Brad Pitt's Net Worth: How He Built His $400 Million Fortune

Brad Pitt's Net Worth: How He Built His $400 Million Fortune.

What is Brad Pitt's net worth and salary?

Brad Pitt is a highly acclaimed actor and producer with a staggering net worth of $400 million. He ranks among the most recognized and highest-paid stars globally, typically pulling in at least $20 million for his leading roles in major films. For the upcoming 2025 Apple TV movie "F1," he scored a whopping $30 million as an upfront salary, marking a career high—though he soon surpassed that when Apple TV offered him $35 million to star alongside George Clooney in the 2024 film "Wolfs."

Pitt has received multiple nominations for Academy Awards throughout his career. He snagged an Oscar in 2014 as a producer when "12 Years a Slave" won Best Picture. In 2020, he took home the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood."

On top of his acting accolades, Brad Pitt is also the co-founder of Plan B Entertainment. He started the production company with his then-wife, Jennifer Aniston, back in the '90s, later buying her out after their divorce. Plan B has been behind several critically acclaimed films, including "The Departed," "Moonlight," and "12 Years a Slave," all of which won the Best Picture Oscar. Many of Pitt's own films, 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," have also come from Plan B. More details about Plan B will be shared later in this article.

Early Life

William Bradley Pitt was born on December 18, 1963, in Shawnee, Oklahoma. He grew up in Springfield, Missouri, alongside his two younger siblings. After high school, he headed to the University of Missouri, where he studied journalism with a focus on advertising. Somewhere along the way, he discovered his passion for acting and decided to make the leap to Los Angeles, leaving school just two weeks shy of graduation.

Success

His acting career kicked off with a small role in a movie called "Hunk," and he also made a brief appearance in the 1987 Kevin Costner film "No Way Out."

After a series of guest spots and minor roles, Pitt really made a name for himself with his supporting part in "Thelma and Louise." In 1992, he starred in the Oscar-winning film "A River Runs Through It." His performance in the hit crime drama "Seven" in 1995 earned him widespread acclaim, with the film raking in $327 million globally. He snagged a Golden Globe and an Academy Award nomination for his role in "12 Monkeys."

Pitt's commitment to his characters has taken him to the Alps, into boxing rings, and even required him to master some impressive accents. Some of his other notable films 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’s also gearing up to star in and produce a Formula One racing film for Apple TV, directed by Joseph Kosinski, for which he’s set to earn a whopping $30 million, not counting royalties.

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Plan B

In November 2001, Brad Pitt teamed up with his then-wife Jennifer Aniston, super producer Brad Grey, and a few other executives to launch Plan B Entertainment. After their divorce, Brad bought Jennifer's share of the company for an undisclosed sum. Fast forward to October 2022, and it came to light that Plan B was selling a 60% stake to the French media giant Mediawan.

The deal valued Plan B at $300 million, with the payment split evenly between cash and stock. Essentially, Mediawan forked over $180 million, which included $90 million in cash and $90 million in stock, to acquire that 60% stake. If Brad originally owned 60% of the company, he either pocketed the entire amount and stepped away from Plan B, or more likely, he sold about half of his shares and shared the profits with his partners.

As of now, Plan B's films have raked in $3 billion at the global box office, with a total production budget of $1 billion. The biggest hit from Plan B is "World War Z," which grossed $530 million worldwide, followed closely by "Troy," which made $483 million.

Notable Plan B movies 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 made only $6,000 for his small role in Thelma & Louise. Fast forward just two years, and he was raking in $500,000 for Kalifornia, which is nearly $1 million when you factor in inflation. Then, two years after that, he scored a hefty $4 million for Seven. The next year, he hit the jackpot with his first $10 million paycheck for Sleepers, followed by another $10 million for Seven Years in Tibet.

By the late '90s, his starting salary had skyrocketed to $17.5 million, which he earned for films like Meet Joe Black, Fight Club, Spy Game, and Troy. He also pulled in $20 million for Mr. & Mrs. Smith and typically earned that amount for most leading roles where he wasn't a producer. For Quentin Tarantino's films Inglorious Basterds and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, he took a pay cut to $10 million.

In 2001, Brad opted for a lower base salary of $10 million in exchange for a cut of the backend profits when he starred in Ocean's Eleven. In the end, he walked away with $30 million from that film.

For his role in the 2025 Apple TV Formula One drama "F1," Pitt was paid $30 million, and for the 2024 Apple TV movie "Wolfs," he earned $35 million.

As a producer, Pitt has racked up even more millions, possibly surpassing his earnings as an actor throughout his career.

Biggest Box Office Successes

Here are Brad Pitt's ten biggest box office successes:

World War Z (2013) – $540 million

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) – $374.3 million

Troy (2004) – $497.4 million

Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) – $478.2 million

Ocean's Eleven (2001) – $450.7 million

Ocean's Twelve (2004) – $363.4 million

Seven (1995) – $327 million

Megamind (2010) – $321.9 million (voice role)

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) – $333.9 million

Inglourious Basterds (2009) – $321.5 million

Personal Life

Brad was once married to actress Jennifer Aniston. They tied the knot in 2000 but split up in 2005. There have always been whispers that their breakup was linked to his affair with Angelina Jolie, his co-star from Mr. and Mrs. Smith. After nearly ten years together, Brad and Angelina got married in 2014, but they called it quits in 2019, even though they had separated officially in 2016. Their custody and support issues continued for several years after that.

The couple has six kids, a mix of adopted and biological children. When Jolie had their daughter Shiloh, they made headlines by selling the North American photo rights to People Magazine for $4.1 million and the British rights to Hello! for $3.5 million, raking in a total of $7.6 million. After the birth of their twins, Knox and Vivienne, they sold the rights again for a whopping $15 million, which still holds the record for the most expensive celebrity photo ever.

In 2022, Pitt started dating jewelry designer Ines de Ramon.

Philanthropy

Pitt has been really engaged in various humanitarian efforts over the years. He’s made significant donations to organizations like the ONE Campaign, the Make It Right Foundation, and the Jolie-Pitt Foundation, which he started with Angelina Jolie. After the Haiti earthquake in 2010, Pitt and Jolie contributed $1 million to Doctors Without Borders.

Together, through the Jolie-Pitt Foundation, they’ve given away tens of millions to different charities. With the Make It Right Foundation, he helped construct 150 affordable homes in New Orleans' Ninth Ward following Hurricane Katrina.

Los Feliz Estate

Brad has built an impressive real estate portfolio with properties worldwide, totaling over $100 million in value.

From 1994 to 2023, Brad Pitt called a compound in LA his main home, which he gradually acquired through several deals. He reportedly sold this mansion in March 2023 for $39 million after quietly marketing it a few weeks earlier, without ever officially listing it on the MLS.

Situated in the Los Feliz area of LA, the property consists of five connected parcels covering nearly two acres. It features four homes, including a spacious 6,600-square-foot main house, a skateboard park, a swimming pool, and more. Brad purchased his first piece of the compound in 1994 for $1.7 million from actress Cassandra Peterson, known for her role as "Elvira." Cassandra believed the house was haunted.

"Something weird was going on. Footsteps above my head on the ceiling. Clouds of smoke forming into what looked like a human and then disappearing. A black shadow floating on the bottom of the pool that wouldn't go away. After a priest performed an exorcism in the home and a Native American cleansed the home with sage, it seemed to all go away."

The main house features six bedrooms and seven bathrooms, all within a spacious 7,000 square feet. Check out how the estate appeared back in 1997, right after he bought a few nearby properties but before merging them into one big property.

While married to Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt and his then-wife called a stunning 11,000-square-foot mansion in Beverly Hills home. They snagged this place in 2001 for $12.5 million, just a year after tying the knot.

They went all out with a major renovation that took three years to complete. After their split and divorce, they sold the house for a cool $28 million. Fast forward to March 2020, and the mansion changed hands again for an impressive $44.5 million. Check out this video tour of the former Pitt/Aniston estate in Beverly Hills.

In 2000, Brad shelled out $4 million for a beach house on 15 acres in Goleta, California, just north of Santa Barbara.

Fast forward to late 2006, when he was gearing up to build 150 affordable homes in New Orleans, Pitt dropped $3.5 million on a historic mansion in the iconic French Quarter. He and Jolie put the place on the market in 2015 for $6.5 million but eventually pulled it off after not finding a buyer.

In 2004, Brad snagged a bluff-top mansion in Malibu for $8.4 million. He sold it in December 2011 to Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi for $12 million. Just six months later, they flipped it to someone else for $13 million. Then in October 2022, that new owner sold it for a whopping $45 million to a couple of fashion entrepreneurs who are tight with Kim Kardashian.

In 2015, Brad picked up a villa in Majorca for $3.7 million.

Then in July 2022, he dropped $40 million on a stunning historic home in Carmel Highlands, California.

Most recently, in April 2023, Pitt bought a Los Feliz home from Getty oil heiress Aileen Getty for $5.5 million.

Chateau Miraval

In 2008, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie dropped a jaw-dropping $67 million on a sprawling 1,200-acre winery in southern France known as Chateau Miraval. This place is famous for its rosé, and you can find its bottles in most upscale grocery stores across the US.

The main house on the estate is said to have 35 rooms, along with several guest houses and even a recording studio. They tied the knot at the chateau in 2014. However, this property became a major sticking point during their divorce, which reportedly dragged on for years because of it. Eventually, they reached a settlement that likely included plans to either sell the estate later or let their kids inherit it.

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Brad Pitt’s remarkable career, spanning decades of critically acclaimed performances and blockbuster hits, underscores his status as a global icon. Beyond his on-screen achievements, Pitt's dedication to philanthropy, including housing initiatives and disaster relief efforts, reflects his deep commitment to making a positive impact.

His ventures as a producer through Plan B Entertainment have reshaped Hollywood storytelling, earning multiple Oscars and cementing his legacy. From his stunning real estate holdings to his passion for filmmaking, Brad Pitt continues to inspire with his creativity, resilience, and generosity. His journey exemplifies the heights of success paired with a drive to give back.