Brad Pitt Net Worth (Money & Salary)

What is Brad Pitt’s net worth and salary?

With a net worth of $400 million, Brad Pitt is an acclaimed actor and producer. He ranks among the highest-paid entertainers globally. For major film releases, he typically secures a minimum of $20 million. He received an upfront salary of $30 million for his role in the 2025 Apple TV film “F1.” This marked a career high for him, which was quickly surpassed when Apple TV later granted him $35 million to co-star with George Clooney in the 2024 movie “Wolfs.”

Brad has received several nominations for the Academy Awards. He won an Academy Award in 2014 as a Producer when “12 Years a Slave” was awarded Best Picture. Additionally, he received the Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 2020 for his performance in “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.”

More crucial to his financial portfolio, Brad Pitt co-founded Plan B Entertainment. Alongside his then-wife Jennifer Aniston, he established this production company in the 1990s, although he bought her out after their divorce. Over the years, Plan B has been behind several remarkable films, such as “The Departed,” “Moonlight,” and “12 Years a Slave,” all winners of the Best Picture Academy Award. Numerous films featuring Brad have also been produced by Plan B, including titles like “Troy,” “Moneyball,” “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford,” “Killing Them Softly,” “World War Z,” “The Big Short,” and “Ad Astra.” More details about Plan B will follow later in this article.

Early Life

Born William Bradley Pitt on December 18, 1963, in Shawnee, Oklahoma, he was raised alongside his two younger siblings in Springfield, Missouri. He studied at the University of Missouri, majoring in journalism with an emphasis on advertising. At some point during his college years, he developed an interest in acting, leading him to decide to relocate to Los Angeles. Just two weeks short of graduation, he left school and headed for California.

Success

Brad’s initial film appearance was a background role in “Hunk.” He also made a fleeting appearance in the 1987 Kevin Costner film “No Way Out.”

Following various minor roles and guest spots, Pitt gained fame for his supporting performance in “Thelma and Louise.” In 1992, he starred in the critically acclaimed, Academy-Award-winning film “A River Runs Through It.” His spectacular performance in the 1995 crime drama “Seven,” which amassed $327 million globally, garnered him significant acclaim. Next, he received a Golden Globe award and an Academy Award nomination for his role in “12 Monkeys.”

Pitt’s commitment to his roles has led him to diverse experiences—climbing the Alps, boxing, and mastering nuanced accents. Other notable films featuring Brad Pitt include:

• Ocean’s Eleven
• Troy
• Babel
• Mr. and Mrs. Smith
• Fight Club
• World War Z
• Moneyball
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
• Bullet Train
• Babylon

He is also set to star in and produce a Formula One racing film, directed by Joseph Kosinski for Apple TV, for which he earned a $30 million fee—a career high, excluding royalties.

Plan B

Brad Pitt co-founded Plan B Entertainment in November 2001 alongside his then-wife, Jennifer Aniston, alongside prominent producer Brad Grey and various executives. Following their divorce, he bought Jennifer’s stake in the company for an undisclosed sum. In October 2022, it became known that Plan B was attempting to sell a 60% interest to the French media giant Mediawan, a deal that reportedly valued the company at $300 million, with the payment structure comprising 50% cash and 50% stock in Mediawan. To clarify, during this transaction, Mediawan offered $180 million for 60% ownership of Plan B, $90 million in cash, and $90 million in stock. Assuming Brad owned 60% prior to this deal, he either received the entire amount for himself, relinquishing all ownership in Plan B, or he more likely sold around half of his personal shares, sharing the profit with his partners.

As of this moment, films produced by Plan B have collectively earned $3 billion in global box office revenue against a total production budget of $1 billion. The highest-grossing movie from Plan B is “World War Z,” which pulled in $530 million worldwide, followed by “Troy,” which earned $483 million.

Some of the noteworthy films produced by Plan B include:

• Troy
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
• The Departed
• The Time Traveler’s Wife
• Eat Pray Love, Moneyball
• World War Z
• Kick-Ass
• 12 Years a Slave
• Ad Astra

Notable Salaries

In 1991, Brad was paid a mere $6,000 for his supporting role in Thelma & Louise. By the following year, his salary had increased to $500,000 for Kalifornia, which is the equivalent of just under $1 million after adjusting for inflation. Two years after Kalifornia, his earnings jumped to a significant $4 million for Seven, and the subsequent year marked a milestone as he received his first $10 million paycheck for Sleepers. He followed this with another $10 million for Seven Years in Tibet.

Diving into the late 1990s, his base film salary had escalated to $17.5 million, which he earned from films such as Meet Joe Black, Fight Club, Spy Game, and Troy. For his role in Mr. & Mrs. Smith, he earned $20 million, and this amount became standard for most major roles where he did not assume a producing credit. However, for Tarantino’s films Inglorious Basterds and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, he reduced his salary to $10 million in exchange for participating.

In 2001, Brad agreed to a lower starting salary of $10 million in return for a percentage of backend earnings while co-starring in Ocean’s Eleven, ultimately netting him $30 million from the film by its completion.

For his performance in the 2025 Apple TV Formula One drama “F1,” he received a total of $30 million. Additionally, for his role in the 2024 Apple TV movie “Wolfs,” his compensation was $35 million.

His earnings as a film producer have likely surpassed millions more, potentially exceeding his total earnings throughout his acting career.

Biggest Box Office Successes

The following is a list of Brad Pitt’s ten most successful films at the box office:

1. 1. World War Z (2013) – $540 million
   2. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) – $374.3 million
   3. Troy(2004) – $497.4 million
   4. Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) – $478.2 million
   5. Ocean’s Eleven (2001) – $450.7 million
   6. Ocean’s Twelve (2004) – $363.4 million
   7. Seven (1995) – $327 million
   8. Megamind (2010) – $321.9 million (voice role)
   9. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) – $333.9 million
   10. Inglourious Basterds (2009) – $321.5 million

Personal Life

Previously noted, Brad was married to Jennifer Aniston, an actress. Their marriage lasted from 2000 until their divorce in 2005. There were persistent rumors suggesting their split occurred due to his affair with Angelina Jolie, his co-star in Mr. and Mrs. Smith. After a nearly decade-long relationship, Brad and Angelina tied the knot in 2014. Their marriage ended in divorce in 2019, although they had officially separated in 2016, and their custody and support disputes continued for several more years.

With six children, a combination of adopted and biological, Pitt and Jolie’s family is quite diverse. Upon the birth of their daughter Shiloh, the couple sold North American photo rights to People Magazine for $4.1 million and British rights to Hello! for $3.5 million, totaling $7.6 million. Following the arrival of their twins, Knox and Vivienne, they once again sold the rights to both magazines for a staggering $15 million, still regarded as the most-expensive celebrity photograph ever.

In 2022, Pitt started a relationship with jewelry designer Ines de Ramon.

Philanthropy

Pitt has consistently engaged with various humanitarian initiatives throughout his career, making substantial contributions to organizations such as the ONE Campaign, Make It Right Foundation, and the Jolie-Pitt Foundation, which he co-founded with Angelina Jolie. In response to the Haiti earthquake, the couple donated $1 million to Doctors Without Borders in 2010. Through the Jolie-Pitt Foundation, they contributed tens of millions of dollars to charitable causes. Moreover, he constructed 150 affordable residences in New Orleans’ Ninth Ward via the Make It Right Foundation after Hurricane Katrina struck.

Los Feliz Estate

Brad possesses an impressive real estate portfolio that includes properties valued collectively at over $100 million globally.

From 1994 to 2023, his primary residence in LA was a compound assembled through various transactions over the years. In March 2023, Brad sold this mansion for $39 million after discreetly marketing it a few weeks beforehand, although it was never officially listed on the MLS.

Sitting in LA’s Los Feliz neighborhood, the property comprises five contiguous parcels, covering nearly two acres. It features four homes, which include a main house spanning 6,600 square feet, a swimming pool, a skateboard park, and additional amenities. Brad’s first acquisition in the compound occurred in 1994 for $1.7 million, previously owned by actress Cassandra Peterson, famously known for her role as “Elvira.” Intriguingly, Cassandra believed the house was haunted. She remarked:

“Somethingweird. I could hear footsteps above me on the ceiling. Smoke would swirl and form into what resembled a human figure, only to vanish moments later. A persistent black shadow lingered at the bottom of the pool, refusing to dissipate. However, following an exorcism conducted by a priest and a cleansing ceremony involving sage by a Native American, everything seemed to settle down.“

The main residence consists of six bedrooms and seven bathrooms, covering 7,000 square feet of living area. Below is an image depicting the estate in 1997, prior to merging it with several nearby properties he had acquired:

Other Real Estate

During his relationship with Jennifer Aniston, they resided in an 11,000-square-foot mansion in Beverly Hills, designed by Wallace Neff. This property was purchased in 2001 for $12.5 million, just a year after their marriage. They undertook an extensive renovation that spanned three years. Following their breakup and the completion of their divorce, the home was sold for $28 million, and in March 2020, it fetched $44.5 million. Below is a video tour of the former Pitt/Aniston mansion in Beverly Hills:

In 2000, Brad invested $4 million in a beach house situated on 15 acres in Goleta, California, north of Santa Barbara.

Late in 2006, around the time he was initiating plans for building 150 affordable homes in New Orleans, he purchased a historic mansion in the renowned French Quarter for $3.5 million. In 2015, Pitt and Jolie listed the property for $6.5 million but later removed it from the market due to an absence of buyers.

In 2004, an $8.4 million purchase brought him a bluff-top mansion in Malibu, California. He sold this residence in December 2011 to Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi for $12 million. Merely six months later, Ellen and Portia sold it for $13 million to a new owner. By October 2022, that buyer sold the home for $45 million to a couple of fashion entrepreneurs closely connected to Kim Kardashian.

In 2015, Brad acquired a villa located on the Spanish island of Majorca for $3.7 million.

In July 2022, he invested $40 million in a historically and architecturally significant home in Carmel Highlands, California.

In April 2023, Pitt purchased the Los Feliz residence previously owned by Getty oil heiress Aileen Getty for $5.5 million.

Chateau Miraval

In 2008, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie made an impressive purchase of a 1,200-acre winery known as Chateau Miraval in the south of France for $67 million. This winery is recognized as one of the leading producers of rosé, with its bottles widely available in upscale grocery stores throughout the United States.

The main house within the estate is said to comprise 35 rooms, alongside multiple guest houses and a recording studio. They even exchanged vows at the chateau in 2014. This property becameDuring their divorce proceedings, a significant source of disagreement emerged, which reportedly prolonged the final settlement process for several years. Ultimately, a settlement was reached that likely included a stipulation for either selling the property in the future or designating their children as the primary heirs.