Mark Wahlberg is one of Hollywood’s most famous faces, and one of its biggest earners. But how exactly rich is he? Let’s take a look.
Mark Wahlberg Net Worth – $255,000,000
Turns out Mark Wahlberg is pretty damn rich, with a net worth of $255 million! Next up, we’re revealing what did Mark to do earn himself such a fortune.
How Did Mark Wahlberg Make His Money & Wealth?
As you might expect, most of his money comes from acting, but he also ventured into other fields too. Let’s break it down:
Acting
Music
Advertising
Wahlberg also made some money by doing several advertising campaigns for brands such as Calvin Klein and AT&T. He did a shoot for CK all the way back in 1992 for an undisclosed amount of money. However, his AT&T earnings are well known. He earned more than $10 last year thanks to his role as their spokesman and advertiser.
Sports Franchise Investments
A few years ago, he bought a stock of the Barbados Tridents franchise. He is hoping to make a difference in the worlds of entertainment and sports (and pocket some money in the process).
Restaurant Business
TV Production
He also had a brief role as a TV producer. Mark was the producer of a single episode of Wahlburgers (a reality show made to promote the above-mentioned restaurant chain), and of the reality show Breaking Boston.
Mark Wahlberg – Personal Life & FAQ:
Is Mark Wahlberg married?
Mark Wahlberg Salary & Annual Earnings in 2018
According to the Observer, Mark made $90 million in 2017 alone! This makes him by far the most paid actor in all of Hollywood, which is a title that used to belong to none other than The Rock Johnson.
Through all of his acting salaries and a percentage of the box office revenues, as well as the commercials he stars in, he’s managed to pull record-breaking annual earnings last year. And we frankly don’t see him stopping this year, or anytime soon.
How much does he make per movie?
- The Truth About Charlie (2002) – $10,000,000
- Planet of the Apes (2001) – $8,000,000
- Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) – $14,000,000
- All the Money in the World reshoot (2017) – $1,500,000
Mark Wahlberg House
Mark Wahlberg Car
According to Muzul, Wahlberg has a lot of cars in his garage:
- Bentley Azure – $346,000
- Porsche Panamera – $78,100
- Mercedes SLS – $221,000
- Lamborghini Diablo VT Roadster – $275,000
- Cadillac Escalade ESV – $130,000
- Bentley Mulsanne – $296,000
Quite a collection, but with his net worth, we’re surprised he doesn’t have any limited edition vehicles under his name.
Charity, donations, philanthropy
- After it was revealed that Wahlberg made around 1500 more money compared to his co-star Michelle Williams while reshooting All the Money in the World, he decided to donate the full amount ($1.5 million) to a legal defense fund, under Michelle’s name.
- He’s the founder of the Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation (duh), which helps young children who are financially troubled.
- Together with Diddy Combs, he donated a million water bottles to Flint, MI, to help the residents while the local water problem was being fixed.
Mark Wahlberg Fun Facts & Achievements
- He’s had a very troubled childhood and was using cocaine by the time he was 13 years old. However, as you are obviously able to see, he managed to turn his life around.
- Thanks to this, he never finished his high-school education.
- He decided to turn his life around after being in prison, with the help of his parish priest.
- After changing his life and becoming as successful as he is, he decided to do a lot of charity work for redemption and to help young people not to go his way.
- Wahlberg had the ticket to the infamous flight United 93, which was hijacked by terrorists on September 11th, 2001. He luckily changed his schedule and decided to take a detour first, so he wasn’t on the plane after all.
- He has a star on the Hollywood’s Walk of Fame as of 2010.