Here's How Much Al Pacino Has Earned in His 50-Year Career
And of course, all of those years of acting have led to a pretty impressive bank account for Pacino. Here's what we know about his net worth.
Al Pacino's net worth is $120 million .
Pacino started his career on stage in 1967, and one of his first roles paid about $125 per week. Five years later, Pacino's career was forever changed when he starred in The Godfather. He got $35,000 for his role as Michael Corleone, which is about $215,000 today when you adjust for inflation.
The Godfather Part II saw Pacino's salary jump to $500,000 ($2.6 million in today's dollars), and he earned 10% of the film's gross on the back-end. However, things got a little sticky when it came time to film the last part of the franchise's trilogy, as Pacino wanted $7 million plus a percentage of the gross.
Director Francis Ford Coppola refused, and he reportedly threatened to rewrite the script and start the film with Michael's funeral sequence. Pacino then agreed to a $5 million salary .
In the '90s, Pacino was earning about $10 million per movie, and that period saw him star in films like Heat and Donnie Brasco. Most recently, it was reported that Pacino has a deal with HBO that guarantees him of $10 million for any movie he stars in on the network. So far, the actor has starred in You Don't Know Jack, Paterno, and Phil Spector.
Pacino has won one Oscar , a BAFTA, two Emmys, two Tonys, and four Golden Globes. He was also nominated for a Grammy in 2001 for Best Spoken Word Album.