$306.8 Million

Laurence Fishburne Net Worth 2026

Last updated July 15, 2026

As of 2026, Laurence Fishburne has an estimated net worth of $306.8 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
Laurence Fishburne

Fast Facts

BirthdateJuly 30, 1961
BirthplaceAugusta
BreakthroughBoyz n the Hood (1991)
Best KnownThe Matrix (1999)

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 (70 of 147 films)
era and budget-band medians of disclosed lead salaries		$530,507,744
Film pay, modeled supporting and early roles (77 of 147 films)
2.5% of era medians: the pre-stardom rate		$19,600,000
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		$17,395,304
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		$37,832,992
Investment returns on savings
actual 60/40 portfolio returns each year, after tax		$160,192,700
Expenses
Representation fees
agent 10% + attorney 5%		-$92,156,636
Taxes
US-CA effective rates, year by year		-$233,700,421
Personal spending
measured household savings rates by income		-$141,921,452
Estimated net worth$306,791,765

Film by Film

FilmYearRoleBudgetBox officePay counted
Sneaks
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band		2025Supporting$70,000,000$1,500,000$625,000
The Amateur
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2025Lead$60,000,000–$9,000,000
The Astronaut
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
The Witcher
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
Cellar Door
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2024Lead$70,000,000–$10,500,000
Clipped
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2024Lead$70,000,000–$10,500,000
Like They Do In the Movie
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band		2024Supporting$70,000,000–$625,000
Megalopolis
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band		2024Lead$136,000,000$14,387,154$15,000,000
Slingshot
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget		2024Lead$818,294$818,294$122,744
Transformers One
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band		2024Supporting$111,000,000$129,000,000$375,000
John Wick: Chapter 4
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band		2023Lead$100,000,000$137,817,950$15,000,000
All the Old Knives
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2022Lead$70,000,000–$10,500,000
American Buffalo
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2022Lead$70,000,000$2,600,000$10,500,000
The School for Good and Evil
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2022Lead$70,000,000–$10,500,000
Death to 2021
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band		2021Supporting$70,000,000–$625,000
MacGruber
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget		2021Lead$10,000,000$9,300,000$1,500,000
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band		2021Supporting$70,000,000–$625,000
The Ice Road
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $25.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2021Lead$70,000,000$7,500,000$10,500,000
Under the Stadium Lights
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
#FreeRayshawn
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
Death to 2020
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band		2020Supporting$70,000,000–$625,000
History's Greatest Mysteries
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $25.0M median for its era and budget band		2020Supporting$70,000,000–$625,000
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
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
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2019Lead$75,000,000$327,281,779$11,250,000
Running with the Devil
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2019Lead$40,000,000$111,218$6,000,000
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget		2019Lead$18,000,000$11,000,000$2,700,000
Ant-Man and the Wasp
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band		2018Lead$162,000,000$622,674,139$20,000,000
Imprisoned
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2018Lead$40,000,000–$6,000,000
The Mule (2018 film)
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2018Lead$50,000,000$174,804,407$7,500,000
Grown-ish
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
John Wick: Chapter 2
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2017Lead$40,000,000$171,547,802$6,000,000
Last Flag Flying
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget		2017Lead$1,900,000$1,900,000$285,000
Madiba
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
Mixed-ish
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
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band		2016Lead$250,000,000$873,637,528$20,000,000
Passengers
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2016Lead$110,000,000$303,144,152$16,500,000
Roots
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
Standoff
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
The Muppets
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band		2015Supporting$45,000,000$165,184,237$500,000
Ride Along
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2014Lead$25,000,000$154,500,000$3,750,000
Rudderless
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget		2014Lead$5,000,000$584,499$750,000
The Signal (2014 film)
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
Khumba
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band		2013Supporting$20,000,000$28,420,000$500,000
Man of Steel
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band		2013Lead$225,000,000$668,045,518$20,000,000
The Colony (2013 film)
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
Black-ish
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
Contagion
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		2011Lead$60,000,000$135,458,097$9,000,000
Hannibal
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
Have a Little Faith
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
CSI: Fatal Conspiracy
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
Predators
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
Predators: Moments of Extraction
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band		2010Supporting$40,000,000–$500,000
Armored
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
Black Water Transit
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
CSI: Deadly Intent
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
CSI: Miami
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
CSI: NY
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
21
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
Days of Wrath
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
Thurgood
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
Tortured
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
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $10.0M median for its era and budget band		2007Supporting$125,000,000$301,900,000$250,000
TMNT
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band		2007Supporting$40,000,000–$500,000
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget		2007Lead$8,000,000$413,454$1,200,000
Akeelah and the Bee
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
Bobby
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $20.0M era median, capped at 15% of budget		2006Lead$14,000,000$20,700,000$2,100,000
Fences
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
Five Fingers
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
Mission: Impossible III
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $10.0M median for its era and budget band		2006Lead$150,000,000$398,500,000$10,000,000
Without Walls
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
Ashes and Snow
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band		2005Supporting$40,000,000–$500,000
Assault on Precinct 13
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
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M era median		2005Supporting$15,000,000–$500,000
The Matrix Online
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
The Matrix: Path of Neo
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
True Crime: New York City
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
Biker Boyz
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
Mystic River
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
The Matrix Reloaded
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $10.0M median for its era and budget band		2003Lead$150,000,000$741,800,000$10,000,000
The Matrix Revolutions
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $10.0M median for its era and budget band		2003Lead$130,000,000$427,300,000$10,000,000
Osmosis Jones
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band		2001Supporting$70,000,000$14,000,000$500,000
Michael Jordan to the Max
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $20.0M median for its era and budget band		2000Supporting$40,000,000$21,500,000$500,000
Once in the Life
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
Spooks (group)
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
The Lion in Winter
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 Matrix
no disclosed fee: modeled on the $15.0M median for its era and budget band, capped at 15% of budget		1999Lead$63,000,000$473,300,000$9,450,000
Always Outnumbered
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band		1998Lead$26,000,000–$375,000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band		1998Lead$26,000,000–$375,000
Welcome to Hollywood
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band		1998Supporting$26,000,000–$375,000
Event Horizon
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band		1997Lead$26,000,000–$375,000
Hoodlum
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band		1997Lead$26,000,000–$375,000
Miss Evers' Boys
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band		1997Lead$26,000,000–$375,000
Fled
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band		1996Lead$26,000,000–$375,000
Bad Company
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band		1995Lead$26,000,000–$375,000
Higher Learning
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band		1995Lead$26,000,000–$375,000
Just Cause
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band		1995Lead$27,000,000$63,000,000$375,000
Othello
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band		1995Lead$26,000,000–$375,000
Riff Raff
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band		1995Lead$26,000,000–$375,000
The Tuskegee Airmen
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band		1995Lead$26,000,000–$375,000
Searching for Bobby Fischer
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band		1993Lead$26,000,000–$375,000
TriBeCa
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band		1993Lead$26,000,000–$375,000
What's Love Got to Do with It
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band		1993Lead$26,000,000–$375,000
Deep Cover
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band		1992Lead$26,000,000–$375,000
Two Trains Running
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band		1992Lead$26,000,000–$375,000
American Experience
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band		1991Supporting$26,000,000–$375,000
Boyz n the Hood
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band		1991Lead$26,000,000–$375,000
Class Action
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band		1991Lead$26,000,000–$375,000
Cadence
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.0M median for its era and budget band		1990Lead$8,500,000$2,100,000$50,000
Decoration Day
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $15.0M median for its era and budget band		1990Lead$26,000,000–$375,000
King of New York
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.0M median for its era and budget band		1990Lead$5,000,000$2,600,000$50,000
The Equalizer
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1989Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
Cherry 2000
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1988Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
Loose Ends
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1988Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
Red Heat
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $8.0M median for its era and budget band		1988Lead$29,000,000$34,900,000$200,000
School Daze
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1988Lead$6,100,000$14,500,000$68,750
Urban Blight
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1988Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1987Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
Gardens of Stone
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1987Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
Spenser: For Hire
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1987Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
Band of the Hand
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1986Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
Hill Street Blues
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1986Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
Miami Vice
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $5.5M era median		1986Lead$142,500,000$164,200,000$137,500
Pee-wee's Playhouse
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1986Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
Quicksilver
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1986Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
Robert Brookins
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1986Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
Whodini
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1986Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
Attack Me with Your Love
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1985Supporting$14,000,000–$68,750
Short Eyes
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1985Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
The Color Purple (1985 film)
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1985Lead$15,000,000$98,400,000$68,750
The Cotton Club (film)
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1984Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1983Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
Rumble Fish
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1983Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
White Lines (Don't Do It)
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1983Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
Death Wish II
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1982Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
I Take These Men
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1982Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
M*A*S*H
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1982Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
Strike Force
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1982Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
Trapper John, M.D.
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1981Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
A Rumor of War
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1980Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
Contributions
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1980Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
The Six O'Clock Follies
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1980Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
Willie & Phil
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1980Lead$14,000,000–$68,750
Apocalypse Now
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $8.0M median for its era and budget band		1979Lead$31,500,000$150,000,000$200,000
Fast Break
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1979Lead$3,025,000–$68,750
Eden
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1976Lead$3,025,000–$68,750
Cornbread, Earl and Me
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1975Lead$3,025,000–$68,750
If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band
no disclosed fee: 2.5% of the $2.8M median for its era and budget band		1972Lead$3,025,000–$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$300M197219831994200520162026$306.8 Million1972: $7,7141973: $7,7141974: $7,7141975: $15,4281976: $23,1411977: $23,1411978: $23,1411979: $69,6281980: $132,6081981: $150,3191982: $213,2991983: $264,3881984: $297,0521985: $396,8241986: $580,9821987: $676,3361988: $938,2311989: $1,170,3801990: $1,367,6721991: $1,968,2631992: $2,332,2821993: $2,802,1141994: $2,812,1891995: $3,972,3071996: $4,487,8591997: $5,571,2681998: $6,712,4991999: $10,805,6092000: $13,719,4342001: $13,343,1262002: $12,156,5512003: $22,747,0452004: $24,407,7972005: $31,554,3332006: $43,686,9942007: $46,465,1222008: $43,370,5692009: $57,034,4212010: $65,351,6792011: $74,526,7952012: $81,023,1512013: $98,393,3152014: $108,393,5192015: $109,504,1072016: $127,996,0592017: $147,006,1552018: $152,057,8632019: $181,329,5302020: $204,950,0522021: $234,948,9572022: $205,182,6402023: $236,094,3132024: $271,909,0972025: $306,515,3592026: $306,791,765

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

Year by Year

YearIncomeRep feesTax rateSpentSavedBalance
2026$1,597,956$239,69345%$470,638$276,406$306,791,765
2025$36,096,526$5,414,47945%$8,268,812$8,606,314$306,515,359
2024$42,705,357$6,405,80445%$9,782,730$10,182,025$271,909,097
2023$21,277,226$3,191,58445%$4,874,080$5,073,023$236,094,313
2022$33,511,505$5,026,72645%$7,676,648$7,989,981$205,182,640
2021$25,875,483$3,881,32245%$5,927,426$6,169,362$234,948,957
2020$24,324,024$3,648,60445%$5,572,026$5,799,456$204,950,052
2019$22,859,525$3,428,92945%$5,236,546$5,450,282$181,329,530
2018$37,342,013$5,601,30245%$8,554,122$8,903,270$152,057,863
2017$26,156,283$3,923,44247%$5,773,869$6,009,537$147,006,155
2016$52,994,516$7,949,17747%$11,698,274$12,175,755$127,996,059
2015$1,366,218$204,93347%$301,586$313,895$109,504,107
2014$11,749,125$1,762,36947%$2,593,561$2,699,420$108,393,519
2013$29,613,871$4,442,08147%$6,537,114$6,803,935$98,393,315
2012$1,067,632$160,14543%$325,879$191,389$81,023,151
2011$28,404,097$4,260,61543%$6,743,275$7,018,510$74,526,795
2010$13,492,281$2,023,84243%$3,203,135$3,333,875$65,351,679
2009$31,273,422$4,691,01343%$7,424,467$7,727,506$57,034,421
2008$25,273,422$3,791,01343%$6,000,037$6,244,936$43,370,569
2007$3,180,969$477,14543%$755,178$786,001$46,465,122
2006$38,364,718$5,754,70843%$9,107,976$9,479,730$43,686,994
2005$26,018,120$3,902,71843%$6,176,832$6,428,947$31,554,333
2004$1,018,120$152,71843%$241,707$251,572$24,407,797
2003$35,904,656$5,385,69843%$8,523,945$8,871,861$22,747,045
2002$323,674$48,55146%$112,911$35,656$12,156,551
2001$821,658$123,24946%$237,599$139,542$13,343,126
2000$12,821,354$1,923,20346%$2,883,651$3,001,351$13,719,434
1999$14,839,943$2,225,99246%$3,337,652$3,473,882$10,805,609
1998$1,194,557$179,18446%$268,668$279,634$6,712,499
1997$1,194,557$179,18446%$268,668$279,634$5,571,268
1996$542,092$81,31446%$156,757$92,064$4,487,859
1995$2,438,120$365,71846%$548,358$570,739$3,972,307
1994$188,120$28,21846%$65,624$20,723$2,812,189
1993$1,313,120$196,96846%$295,334$307,388$2,802,114
1992$938,120$140,71836%$250,065$260,272$2,332,282
1991$1,313,120$196,96836%$350,025$364,312$1,968,263
1990$660,328$99,04936%$176,017$183,201$1,367,672
1989$343,178$51,47736%$117,614$69,075$1,170,380
1988$720,084$108,01336%$191,946$199,780$938,231
1987$451,334$67,70045%$132,929$78,070$676,336
1986$697,550$104,63255%$130,738$136,074$580,982
1985$295,350$44,30355%$71,172$41,799$396,824
1984$157,850$23,67855%$45,887$14,491$297,052
1983$295,350$44,30345%$86,988$51,088$264,388
1982$364,100$54,61545%$107,237$62,980$213,299
1981$157,850$23,67845%$56,084$17,711$150,319
1980$364,100$54,61545%$107,237$62,980$132,608
1979$268,750$40,31345%$79,154$46,487$69,628
1978$0$045%$0$0$23,141
1977$0$045%$0$0$23,141
1976$68,750$10,31345%$24,427$7,714$23,141
1975$68,750$10,31345%$24,427$7,714$15,428
1974$0$045%$0$0$7,714
1973$0$045%$0$0$7,714
1972$68,750$10,31345%$24,427$7,714$7,714

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 $306.8 Million.

Methodology

We rebuild Laurence’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 Laurence Fishburne's net worth in 2026?

As of 2026, Laurence Fishburne's net worth is an estimated $306.8 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 Laurence Fishburne make money?

Film salaries and documented backend participation.

How is Laurence Fishburne'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 Laurence 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 Laurence Fishburne 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 Laurence 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 Laurence Fishburne rich compared to the average person?

Yes. A net worth of $306.8 Million is far above the median American household, which sits near $193,000 according to Federal Reserve data.

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