$216.7 Million

Benedict Cumberbatch Net Worth 2026

Last updated July 15, 2026

As of 2026, Benedict Cumberbatch has an estimated net worth of $216.7 Million, computed film by film and year by year from public records and published rates. Every input, rate, and source behind the number is on this page.

Calculation

Disclosed salaries and documented backend, each with a citation
Undisclosed roles modeled from disclosed comparables for their era, budget band, and career stage
Backend, endorsements, and producing credits estimated from disclosed medians

Fast Facts

Birthdate	July 19, 1976
Birthplace	Hammersmith
Breakthrough	Sherlock (2010)
Best Known	Sherlock (2010)

Data

Every line below is computed from public data and the published rate tables on our methodology page. Confidence: Grade C. Documented numbers cover only a small share of this figure, so most of it is modeled from published rates and comparables (grades run from A, mostly documented, to C, mostly modeled).

The Calculation

Benedict Cumberbatch net worth line items
Line	Amount
Revenue
Film pay, modeled lead roles (41 of 164 films) era and budget-band medians of disclosed lead salaries	$341,390,000
Film pay, modeled supporting and early roles (123 of 164 films) 2.5% of era medians: the pre-stardom rate	$61,877,500
Backend points, estimated 12% of disclosed lead deals included points, at a median 2.6% of box office; applied as an expected value to 14 undisclosed lead roles	$29,104,240
Endorsements, estimated (2 documented brand partnerships) 2 named partnerships x the $5.5M median disclosed ambassador fee x the 2.1-year median disclosed term	$23,100,000
Residuals, estimated SAG residual rates (3.6% of distributor receipts in the post-theatrical windows) on receipts assumed at half of box office, split by role share and spread over the ten years after each release	$59,998,275
Investment returns on savings actual 60/40 portfolio returns each year, after tax	$87,265,942
Expenses
Representation fees agent 10% + attorney 5%	-$74,718,477
Taxes UK effective rates, year by year	-$169,361,881
Personal spending measured household savings rates by income	-$124,570,233
Estimated net worth	$216,738,531

Film by Film

Benedict Cumberbatch film-by-film pay
Film	Year	Role	Budget	Box office	Pay counted
Avengers: Doomsday no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget	2026	Lead	$70,000,000	–	$10,500,000
Confessions II no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band	2026	Supporting	$70,000,000	–	$625,000
David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band	2026	Supporting	$70,000,000	–	$625,000
How to Live on Earth no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band	2026	Supporting	$70,000,000	–	$625,000
Wife & Dog no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget	2026	Lead	$70,000,000	–	$10,500,000
The Phoenician Scheme no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget	2025	Lead	$30,000,000	$40,200,000	$4,500,000
The Roses no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget	2025	Lead	$30,600,000	–	$4,590,000
The Thing with Feathers no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget	2025	Lead	$70,000,000	–	$10,500,000
World of Tanks - Holiday Ops 2026 no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band	2025	Supporting	$70,000,000	–	$625,000
Eric no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band	2024	Supporting	$70,000,000	–	$625,000
Mog’s Christmas no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band	2023	Supporting	$70,000,000	–	$625,000
Poison no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget	2023	Lead	$70,000,000	–	$10,500,000
Running Wild With Bear Grylls: The Challenge no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band	2023	Supporting	$70,000,000	–	$625,000
The Book of Clarence no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget	2023	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$6,000,000
The End We Start From no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget	2023	Lead	$9,000,000	–	$1,350,000
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget	2023	Lead	$70,000,000	–	$10,500,000
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band	2022	Lead	$200,000,000	$955,775,804	$15,000,000
Super/Natural no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band	2022	Supporting	$70,000,000	–	$625,000
Sleep Sound no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget	2021	Lead	$70,000,000	–	$10,500,000
Spider-Man: No Way Home no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band	2021	Lead	$200,000,000	$1,921,847,111	$15,000,000
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget	2021	Lead	$70,000,000	–	$10,500,000
The Mauritanian no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget	2021	Lead	$70,000,000	$7,527,030	$10,500,000
The Power of the Dog no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget	2021	Lead	$39,000,000	–	$5,850,000
The Courier no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget	2020	Lead	$26,000,000	$26,000,000	$3,900,000
Avengers: Endgame no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2019	Lead	$356,000,000	$2,797,501,328	$20,000,000
Between Two Ferns: The Movie no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2019	Supporting	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Brexit: The Uncivil War no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget	2019	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$6,000,000
Good Omens no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2019	Supporting	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Avengers: Infinity War no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2018	Lead	$400,000,000	$2,048,359,754	$20,000,000
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2018	Supporting	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Patrick Melrose no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget	2018	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$6,000,000
The Dog Days of Winter no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2018	Supporting	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
The Grinch no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2018	Supporting	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
The Child in Time no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget	2017	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$6,000,000
The Current War no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget	2017	Lead	$30,000,000	$12,900,000	$4,500,000
Thor: Ragnarok no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2017	Lead	$180,000,000	$853,977,126	$20,000,000
Walk with Me – A Journal into Mindfulness featuring Thich Nhat Hanh no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2017	Supporting	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Doctor Strange no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2016	Supporting	$165,000,000	$677,718,395	$500,000
The Hollow Crown no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget	2016	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$6,000,000
Zoolander 2 no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2016	Supporting	$52,500,000	$56,700,000	$500,000
Black Mass no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget	2015	Lead	$53,000,000	$99,775,678	$7,950,000
Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2015	Supporting	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Hamlet no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget	2015	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$6,000,000
My Dear Bessie no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget	2015	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$6,000,000
Cristiano Ronaldo: The World at His Feet no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2014	Supporting	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Lego The Hobbit no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget	2014	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$6,000,000
Penguins of Madagascar no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2014	Supporting	$132,000,000	$373,500,000	$500,000
Rumpole and the Old Boy Net no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget	2014	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$6,000,000
Rumpole and the Sleeping Partners no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget	2014	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$6,000,000
Sherlock: The Network no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget	2014	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$6,000,000
The Guardian no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2014	Supporting	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2014	Supporting	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
The Imitation Game no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget	2014	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$6,000,000
12 Years a Slave no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget	2013	Lead	$20,000,000	$187,733,202	$3,000,000
August: Osage County no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget	2013	Lead	$37,000,000	$74,200,000	$5,550,000
Copenhagen no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget	2013	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$6,000,000
Gordon Getty no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget	2013	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$6,000,000
Jerusalem no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2013	Supporting	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Letters Live no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget	2013	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$6,000,000
Little Favour no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget	2013	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$6,000,000
Neverwhere no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget	2013	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$6,000,000
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2013	Supporting	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Star Trek Into Darkness no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2013	Lead	$190,000,000	$467,400,000	$20,000,000
The Fifth Estate no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget	2013	Lead	$28,000,000	$8,600,000	$4,200,000
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2013	Supporting	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Girlfriend in a Coma no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2012	Supporting	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Our War no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2012	Supporting	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Parade's End no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2012	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Rumpole and the Expert Witness no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2012	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Rumpole and the Explosive Evidence no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2012	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Rumpole and the Gentle Art of Blackmail no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2012	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Rumpole and the Man of God no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2012	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Stephen Hawking's Grand Design no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2012	Supporting	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2012	Supporting	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
The Simpsons no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2012	Supporting	$75,000,000	$536,400,000	$500,000
Curiosity no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2011	Supporting	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Frankenstein no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2011	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
T. S. Eliot no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2011	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
The Nightjar no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2011	Supporting	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2011	Lead	$21,000,000	$81,200,000	$500,000
War Horse no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2011	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Wreckers no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2011	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
After the Dance no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2010	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Four Lions no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2010	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2010	Supporting	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Rumpole and the Eternal Triangle no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2010	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Rumpole and the Family Pride no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2010	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Sherlock no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2010	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
The Children's Monologues no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2010	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
The Rattigan Enigma no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2010	Supporting	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
The Whistleblower no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2010	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Third Star no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2010	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Vincent van Gogh no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2010	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Words for You: The Next Chapter no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2010	Supporting	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Burlesque Fairytales no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2009	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Creation no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M era median	2009	Lead	$10,000,000	$2,000,000	$500,000
Dudley Moore no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2009	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Little Red Hen no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2009	Supporting	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Marple no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2009	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2009	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Small Island no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2009	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
South Pacific no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2009	Supporting	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
At War with Wellington no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2008	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Blake's 7: The Early Years no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2008	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Cabin Pressure no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2008	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Chatterton: The Allington Solution no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2008	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Doctor Who no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2008	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Last Days of Grace no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2008	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Metamorphosis no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2008	Supporting	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Rainy Season no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2008	Supporting	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Spellbound no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2008	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
The City no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2008	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
The Last Enemy no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2008	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
The Other Boleyn Girl no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2008	Lead	$35,000,000	$78,200,000	$500,000
The Pillow Book no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2008	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
The Tiger's Tale no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2008	Supporting	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Words and Music: Italian Fantasy no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2008	Supporting	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Atonement no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2007	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Inseparable no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2007	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Rhinoceros no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2007	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Stuart: A Life Backwards no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2007	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
The Arsonists no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2007	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Amazing Grace no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2006	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Casanova no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2006	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Period of Adjustment no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2006	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Starter for 10 no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2006	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
The Possessed no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2006	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Broken News no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2005	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Fieldstudy: The Field no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2005	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Hedda Gabler no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2005	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Le Pere Goriot no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2005	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Medical Humanities: Baptism by Rotation no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2005	Supporting	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Nathan Barley no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2005	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Seven Women no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2005	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
The Cocktail Party no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2005	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
To the Ends of the Earth no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2005	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Dunkirk no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2004	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Hawking no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2004	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Johannes Kepler no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2004	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Mansfield Park no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2004	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Mr. Norris Changes Trains no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2004	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
The Biggest Secret no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2004	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
The Far Side of the World no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2004	Supporting	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
The Lady from the Sea no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2004	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
The Odyssey no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2004	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
The Old Vic no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2004	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
The Raj Quartet no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2004	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
The Recruiting Officer no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2004	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
The Surgeon's Mate no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2004	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Cambridge Spies no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2003	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Fortysomething no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2003	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Spooks no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2003	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
To Kill a King no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2003	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
As You Like It no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2002	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Oh, What a Lovely War! no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2002	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Romeo and Juliet no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget	2002	Lead	$850,000	$38,900,000	$127,500
Silent Witness no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2002	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Tipping the Velvet no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2002	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
A Midsummer Night's Dream no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2001	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Love's Labour's Lost no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2001	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
The Visit no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2001	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
Woyzeck no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band	2000	Lead	$40,000,000	–	$500,000
1999, 2002 no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band	1999	Lead	$26,000,000	–	$375,000
The Zoo Story no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band	1999	Lead	$26,000,000	–	$375,000

How the modeled figures work. An undisclosed lead role after the breakthrough gets the median of disclosed lead salaries for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of the film’s budget. Supporting and pre-breakthrough roles get 2.5% of that median, the documented going rate for actors before stardom. Films with no reported budget are treated as small productions. Undocumented backend, endorsements, and producer or director credits enter as separate estimated lines in the calculation above, built from disclosed medians. Every median comes from the published tables on our methodology page.

Net Worth Over Time

Modeled balance at the end of each year, matching the year-by-year table below.

Year by Year

Benedict Cumberbatch year by year model
Year	Income	Rep fees	Tax rate	Spent	Saved	Balance
2026	$28,127,225	$4,219,084	40%	$7,028,993	$7,315,891	$216,738,531
2025	$33,325,746	$4,998,862	40%	$8,328,104	$8,668,027	$209,422,640
2024	$13,666,397	$2,049,959	40%	$3,415,233	$3,554,630	$181,873,259
2023	$43,079,729	$6,461,959	40%	$10,765,624	$11,205,037	$159,515,572
2022	$23,841,805	$3,576,271	40%	$5,958,067	$6,201,253	$130,471,895
2021	$62,451,145	$9,367,672	40%	$15,606,541	$16,243,543	$148,064,627
2020	$8,155,619	$1,223,343	40%	$2,038,089	$2,121,276	$117,045,703
2019	$38,084,268	$5,712,640	40%	$9,517,259	$9,905,718	$103,843,870
2018	$35,119,354	$5,267,903	40%	$8,776,327	$9,134,544	$80,282,981
2017	$34,485,519	$5,172,828	40%	$8,617,931	$8,969,683	$73,062,679
2016	$7,724,496	$1,158,674	40%	$1,930,352	$2,009,141	$57,727,083
2015	$21,420,845	$3,213,127	40%	$5,353,069	$5,571,562	$52,434,297
2014	$32,611,446	$4,891,717	40%	$8,149,600	$8,482,237	$46,491,731
2013	$66,683,421	$10,002,513	40%	$16,664,187	$17,344,358	$35,175,736
2012	$5,118,978	$767,847	40%	$1,279,233	$1,331,446	$15,619,802
2011	$3,570,745	$535,612	40%	$892,329	$928,751	$13,160,162
2010	$6,070,745	$910,612	40%	$1,517,079	$1,579,001	$11,835,627
2009	$4,069,557	$610,434	40%	$1,016,982	$1,058,492	$9,422,370
2008	$7,523,107	$1,128,466	40%	$1,880,024	$1,956,760	$7,275,152
2007	$2,523,107	$378,466	40%	$630,524	$656,260	$6,656,310
2006	$2,523,107	$378,466	40%	$630,524	$656,260	$5,788,872
2005	$4,523,107	$678,466	40%	$1,130,324	$1,176,460	$4,809,148
2004	$6,523,107	$978,466	40%	$1,630,124	$1,696,660	$3,549,211
2003	$2,023,107	$303,466	40%	$505,574	$526,210	$1,765,074
2002	$2,127,500	$319,125	40%	$531,662	$553,363	$1,112,985
2001	$1,500,000	$225,000	40%	$374,850	$390,150	$616,053
2000	$500,000	$75,000	40%	$160,650	$94,350	$234,729
1999	$750,000	$112,500	40%	$240,975	$141,525	$141,525

Model Notes

RESIDENCE PROXY: residence not individually sourced for this batch; US-CA default applied until documented

Reproduce this number. A net worth estimate should be reproducible the way a scientific finding is: the same public inputs and the same published rates should always give the same answer. Film budgets and box office are public reporting. Every disclosed salary, fee rate, tax rate, savings rate, and benchmark return is published with citations on our methodology page. Undisclosed lead roles use the median of disclosed salaries for their era and budget band, capped at 15% of the film’s budget. Supporting and early-career roles use the documented pre-stardom fraction of that median. Undocumented backend, endorsements, and hyphenate credits enter as estimated lines from disclosed medians. Apply the rates year by year as shown above and you will land on $216.7 Million.

Methodology

We rebuild Benedict’s career as a yearly time series. Disclosed salaries and documented backend enter as reported, with citations. Undisclosed lead roles get the median of disclosed salaries for their era and budget band, capped at 15% of the film’s budget. Supporting roles and roles from before the breakthrough get 2.5% of that median, the going-rate ratio measured from disclosed pre-stardom deals. Films with no reported budget are treated as small productions, and every role is estimated unless a source documents it was unpaid. Representation fees come out at sourced rates, taxes follow the eras actually lived through, spending follows measured household savings behavior unless court documents say otherwise, and what remains compounds at real market returns. Undocumented backend enters as an expected value from disclosed deals, endorsements at the median disclosed ambassador fee, and producer or director credits at union-scale floors.

The full model, every rate table, and how our estimates have checked out against real deals are on the methodology page.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Benedict Cumberbatch's net worth in 2026?

As of 2026, Benedict Cumberbatch's net worth is an estimated $216.7 Million. The estimate is built film by film from disclosed salaries and documented backend, then year by year: income, minus representation fees and taxes, minus spending, compounded at real market returns.

How does Benedict Cumberbatch make money?

Film salaries and documented backend participation.

How is Benedict Cumberbatch's net worth calculated?

Disclosed paydays enter as reported, with citations. Undisclosed lead roles use the median of disclosed salaries for their era and budget band, capped at 15% of the film's budget, and supporting or early-career roles use the documented pre-stardom fraction of that median. We subtract sourced representation fees, taxes for the years Benedict actually worked, and spending from measured savings behavior, then compound at real market returns. Undocumented backend, endorsements, and producing credits enter as estimated lines from disclosed medians. Every rate and source is published.

How much does Benedict Cumberbatch make per film?

It varies by role and era, and the film-by-film table above lists the pay counted for every title. Disclosed paydays enter as reported. Undisclosed roles are modeled from what comparable actors earned in the same era and budget range, with lead roles after the breakthrough earning the most and supporting or early roles a documented fraction of that.

Why is the tax rate so high, and don't actors avoid it with a loan-out company?

Tax comes out at the effective rate for where Benedict lived each year, which is the rate shown in the year-by-year table. In a high-tax state like California, combined federal and state income tax reaches close to half of a top earner's income, so those years run in the mid-40s percent. A loan-out company, the corporation many actors run their income through, does not lower the tax on the money they take home. Its real advantage is deducting business costs such as agent, manager, and attorney fees, and the model already subtracts those as a separate line before any tax is applied. High-earning performers also fall outside the pass-through business deduction that other company owners can claim, so it buys them no rate cut.

Why is this figure different from other net worth sites?

Most sites publish a single number with no way to check it. This estimate is built in the open: every salary, rate, and assumption is on the page, and the methodology page lists every source.

How accurate is this estimate?

No net worth estimate for a private individual is exact; this one is a model built from public data. The difference is that you can see how it was built and check every step. The confidence grade near the top of the calculation shows how much of the figure rests on disclosed numbers, and the page flags where a number leans on an assumption.

Is Benedict Cumberbatch rich compared to the average person?

Yes. A net worth of $216.7 Million is far above the median American household, which sits near $193,000 according to Federal Reserve data.

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