Nicole Kidman’s Salary Breakdown Per Movie Is So Much, Holy Sh-t
Can you guess which movie she was paid the most for?
Nicole Kidman is many things: talented actor, haver of amazing hair, only human in existence who can pull off THAT Miu Miu set, and elite member of Hollywood’s A+++ list. Obviously, all A-list actors make a lot of money, but here’s the thing: Nicole isn’t new here. She’s been top-tier famous for decades, meaning she’s commanded a top-tier salary for decades, meaning her net worth is lit-er-al-ly gigantic. Actually, lemme just get this out of the way before we dive into specifics:
NICOLE KIDMAN’S NET WORTH IS $250 MILLION, PER CELEBRITY NET WORTH
To put that into perspective, Kris Jenner’s net worth is $170 million. So Nicole has almost double that of a Kardashian. Which honestly isn’t surprising because Forbes reports that Nicole earned $22 million between 2019 and 2020 (which is actually slightly less than the $34 million she earned the year prior).
Some of her bigger paychecks that year? An eight-figure up-front salary for Netflix’s The Prom and $1 million per episode for HBO’s The Undoing, according to Forbes. And while we have your attention, fun fact: Altogether, Nicole has earned $350 million total from acting. Let’s get into some details:
HOW MUCH DOES NICOLE MAKE PER MOVIE?
Nicole’s work in film is prolific, so even if she barely made anything per movie, she’d be a millionaire. But some reported highlights?
- Days of Thunder (1990): $200,000
- Far and Away (1992): $250,000
- My Life (1993): $500,000
- To Die For (1995): $2 million
- Batman Forever (1995): $2.5 million
- The Peacemaker (1997): $5 million
- Eyes Wide Shut (1999): $6.5 million
- Moulin Rouge (2001): $7 million
Screaming/gasping at her salary? Yeah, well, it only goes higher. Nicole eventually transitioned into the happy land of $10+ million per project, and the following are reportedly some of her most lucrative films:
- Cold Mountain (2003): $15 million
- The Stepford Wives (2004): $15 million
- The Interpreter (2005): $15 million
- Birth (2004): $15 million
But the most she has earned for a movie? Allegedly, that’s $17.5 million for Bewitched in 2005.
HOW MUCH DOES NICOLE MAKE FOR TV?
Nicole is dominating the world of prestige TV, and naturally, she has a salary to match. Aside from earning that aforementioned $1 million per episode of The Undoing on HBO, the Hollywood Reporter says Nicole made $250,000 per season 1 episode of Hulu’s Big Little Lies before getting a raise to the tune of $1 million per episode for season 2. Variety also reports that she took home $1 million per episode of Hulu’s Nine Perfect Strangers.
HOW MUCH DOES SHE MAKE FOR ENDORSEMENTS?
Literally so much. Like, Celebrity Net Worth reports that Nicole was paid $12 million for appearing in a Chanel No. 5 commercial.
HOW MUCH DOES SHE HAVE IN REAL ESTATE?
This is a little more complicated because much of Nicole’s real estate is co-owned with her husband, Keith Urban (who has a net worth of $75 million all to himself). They reportedly have more than $30 million total tied up in properties, but some highlights are side-by-side penthouses in Sydney worth around $9 million, a $9.6 million duplex in New York City, a sprawling mansion in Nashville worth $3.5 million, a $5 million place in Beverly Hills, and a casual farm in Australia worth $4.1 million.
In conclusion, Nicole. Kidman. Is. Rich. Fin!
