figures from some of his more successful works.
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How much did Clint Eastwood make for Million Dollar Baby?
While we don't know the exact amount Eastwood took home, the film itself earned over $200 million. That means that Eastwood was probably paid at least $10 for his involvement, but likely much more if he negotiated for back end money.
How much did Clint Eastwood make for Gran Torino?
With a box office of nearly $270 million, Gran Torino is one of Eastwood's most successful films, and likely one of his most lucrative. While we don't know exactly how much he earned, his starring role and directing duties likely left him with a hefty eight-figure sum.
How much did Clint Eastwood make for American Sniper?
While Eastwood didn't star in American Sniper, the Oscar-nominated film did become his highest grossing, taking in a nearly $550 million haul. Eastwood's salary isn't publicly known, but it's likely into eight figures if he earned a percentage of the box office.
What are Clint Eastwood’s most successful movies?
Eastwood has directed a total of 40 movies, which is an incredible feat by anyone’s standard. What’s even more impressive is how many of those movies have been award-winning box-office hits.
Here are his 10 most successful movies, ranked by box office earnings (worldwide):
American Sniper (2014): $547 million
Gran Torino (2008): $270 million
Sully (2016): $239 million
Million Dollar Baby (2004): $217 million
The Bridges of Madison County (1995): $182 million
The Mule (2018): $170 million
Unforgiven (1992): $159 million
Mystic River (2003): $157 million
A Perfect World (1993): $135 million
Space Cowboys (2000): $129 million
How much did Clint Eastwood make for Juror #2?
While we don't know Eastwood's exact salary for his latest film, Juror #2 reportedly only had a $35 million budget, so Eastwood likely didn't make more than a few million dollars. However, we can assume he will earn much more if his film becomes a box office hit.
Is Juror #2 Clint Eastwood’s last movie?
The 2024 film Juror #2 is potentially Eastwood’s last film, but there’s no definite answer there.
“Who knows? He’s been saying that for a long time” Eastwood’s producer Tim Moore told Deadline at the Juror #2 premiere. “At 94 years old, he’s still making films. I’ve been with him for 23 years. I always said I’d retire before he did and I haven’t retired yet.”
How many Oscars does Clint Eastwood have?
Clint Eastwood has received a total of five Academy Awards, although one of those was a non-competitive honorary Oscar. These include:
1993 Best Director, Unforgiven
1993 Best Picture, Unforgiven
1995 Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
2005 Best Achievement in Directing, Million Dollar Baby
2005 Best Motion Picture of the Year, Million Dollar Baby
He’s also been nominated for Mystic River, Letters from Iwo Jima and American Sniper.
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