Introduction

Joe Manganiello is an American professional actor with an estimated net worth of $40 Million. 

Since beginning his career as a professional actor in 1999, Joe Manganiello has spent over twenty-five years in the industry, starring in 79 projects. Some notable franchises that Manganiello has been involved with include Spider-Man and Magic Mike, which have contributed approximately $2.05 billion to his total box office revenues. At the time of writing, Manganiello’s films have grossed over $3.5 billion at the worldwide box office.

Before Wealth & Fame

Joe Manganiello was a serious athlete in high school, captaining not only the football team but also the basketball and volleyball teams. While Joe was initially interested in pursuing a sports career, a series of early injuries led him to reconsider his plans.

At the same time, he was also passionate about filmmaking, often creating short films with his friends. As many of his fans may know, Manganiello is a huge Dungeons & Dragons fan and previously spent a significant amount on his setup, but more on that later. He studied at the School of Drama at Carnegie Mellon University after making two attempts to get his application accepted. 

Before Manganiello’s acting career took off, he held various jobs to support himself, including construction work, bouncer duties at nightclubs, and bodyguarding for A-list celebrities.

Highest-Grossing Movies

The Spider-Man and Magic Mike franchises have contributed $2.05 billion to Manganiello’s box office value, with his role as Flash Thompson producing his two highest-grossing films. Spider-Man 3 grossed $151 million in its opening weekend and $896 million overall. The original Spider-Man grossed slightly less, at $826 million, but on almost half the budget ($139 million vs. $258 million).

The Magic Mike trilogy didn’t do as well. Its box office numbers consistently dropped with each new installment. The first installment, released in 2012, grossed $167 million, followed by $120 million for the second, Magic Mike XXL. Fortunately, the production budgets for the first two films were low, $7 million and $14 million, respectively. However, Magic Mike’s Last Dance increased its budget dramatically to $40 million, yet it only grossed $57 million at the box office.

Here’s a complete list of Joe Manganiello’s ten highest-grossing movies:

1. Spider-Man 3 – $896 million (2007)
2. Spider-Man – $826 million (2002)
3. Justice League – $661 million (2017)
4. Rampage – $428 million (2018)
5. Smurfs: The Lost Village – $197 million (2017)
6. Magic Mike – $167 million (2012)
7. Magic Mike XXL – $123 million (2015)
8. What to Expect When You’re Expecting – $84 million (2012)
9. Playing with Fire – $69 million (2019)
10. Magic Mike’s Last Dance – $57 million (2023)

Sofia Vergara Divorce

Manganiello was married to actress Sofia Vergara for seven years from 2015 to 2023. The couple reportedly separated in July 2023 because Joe wanted to have children, but Vergara didn’t; however, Manganiello later stated that there was no ultimatum and that the couple naturally drifted apart over time.

As for their finances, the couple signed a prenuptial agreement before marriage, and thus, had kept all of their assets separate from each other. Neither party benefited financially from the divorce, and spousal support was waived.

Introduction   

Pierce Brosnan is an Irish professional actor, film producer, and environmental activist with an estimated net worth of $200 Million.

Some movies he has starred in include ‘GoldenEye,’ ‘Tomorrow Never Dies,’ ‘The World Is Not Enough,’ and ‘Die Another Day’. He began training in commercial illustration and attended the Drama Centre in London for three years. 

Quick Facts

• Earned $41.1 million from all four James Bond films
• Received a $16.5 million salary for Die Another Day

Career Overview

In 1997, Brosnan starred in ‘Robinson Crusoe’ in the lead role. He later starred in ‘Dante’s Peak,’ ‘Quest for Camelot’, and ‘The Nephew’. Through other Bond films, he has won an Empire Award for “Best Actor”. 

Brosnan starred alongside Meryl Streep in the film adaptation of the Abba musical movie ‘Mamma Mia!’. He has also starred in the movies ‘The Greatest, Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief,’ ‘The Ghost,’ ‘Remember Me,’ ‘The World’s End,’ ‘A Long Way Down,’ ‘The November Man,’ ‘Lessons in Love,’ ‘Survivor,’ ‘No Escape,’ ‘A Christmas Star’. 

In 1997, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2003, Queen Elizabeth II made Brosnan an honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire. However, as an Irish citizen, he was not able to receive a full knighthood.

James Bond Salary

Brosnan starred in four James Bond Films and earned roughly an additional $4 million per appearance as time progressed. In 1995, Pierce earned a salary of $4 million for GoldenEye. His paycheck increased to $8.2 million for Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) and $12.4 million for The World is Not Enough (1999). Brosnan’s final appearance in Die Another Day (2002) earned him $16.5 million, which brought his total earnings from the James Bond franchise to $41.1 million.

Highest-Grossing Movies

Although best known for his role as agent 007, James Bond, we’re sad to say that the Bond movies were not among the top three highest-grossing films of Brosnan’s career. In actual fact, his two biggest hits were from the Mamma Mia! films. The 2008 film grossed $695 million at the global box office, with the 2018 sequel reaching just $481 million. The third film on the list is 1993’s Mrs. Doubtfire, and it is the oldest movie to feature in the top ten.

As for James Bond, Die Another Day grossed the most on the big screen, raking in $432 million. His other three appearances as 007 didn’t perform as well at the box office, but still grossed between $333 million and $362 million, totaling $1.55 billion from all four films.

Here’s a complete list of Pierce Brosnan’s ten highest-grossing movies:

1. Mamma Mia! – $695 million (2008)
2. Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again – $481 million (2018)
3. Mrs. Doubtfire – $441 million (1993)
4. Die Another Day – $432 million (2002)
5. Black Adam – $393 million (2022)
6. The World Is Not Enough – $362 million (1999)
7. GoldenEye – $352 million (1995)
8. Tomorrow Never Dies – $333 million (1997)
9. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief – $226 million (2010)
10. Dante’s Peak – $178 million (1997)

Real Estate

In 1996, Brosnan purchased a home in Malibu, which he sold in 2012. In 2000, he bought the beachfront property in Malibu. Over various summers, Pierce and Keely Smith rented the house for $250,000 per month.

In 2019, they spent $2.4 million on a relatively modest home in Santa Monica, California. They also own a multi-home compound on the Hawaiian island of Kauai near Anini Beach. 

Vehicles

Brosnan owns an impressive car collection. Some of his notable cars include a Ford F-150, an Aston Martin V12 Vanquish, a Range Rover Vogue HSE, a BMW 7 Series (specific model not specified), a BMW i8, and a Ford Anglia. 

Introduction

Ellen Barkin is an American professional actress and producer with an estimated net worth of $80 Million. 

Barkin has enjoyed a lucrative acting career, spanning almost five decades, and starring in 71 different films/television shows. However, a large portion of her net worth is attributed to the settlement she received after her 2006 divorce from Ronald Perelman.

We’re not highly confident in current estimates of her net worth due to conflicting figures surrounding how much she received in the divorce. One party alleges that she received $20 million, and the other contends that she received almost $60 million. That said, her actual net worth could fluctuate dramatically depending on the true figure. 

Ronald Perelman Divorce Settlement

Ellen Barkin was married to billionaire Ronald Perelman for approximately six years, from 2000 to 2006. In a not-so-typical circumstance, Perelman was the party to file for divorce, which is rare considering that close to 75% of divorces are initiated by the woman. At the time, Perelman was worth approximately $6 billion, and the couple had a prenuptial agreement that granted Barkin $20 million in the case of a divorce after they had been together for five years. 

Now, if you look online, you will see three different figures depending on which source you look at. Nobody seems to know precisely how much Barkin received during her divorce. Some sources report the figure as $20 million, others $40 million, and some as high as $60 million. It’s easy to see where the $20 million comes from, as that amount is stipulated in the prenup.

$40 Million Calculations

We believe that the $40 million figure was calculated from the additional jewelry collection Perelman had bought for Barkin, which comprised over 100 pieces of jewelry. Immediately following their divorce, she auctioned the entire collection at Christie’s, fetching a total of $20.37 million. This could explain why some sources list $40 million as the settlement figure.

$60 Million Calculations

A friend of Perelman claimed that the total settlement amounted to $60 million after considering a $10 million payment to purchase a home, plus alimony payments of $2 million/year, and $35 million in “convertible assets”, or in other words, gifts, which would encompass the jewelry collection. A friend of Barkin’s has disputed this statement, claiming that she didn’t receive a penny over $20 million. 

Real Estate

Barkin owns a beautiful home in the West Village, Manhattan. She purchased the townhouse apartment for $7.5 million after being “ousted” from her ex-husband’s mansion on the nearby Upper East Side. The home has undergone expensive renovations. 

Highlights

Here are some of the best highlights of Ellen Barkin’s career:

• Sea of Love (Movie, 1989) 
• This Boy’s Life (Movie, 1993)
• Drop Dead Gorgeous (Movie, 1999) 
• Ocean’s Thirteen (Movie, 2007) 
• Another Happy Day (Movie, 2011) 
• The Cobbler (Movie, 2014)