$345.4 Million

Judi Dench Net Worth 2026

Last updated July 15, 2026

As of 2026, Judi Dench has an estimated net worth of $345.4 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
Judi Dench

Fast Facts

BirthdateDecember 9, 1934
BirthplaceYork
BreakthroughMrs Brown (1997)
Best KnownShakespeare in Love (1998)

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

LineAmount
Revenue
Film pay, modeled lead roles (71 of 217 films)
era and budget-band medians of disclosed lead salaries		$425,813,574
Film pay, modeled supporting and early roles (146 of 217 films)
2.5% of era medians: the pre-stardom rate		$24,868,750
Backend points, estimated
12% of disclosed lead deals included points, at a median 2.6% of box office; applied as an expected value to 25 undisclosed lead roles		$13,269,010
Endorsements, estimated (1 documented brand partnerships)
1 named partnerships x the $5.5M median disclosed ambassador fee x the 2.1-year median disclosed term		$11,550,000
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		$29,327,060
Investment returns on savings
actual 60/40 portfolio returns each year, after tax		$214,910,252
Expenses
Representation fees
agent 10% + attorney 5%		-$75,613,023
Taxes
UK effective rates, year by year		-$171,684,628
Personal spending
measured household savings rates by income		-$126,262,583
Estimated net worth$345,436,838

Film by Film

FilmYearRoleBudgetBox officePay counted
The Magic Faraway Tree (film)
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band		2026Supporting$70,000,000–$625,000
To be announced
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band		2026Supporting$70,000,000–$625,000
Judi Dench: Shakespeare, My Family and Me
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band		2025Supporting$70,000,000–$625,000
Kenneth Branagh
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2025Lead$70,000,000–$10,500,000
Channel 4
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band		2024Supporting$70,000,000–$625,000
Countryfile
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band		2023Supporting$70,000,000–$625,000
Portrait Artist of the Decade
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2023Lead$70,000,000–$10,500,000
The Divine Judi Dench: Our National Treasure
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band		2023Supporting$70,000,000–$625,000
Allelujah
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2022Lead$70,000,000$7,200,000$10,500,000
Louis Theroux Interviews: Dame Judi Dench
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band		2022Supporting$70,000,000–$625,000
Spirited
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band		2022Supporting$70,000,000$355,725,195$625,000
Belfast
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget		2021Lead$12,500,000$49,000,000$1,875,000
Off the Rails
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2021Lead$70,000,000–$10,500,000
Artemis Fowl
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2020Lead$70,000,000–$10,500,000
Blithe Spirit
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget		2020Lead$890,492$890,492$133,574
Six Minutes to Midnight
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget		2020Lead$2,400,000$2,400,000$360,000
Staged
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2020Lead$70,000,000–$10,500,000
Cats
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2019Lead$95,000,000$17,090,175$14,250,000
Judi Dench's Wild Borneo Adventure
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band		2019Supporting$40,000,000–$500,000
All Is True
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget		2018Lead$3,000,000$3,000,000$450,000
Nothing Like a Dame
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band		2018Supporting$40,000,000–$500,000
Red Joan
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget		2018Lead$9,800,000$9,800,000$1,470,000
Judi Dench: My Passion for Trees
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band		2017Supporting$40,000,000–$500,000
Murder on the Orient Express
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2017Lead$55,000,000$352,789,811$8,250,000
Tulip Fever
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2017Lead$25,000,000–$3,750,000
Victoria & Abdul
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2017Lead$40,000,000–$6,000,000
Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band		2016Supporting$40,000,000–$500,000
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2016Lead$110,000,000$296,485,719$16,500,000
The Hollow Crown
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2016Lead$40,000,000–$6,000,000
Spectre
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band		2015Supporting$245,000,000$880,674,609$500,000
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2015Lead$40,000,000$85,978,266$6,000,000
The Vote
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2015Lead$40,000,000–$6,000,000
The Winter's Tale
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2015Lead$40,000,000–$6,000,000
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2014Lead$40,000,000–$6,000,000
Peter and Alice
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2013Lead$40,000,000–$6,000,000
Philomena
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget		2013Lead$12,000,000$100,000,000$1,800,000
Vicious
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band		2013Supporting$40,000,000–$500,000
007 Legends
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2012Lead$40,000,000–$6,000,000
Run for Your Wife
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band		2012Supporting$40,000,000–$500,000
Skyfall
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band		2012Lead$200,000,000$1,108,561,013$20,000,000
Friend Request Pending
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2011Lead$40,000,000–$6,000,000
J. Edgar
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2011Lead$35,000,000$84,600,000$5,250,000
Jane Eyre
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2011Lead$35,000,000$35,000,000$5,250,000
My Week with Marilyn
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget		2011Lead$10,000,000$35,000,000$1,500,000
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band		2011Supporting$410,000,000$1,046,000,000$500,000
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2011Lead$40,000,000–$6,000,000
A Midsummer Night's Dream
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2010Lead$40,000,000–$6,000,000
GoldenEye 007
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2010Lead$40,000,000–$6,000,000
James Bond 007: Blood Stone
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2010Lead$40,000,000–$6,000,000
Madame de Sade
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2009Lead$40,000,000–$6,000,000
Nine
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2009Lead$40,000,000–$6,000,000
Rage
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2009Lead$40,000,000–$6,000,000
Return to Cranford
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2009Lead$40,000,000–$6,000,000
007: Quantum of Solace
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2008Lead$40,000,000–$6,000,000
Quantum of Solace
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $10.0M median for its era and budget band		2008Lead$215,000,000$589,600,000$10,000,000
Cranford
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2007Lead$40,000,000–$6,000,000
Casino Royale
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $10.0M median for its era and budget band		2006Lead$126,000,000$606,000,000$10,000,000
Doogal
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band		2006Supporting$20,000,000$26,700,000$500,000
Hay Fever
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2006Lead$40,000,000–$6,000,000
The Merry Wives of Windsor
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2006Lead$40,000,000–$6,000,000
Mrs Henderson Presents
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2005Lead$40,000,000–$6,000,000
Pride & Prejudice
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2005Lead$40,000,000–$6,000,000
GoldenEye: Rogue Agent
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2004Lead$40,000,000–$6,000,000
Home on the Range
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $10.0M median for its era and budget band		2004Supporting$110,000,000$145,358,062$250,000
James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band		2004Supporting$40,000,000–$500,000
Ladies in Lavender
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2004Lead$40,000,000–$6,000,000
The Chronicles of Riddick
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $10.0M median for its era and budget band		2004Lead$105,000,000$115,800,000$10,000,000
All's Well That Ends Well
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2003Lead$40,000,000–$6,000,000
Borneo
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band		2003Supporting$40,000,000–$500,000
Angelina Ballerina
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band		2002Supporting$40,000,000–$500,000
Die Another Day
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2002Lead$40,000,000–$6,000,000
The Breath of Life
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2002Lead$40,000,000–$6,000,000
The Importance of Being Earnest
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget		2002Lead$15,000,000$17,200,000$2,250,000
Iris
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget		2001Lead$5,500,000$16,200,000$825,000
The Royal Family
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2001Lead$40,000,000–$6,000,000
The Shipping News (film)
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2001Lead$40,000,000–$6,000,000
Chocolat
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2000Lead$25,000,000$152,700,000$3,750,000
Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band		2000Supporting$40,000,000–$500,000
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2000Lead$40,000,000–$6,000,000
Amy's View
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		1999Lead$26,000,000–$3,900,000
Tea with Mussolini
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		1999Lead$26,000,000–$3,900,000
The World Is Not Enough
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		1999Lead$26,000,000–$3,900,000
Aldwych (RNT)
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		1998Lead$26,000,000–$3,900,000
Filumena
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		1998Lead$26,000,000–$3,900,000
Shakespeare in Love
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		1998Lead$25,000,000$289,300,000$3,750,000
Amy's View
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		1997Lead$26,000,000–$3,900,000
Mrs Brown
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		1997Lead$26,000,000$13,200,000$3,900,000
Tomorrow Never Dies
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $10.5M median for its era and budget band		1997Lead$110,000,000$339,500,000$10,500,000
A Film Portrait of J. R. R. Tolkien
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band		1996Supporting$26,000,000–$375,000
Hamlet
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $2.0M median for its era and budget band		1996Lead$18,000,000$4,700,000$2,000,000
The Great War: 1914-1918
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band		1996Supporting$26,000,000–$375,000
A Little Night Music
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		1995Lead$26,000,000–$3,900,000
Absolute Hell
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		1995Lead$26,000,000–$3,900,000
GoldenEye
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		1995Lead$26,000,000–$3,900,000
Jack and Sarah
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		1995Lead$26,000,000–$3,900,000
Middlemarch
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band		1994Supporting$26,000,000–$375,000
The Seagull
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band		1994Lead$26,000,000–$375,000
ABC For Kids
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band		1993Lead$26,000,000–$375,000
Romeo and Juliet
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band		1993Lead$26,000,000–$375,000
As Time Goes By
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band		1992Lead$26,000,000–$375,000
Coriolanus
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band		1992Lead$26,000,000–$375,000
The Torch
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band		1992Lead$26,000,000–$375,000
Wyndham's Theatre
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band		1992Lead$26,000,000–$375,000
Performance
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band		1991Lead$26,000,000–$375,000
The Boys from Syracuse
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band		1991Lead$26,000,000–$375,000
The Plough and the Stars
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band		1991Lead$26,000,000–$375,000
The Sea
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band		1991Lead$26,000,000–$375,000
Screen One
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band		1990Lead$26,000,000–$375,000
Behaving Badly
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1989Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
Central School of Speech and Drama
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1989Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
Gertrude (Hamlet)
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1989Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
Henry V
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1989Lead$9,000,000$10,200,000$68,750
Look Back in Anger
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1989Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
The Cherry Orchard
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1989Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
A Handful of Dust
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1988Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
Renaissance Theatre Company
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1988Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
84 Charing Cross Road
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1987Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
Antony and Cleopatra
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1987Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
Entertaining Strangers
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1987Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
Theatre Night
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1987Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
Garrick Theatre
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1986Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
A Room with a View
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1985Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1985Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
The Angelic Conversation (film)
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1985Supporting$14,000,000–$68,750
The Browning Version
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1985Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
Waste
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1985Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
Wetherby
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1985Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
Mother Courage
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1984Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
Pack of Lies
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1983Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
Saigon: Year of the Cat
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1983Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
A Kind of Alaska
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1982Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
Royal National Theatre
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1982Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
A Fine Romance
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1981Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
A Village Wooing
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1981Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
BBC2 Playhouse
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1981Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
The Cherry Orchard
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1981Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
Juno and the Paycock
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1980Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
Love in a Cold Climate
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1980Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
A Performance of Macbeth by William Shakespeare
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1979Lead$3,025,000–$68,750
Cymbeline
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1979Lead$3,025,000–$68,750
On Giant's Shoulders
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1979Lead$3,025,000–$68,750
Langrishe, Go Down
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1978Lead$3,025,000–$68,750
The Way of the World
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1978Lead$3,025,000–$68,750
Pillars of the Community
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1977Lead$3,025,000–$68,750
Donmar Warehouse
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1976Lead$3,025,000–$68,750
King Lear
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1976Lead$3,025,000–$68,750
Much Ado About Nothing
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1976Lead$3,025,000–$68,750
The Comedy of Errors
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1976Lead$3,025,000–$68,750
The Gay Lord Quex
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1975Lead$3,025,000–$68,750
Too True to Be Good
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1975Lead$3,025,000–$68,750
Dead Cert
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1974Lead$3,025,000–$68,750
Luther
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1974Lead$3,025,000–$68,750
The Good Companions
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1974Lead$3,025,000–$68,750
Apollo Theatre
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1973Lead$3,025,000–$68,750
Ooh La La!
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1973Lead$3,025,000–$68,750
York Theatre Royal
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1973Lead$3,025,000–$68,750
The Duchess of Malfi
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1971Lead$3,025,000–$68,750
The Merchant of Venice
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1971Lead$3,025,000–$68,750
Toad of Toad Hall
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1971Lead$3,025,000–$68,750
Confession
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1970Lead$3,025,000–$68,750
London Assurance
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1970Lead$3,025,000–$68,750
Major Barbara
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1970Lead$3,025,000–$68,750
The Winter's Tale
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1969Lead$15,000,000–$68,750
Twelfth Night
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1969Lead$15,000,000–$68,750
Women Beware Women
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1969Lead$15,000,000–$68,750
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968 film)
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1968Lead$15,000,000–$68,750
Cabaret
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1968Lead$15,000,000–$68,750
ITV Playhouse
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1968Lead$15,000,000–$68,750
Jackanory
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1968Lead$15,000,000–$68,750
Fortune Theatre
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1967Lead$15,000,000–$68,750
Court Martial
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1966Lead$15,000,000–$68,750
Play of the Month
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1966Lead$15,000,000–$68,750
St Joan
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1966Lead$15,000,000–$68,750
The Astrakhan Coat
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1966Lead$15,000,000–$68,750
The Country Wife
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1966Lead$15,000,000–$68,750
The Promise
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1966Lead$15,000,000–$68,750
The Rules of the Game
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1966Lead$15,000,000–$68,750
A Study in Terror
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1965Lead$15,000,000–$68,750
Four in the Morning
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1965Lead$15,000,000–$68,750
He Who Rides a Tiger
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1965Lead$15,000,000–$68,750
Measure for Measure
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1965Lead$15,000,000–$68,750
Private Lives
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1965Lead$15,000,000–$68,750
Romeo and Jeannette
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1965Lead$15,000,000–$68,750
The Alchemist
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1965Lead$15,000,000–$68,750
The Firescreen
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1965Lead$15,000,000–$68,750
Detective
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1964Lead$15,000,000–$68,750
The Third Secret (film)
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1964Lead$15,000,000–$68,750
The Twelfth Hour
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1964Lead$15,000,000–$68,750
Theatre 625
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1964Lead$15,000,000–$68,750
Three Sisters
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1964Lead$15,000,000–$68,750
A Shot in the Dark
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1963Lead$15,000,000–$68,750
Macbeth
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1963Lead$15,000,000–$68,750
Viola (Twelfth Night)
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1963Lead$15,000,000–$68,750
Z-Cars
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1963Lead$15,000,000–$68,750
Measure for Measure
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1962Lead$15,000,000–$68,750
The Cherry Orchard
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1962Lead$15,000,000–$68,750
Titania (A Midsummer Night's Dream)
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1962Lead$15,000,000–$68,750
The Cherry Orchard
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1961Lead$15,000,000–$68,750
An Age of Kings
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1960Lead$15,000,000–$68,750
Armchair Theatre
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1960Lead$15,000,000–$68,750
Hermia
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1960Lead$15,000,000–$68,750
Richard II
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1960Lead$15,000,000–$68,750
Romeo and Juliet
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1960Lead$15,000,000–$68,750
She Stoops to Conquer
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1960Lead$15,000,000–$68,750
The Four Just Men
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1960Lead$15,000,000–$68,750
As You Like It
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1959Lead$2,500,000–$68,750
Hilda Lessways
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1959Lead$2,500,000–$68,750
ITV Play of the Week
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1959Lead$2,500,000–$68,750
The Double Dealer
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1959Lead$2,500,000–$68,750
The Importance of Being Earnest
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1959Lead$2,500,000–$68,750
The Merry Wives of Windsor
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1959Lead$2,500,000–$68,750
Henry V
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1958Lead$2,500,000–$68,750
Twelfth Night
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1958Lead$2,500,000–$68,750
A Midsummer Night's Dream
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1957Lead$2,500,000–$68,750
Hamlet
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1957Lead$2,500,000–$68,750
Measure for Measure
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1957Lead$2,500,000–$68,750
York Mystery Plays
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1957Lead$2,500,000–$68,750

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

$100M$200M$300M195719711985199920132026$345.4 Million1957: $47,5681958: $71,3521959: $169,7031960: $284,4451961: $292,1581962: $327,8341963: $375,4031964: $457,3611965: $588,4951966: $703,2371967: $710,9511968: $758,5191969: $794,1951970: $829,8711971: $865,5471972: $865,5471973: $901,2231974: $936,8991975: $960,6831976: $1,008,2511977: $1,015,9651978: $1,039,7491979: $1,075,4251980: $1,090,8531981: $1,138,4211982: $1,153,8481983: $1,169,2761984: $1,235,9641985: $1,496,8391986: $1,642,8811987: $1,728,8511988: $1,881,7771989: $2,239,9621990: $2,334,9851991: $3,072,4751992: $3,603,0151993: $4,014,7661994: $4,196,1611995: $9,009,0951996: $10,552,9421997: $17,108,0931998: $22,516,1381999: $27,322,4902000: $29,988,7732001: $32,333,3902002: $33,347,8402003: $38,938,7972004: $47,006,8032005: $51,385,6062006: $61,328,8502007: $65,372,6292008: $57,055,4722009: $72,074,0302010: $83,375,0722011: $92,872,9682012: $108,885,3902013: $126,984,1442014: $139,233,4262015: $145,660,3612016: $161,482,4772017: $184,815,9872018: $181,100,9072019: $216,152,4322020: $245,210,8462021: $279,824,5502022: $238,264,6562023: $275,087,8772024: $308,851,7982025: $344,984,2682026: $345,436,838

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

Year by Year

YearIncomeRep feesTax rateSpentSavedBalance
2026$1,739,986$260,99840%$434,823$452,570$345,436,838
2025$15,642,874$2,346,43140%$3,909,154$4,068,712$344,984,268
2024$5,142,874$771,43140%$1,285,204$1,337,662$308,851,798
2023$16,327,274$2,449,09140%$4,080,186$4,246,724$275,087,877
2022$13,102,312$1,965,34740%$3,274,268$3,407,911$238,264,656
2021$14,068,697$2,110,30540%$3,515,767$3,659,268$279,824,550
2020$23,045,307$3,456,79640%$5,759,022$5,994,084$245,210,846
2019$16,333,850$2,450,07840%$4,081,829$4,248,434$216,152,432
2018$4,333,329$649,99940%$1,082,899$1,127,099$181,100,907
2017$21,245,169$3,186,77540%$5,309,168$5,525,868$184,815,987
2016$25,760,404$3,864,06140%$6,437,525$6,700,281$161,482,477
2015$20,437,726$3,065,65940%$5,107,388$5,315,853$145,660,361
2014$7,764,090$1,164,61340%$1,940,246$2,019,440$139,233,426
2013$10,310,992$1,546,64940%$2,576,717$2,681,889$126,984,144
2012$30,951,971$4,642,79640%$7,734,898$8,050,608$108,885,390
2011$25,797,131$3,869,57040%$6,446,703$6,709,834$92,872,968
2010$18,914,291$2,837,14440%$4,726,681$4,919,607$83,375,072
2009$24,914,291$3,737,14440%$6,226,081$6,480,207$72,074,030
2008$18,541,873$2,781,28140%$4,633,614$4,822,741$57,055,472
2007$6,945,417$1,041,81340%$1,735,660$1,806,503$65,372,629
2006$24,940,593$3,741,08940%$6,232,654$6,487,048$61,328,850
2005$12,584,400$1,887,66040%$3,144,842$3,273,202$51,385,606
2004$23,599,381$3,539,90740%$5,897,485$6,138,199$47,006,803
2003$6,994,683$1,049,20240%$1,747,971$1,819,317$38,938,797
2002$15,287,150$2,293,07340%$3,820,259$3,976,188$33,347,840
2001$13,349,465$2,002,42040%$3,336,031$3,472,196$32,333,390
2000$11,101,864$1,665,28040%$2,774,356$2,887,595$29,988,773
1999$12,090,199$1,813,53040%$3,021,341$3,144,661$27,322,490
1998$12,654,487$1,898,17340%$3,162,356$3,291,432$22,516,138
1997$19,389,179$2,908,37740%$4,845,356$5,043,126$17,108,093
1996$2,770,455$415,56840%$692,337$720,595$10,552,942
1995$15,606,059$2,340,90940%$3,899,954$4,059,136$9,009,095
1994$756,059$113,40940%$188,939$196,651$4,196,161
1993$756,059$113,40940%$188,939$196,651$4,014,766
1992$1,506,059$225,90940%$376,364$391,726$3,603,015
1991$1,506,059$225,90940%$376,364$391,726$3,072,475
1990$381,059$57,15940%$122,434$71,906$2,334,985
1989$412,500$61,87540%$132,536$77,839$2,239,962
1988$137,500$20,62540%$53,295$16,830$1,881,777
1987$275,000$41,25045%$80,994$47,568$1,728,851
1986$68,750$10,31345%$28,605$3,535$1,642,881
1985$412,500$61,87545%$121,492$71,352$1,496,839
1984$68,750$10,31345%$28,605$3,535$1,235,964
1983$137,500$20,62545%$48,854$15,428$1,169,276
1982$137,500$20,62545%$48,854$15,428$1,153,848
1981$275,000$41,25045%$80,994$47,568$1,138,421
1980$137,500$20,62545%$48,854$15,428$1,090,853
1979$206,250$30,93845%$60,746$35,676$1,075,425
1978$137,500$20,62545%$40,497$23,784$1,039,749
1977$68,750$10,31345%$24,427$7,714$1,015,965
1976$275,000$41,25045%$80,994$47,568$1,008,251
1975$137,500$20,62545%$40,497$23,784$960,683
1974$206,250$30,93845%$60,746$35,676$936,899
1973$206,250$30,93845%$60,746$35,676$901,223
1972$0$045%$0$0$865,547
1971$206,250$30,93845%$60,746$35,676$865,547
1970$206,250$30,93845%$60,746$35,676$829,871
1969$206,250$30,93845%$60,746$35,676$794,195
1968$275,000$41,25045%$80,994$47,568$758,519
1967$68,750$10,31345%$24,427$7,714$710,951
1966$481,250$72,18845%$110,242$114,742$703,237
1965$550,000$82,50045%$125,991$131,134$588,495
1964$343,750$51,56345%$78,745$81,959$457,361
1963$275,000$41,25045%$80,994$47,568$375,403
1962$206,250$30,93845%$60,746$35,676$327,834
1961$68,750$10,31345%$24,427$7,714$292,158
1960$481,250$72,18845%$110,242$114,742$284,445
1959$412,500$61,87545%$94,493$98,350$169,703
1958$137,500$20,62545%$40,497$23,784$71,352
1957$275,000$41,25045%$80,994$47,568$47,568

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 $345.4 Million.

Methodology

We rebuild Judi’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 Judi Dench's net worth in 2026?

As of 2026, Judi Dench's net worth is an estimated $345.4 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 Judi Dench make money?

Film salaries and documented backend participation.

How is Judi Dench'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 Judi 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 Judi Dench 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 Judi 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 Judi Dench rich compared to the average person?

Yes. A net worth of $345.4 Million is far above the median American household, which sits near $193,000 according to Federal Reserve data.

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