JENNIFER ANISTON'S NET EQUITY IS SO HIGH THAT I COULD DEFINITELY PAY FOR MONICA'S FRIENDS APARTMENT NOW!
Jennifer Aniston combines ageless, striking beauty with humor, approachability, and familiarity that few celebrities can match. While she looks like a movie star, you can still picture her on an average girls night out sharing stories with daisies, or sitting next to you while you ask and gossip about your love lives. You want to look like her and hang out with her. You can't help but like her, and Aniston pays her very handsomely to be nice. From horror movies to failed TV shows for Friends and mega stardom, find out Jennifer Aniston's net worth and exactly how she did it.
JENNIFER ANISTON'S EQUITY
Aniston has an estimated total net worth of $ 300 million - and on the rise!
SHE DIDN'T START EXACTLY FROM THE BOTTOM
After graduating from New York City's Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music and Arts and Performing Arts (the one that inspired the movie Fame), Aniston appeared in a few off-Broadway productions until she moved to Los Angeles in 1989. to pursue acting full time. While she certainly paid her dues in chunks on television (playing Courtney Walker in the short Molloy, Jeannie Bueller on Ferris Bueller's TV series Day Off, and a guest star on Leap; among others) and movies (hello, Goblin!) , she had at least one edge over other starving artists at the time: she's the daughter of actress Nancy Dow and actor John Aniston (and goddaughter of Kojak star Telly Savalas), so she probably had at least a couple of connections and knowledge of the industry that helped her outshine her peers.
Still, she worked odd jobs until she landed a regular acting job, including as a Nutrisystem spokesperson model, a bicycle messenger, telemarketer, and messenger.
JENNIFER ANISTON MADE A LOT OF MONEY WITH FRIENDS - AND STILL DOES
In 1994, Aniston received two offers: As a player on Saturday Night Live or the role of her life as Rachel Green in Friends. Aniston chose Rachel and it's safe to say that she worked out wonders. For season 1, everyone on the show's cast, including Aniston, reportedly made $ 22,500 per episode ($ 540,000 total).
In season 2, Aniston and co-star David Schwimmer were rumored to have earned somewhere in the $ 40,000-per-episode range, as Ross and Rachel's relationship put them more in the spotlight on the show. If that number is accurate, Aniston will have made approximately $ 1.04 million.
Season 3 brought the Friends thrown into the world of collective bargaining, and they all agreed to match wages, taking home around $ 75,000 per episode or $ 1.875 million in total. Season 4 brought them $ 85,000 per episode, for a total of $ 2,125 million; for season 5, the cast made $ 100,000 per episode ($ 2.4 million for the season). The cast earned raises in season 6 of $ 125,000 per episode or $ 3.125 million total, and their raises for seasons 7 and 8 soared to $ 750,000 per episode ($ 36 million total).
Seasons 9 and 10 made Aniston and her co-stars Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow the highest paid women on television with $ 1 million per episode for a total of $ 41 million.
Though Friends wrapped up in 2004, the money just keeps pouring in: the cast makes approximately $ 20 million each from the waste, and Variety reported that each member of the Friends cast will receive $ 2.5 million for their HBO Max reunion special.
JENNIFER ANISTON BECAME A FULL-RULED FILM STAR
After Friends made Aniston a household name, she embarked on a lucrative film career. During his tenure on the series, she starred in the following films:
- She's the One ($ 9.5 million at the box office on a $ 3.5 million budget)
- Until You Were ($ 3.5 million at the box office with a $ 1 million budget)
- Picture Perfect ($ 44 million at the box office on a $ 10 million budget)
- The Object of My Affection ($ 47 million at the box office with a budget of $ 15 million)
- Office space ($ 11 million at the box office with a budget of $ 10 million, but it became a cult classic)
- The Iron Giant ($ 23 million at the box office with a $ 70 million budget, but it was critically acclaimed)
- Rock Star ($ 19 million at the box office with a budget of $ 57 million)
- The Good Girl ($ 17 million at the box office with a budget of $ 8 million)
- Bruce Almighty ($ 485 million at the box office with a budget of $ 81 million)
- Along Came Polly ($ 178 million at the box office with a budget of $ 42 million)
Mail- Friends, Aniston appeared on:
- Derailed ($ 57 million at the box office with a budget of $ 22 million)
- Rumor has it… ($ 89 million at the box office with a budget of $ 70 million)
- Friends with Money ($ 18 million at the box office with a budget of $ 6.5 million)
- The Breakup ($ 206 million at the box office with a budget of $ 52 million)
- Marley & Me ($ 256 million at the box office with a budget of $ 60 million)
- He's not that interested in you ($ 179 million at the box office on a $ 40 million budget)
- Love Happens ($ 36 million at the box office with a budget of $ 18 million)
- The Bounty Hunter ($ 136 million at the box office on a $ 40 million budget)
- The Switch ($ 50 million at the box office with a budget of $ 19 million)
- Follow Me Roll ($ 215 million at the box office with a budget of $ 80 million)
- Horrible Bosses ($ 210 million at the box office on a $ 35 million budget)
- Passion to travel ($ 24 million at the box office, budget unknown)
- We Are The Millers ($ 270 million at the box office on a $ 37 million budget)
- Life of Crime ($ 1.5 million at the box office with a budget of $ 12 million)
- Horrible Bosses 2 ($ 108 million at the box office on a $ 42 million budget)
- Pastel ($ 2.4 million at the box office with a budget of $ 7 million, but it earned Aniston a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Drama)
- She's funny that way ($ 6 million at the box office, budget unknown)
- Mother's Day ($ 49 million at the box office with a budget of $ 25 million)
- Storks ($ 183 million at the box office with a budget of $ 70 million)
- Christmas Party at the Office ($ 115 million at the box office with a budget of $ 45 million)
- The Yellow Birds ($ 58,000 at the box office with a budget of $ 12 million)
- Dumplin '(budget unknown, on Netflix so no box office data applies)
- Murder Mystery (budget unknown, on Netflix, so no box office data applies)
Aniston's paydays for each movie have not been revealed, but due to her star power, it's safe to assume that she commanded some hefty checks, and they keep coming: As of this writing, Aniston currently has five acting projects. in development or production.
JENNIFER ANISTON EXPANDED HER HORIZONS TO PRODUCE
In addition to her prolific acting career, Aniston is also a producer. She has seven production screenings currently in development, as well as producer or executive producer credits on projects including Dumplin ', Murder Mystery, Cake and The Morning Show.
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JENNIFER ANISTON MADE A LOT OF MONEY FROM HER RETURN TO TELEVISION IN THE MORNING SHOW
After years of making movies after Friends, Aniston returned to television with Apple TV + on The Morning Show ... and she didn't do it for little money. Aniston and co-star Reese Witherspoon earn more than $ 2 million per episode for the show.
When public criticism emerged for the stars' major paydays, Witherspoon defended herself and her co-star, fuming at The Hollywood Reporter, There seemed to be a grudge, as if we were not worth it or it was annoying, and I thought, 'Why is that annoying?' I guarantee you these companies are really smart, and if they agree to pay us, they do 'You're doing it for a reason. They probably had a lot of lawyers and a lot of entrepreneurs decided that number because they knew they were going to earn more than that. She added: Does it bother people when Kobe Bryant or LeBron James make their contract?
JENNIFER ANISTON HAS PROFITABLE SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENTS
While some celebrities brand themselves (think Jennifer Lopez J.Lo Merchandise), Aniston prefers to promote other brands using his own personality: beautiful, approachable, girlish. Its endorsements have included Emirates Airlines (reportedly worth $ 5 million), Vital Proteins, L'Oréal, Aveeno (a rumored eight-figure deal), Smart Water, Living Proof Hair Care, Heineken, Tengo Leche, Lynx Deodorant, Diet Coke, and Shire Pharmaceuticals (for a chronic dry eye medication). She also released six of her own fragrances from hers.
