How Much Is The Actor Really Worth?

May 2024 ยท 2 minute read

So, what is Mel Brooks' net worth today? The rare EGOT winner (that's an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony) is worth $100 million today, per Celebrity Net Worth. Pretty impressive! For one thing, per the outlet, "The Producers" musical, which ran on Broadway for 6 years, earned "more than $200 million in ticket sales alone." Aside from that controversy-clamoring cash cow, many of Brooks' films were blockbusters, aside from cult favorites today. "Young Frankenstein" grossed $86 million (this was 1974, mind you), on a $2.8 million budget, per Broadway World. "It's alive," indeed! And more on that cult favorite note; the film is No. 13 on AFI's 100 Funniest American Movies of All Time list. "Blazing Saddles" is No. 6 and "The Producers" No. 11. You can't put a price tag on that.

Real estate-wise, Brooks and his late wife Anne Bancroft owned a midcentury Los Angeles, Calif. retreat "steeped in Hollywood history," as a listing agent told Realtor.com. It was listed for $3.85 million in 2020 and includes three bedrooms and staff quarters. He and Bancroft also owned a seaside cottage in the Hamptons that sold for $5 million in 2019, according to the Los Angeles Times

"Nothing good comes out of going for the money," Brooks told NPR in 2004. "You've got to do it because you love it." Turns out, doing something because you love it can also produce a ton of cash! 

ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7r7XCpKCsr5mbwW%2BvzqZmbHFkZ4F5e8yeo2aaoqS8rL%2BMp5ytZaekv7W0jKGmsGWdqrCpecisZK2glWKupMDOq2SrnZGhubp51qipraBf