What is Sacha Baron Cohen’s net worth?
Cohen’s net worth is estimated to be $160 million.
How much money does Sacha Baron Cohen make as an actor?
Cohen has a whopping 51 (and counting!) acting credits to his name, and his talents in comedy, drama and music have made him a versatile star. His box office grosses have been pretty steadily fantastic to boot. Here are his biggest hits so far:
Madagascar (2005): $542 millionBorat (2006): $263 millionSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007): $153 millionMadagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008): $604 millionBruno (2009): $139 millionThe Dictator (2012): $179 millionMadagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (2012): $747 millionLes Misérables(2012): $442 millionAnchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013): $174 million
Cohen was reportedly paid $8.47 million for Bruno and $4.25 million for Borat in 2006, and his salaries have upped ever since. It was reported that Cohen would be paid about $17 million for The Dictator, plus 20 percent of box office grosses for the film, and if the movie grossed more than $53 million, he would take 30 percent of the gross. Because The Dictator took in $179 million, if those reports are accurate, he made a cool $53.7 million for the project.
How much money did Sacha Baron Cohen make for Borat?
While Cohen’s precise payday for Borat hasn’t been revealed, one can assume he made some serious bank from the 2006 smash hit: He not only starred in the film, but also wrote and produced it. It netted a global gross of $263 million on an $18 million budget. For the sequel, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, Cohen was reportedly paid a whopping $80 million.
Sacha Baron Cohen has a ton of writing, directing and producing credits
Acting isn’t Cohen’s only source of income. Because he has so many roles behind the scenes of most of his projects (especially his star vehicles featuring characters he’s created), he’s able to make a mint from almost everything he touches. Cohen has offscreen credits in Da Ali G Show, Borat, Bruno, The Dictator, The Brothers Grimsby, Who Is America?, The Spy, The Trial of the Chicago 7 and Borat Subsequent Moviefilm. He was also an executive producer of Dinner for Schmucks, in which he did not appear onscreen.
Sacha Baron Cohen leases some property
While Cohen and wife Isla Fisher live in Australia now, the actor still owns two properties in the Los Angeles area, Variety reported: A Hollywood Hills mansion they purchased for $14 million in 2010 leases for a whopping $85,000 a month, and a $2.45 million Laurel Canyon mansion leased for $9,950 per month.
Sacha Baron Cohen supports charities with his cash
Cohen is a generous man. In 2020, Cohen donated $100,000 to the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Oklahoma City after one of its members, Jeanise Jones, appeared in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm. Pastor Derrick Scobey said of the gesture, “I was blown away but not surprised because I was told about what type of heart this man has. Maybe it’s a little risqué, some of the things in the movie, but he has a good heart.” In 2015, Cohen and Fisher donated $1 million to support Syrian refugees. In 2010, Fisher and Cohen donated between $10,000 and $24,999 to Feeding America. Cohen is also a supporter of the Anti-Defamation League.
Sacha Baron Cohen has been hit with a few lawsuits
Cohen has been hit with eight lawsuits for his stunts in projects ranging from Borat to Who Is America? to Borat Subsequent Moviefilm. However, thanks to releases he has participants sign for his efforts, so far only one plaintiff has been awarded any money: Macedonian singer Esma Redžepova sued the Borat producers in 2006 for over $1 million for allegedly using her song “Chaje Shukarije” in the 2006 hit without her consent. She won and was awarded about $37,000. It was revealed that Cohen did ask Redžepova’s production house for permission to use the song, but she herself was never informed of the agreement. As of February 2021, Cohen is still embroiled with a defamation lawsuit from Roy Moore following Moore’s appearance in Who Is America?. Moore seeks $95 million in damages. Cohen’s attorneys sought to dismiss the case. Next, find out how Jay-Z earned his massive fortune (and exactly how much it is).
