In 1997, the movie "Titanic" was broadcast, and it was instantly sought after by many fans around the world.
The famous actor Leonardo has earned hundreds of millions of yuan with this movie, so how much wealth does Xiao Lizi have?
made a net profit of hundreds of millions of yuan with just one movie
The movie "Titanic" has a total investment of up to 200 million US dollars, which is unique in the 90s investment in the film industry.
The box office of this film also soared directly to $1.8 billion, setting a record for the box office, and then the film was re-released again, earning $387 million again, and the two screenings made the box office of "Titanic" directly reach $2.187 billion.
Leonardo, who gained many fans in this movie, laid the foundation for the subsequent acquisition of countless fans around the world.
Until now, the movie "Titanic" still occupies an unshakable position in the hearts of many fans, and this film has a score of 9.4 on Douban.
The movie "Titanic" was filmed for 77 days, and Leonardo's salary reached 290 million yuan, what kind of concept was this in 1997? Making a movie can net 290 million yuan.
According to the filming time, when Leonardo starred in this movie, the average daily salary reached 3.76 million yuan, which was beyond the reach of many Hollywood actors.
Leonardo's former salary is also shocking in the film and television industry today, and many film directors will offer many attractive conditions in order to invite him to make movies, such as giving him a part of the film's dividends.
How did Leonardo come along the way, so how rich is Xiao Lizi now?
Leonardo's upbringing
In the fall of 1974, Leonardo, born in Los Angeles to an ordinary family, his father was Irish and his mother was German.
The United States is a place that advocates freedom, so Leonardo's parents divorced when he was very young, but the two have not been left behind in Leonardo's education, and he will live with his mother on weekdays.
On weekends, he would spend time with his father, who was a painter, so Leonardo grew up surrounded by his father's art at a very young age.
This greatly cultivated Leonardo's love for art, and despite the divorce of his parents, he grew up living in the love of his parents.
It is precisely because his family is not very wealthy that he began to pursue knowledge and dreams since he was a child, and Leonardo developed a great interest in acting at a very young age.
His performance in the school's drama class was recognized by his teachers and classmates, who supported and encouraged him to pursue his dreams bravely after discovering his unique acting skills.
During his school years, he always actively participated, and the various performances held by the school were held, and he believed that he could bring joy to the audience through performances since he was a child.
At the age of 12, Leonardo began to interview for many commercials, and after more than 50 interviews, he finally got his first job as an actor, shooting commercials for a car company.
He cherished this hard-won opportunity, and this advertising shoot allowed him to be recognized by the brand and successfully completed the first job.
When he was 14 years old, he was interviewed by a film and television agency, so he filmed a TV series "Santa Barbara", which gave him more shooting experience.
In 1993, after a long period of precipitation, Leonardo filmed his first movie "Wolf Totem", which also slowly brought Leonardo into the public's field of vision.
In 1997, the movie "Titanic" was born, Leonardo shined in this movie with his excellent acting skills, and with the role of the male protagonist "Jack", he instantly gained the hearts of many girls around the world.
With this movie, Leonardo not only gained many fans, but also earned the first pot of gold in his life, and won the first Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in his life.
Since then, Leonardo has begun to enter, at the peak of his career as an actor, his acting skills have been greatly improved, and then he began to try various roles, in "Inception", he played a scammer to the fullest.
Later, in the movie "Trembling Truth", he perfectly played a terrifying serial killer to the world, Leonardo never picked a role, he thought that only after trying different roles could he become a qualified actor.
Leonardo's many honorary degrees in Hollywood have allowed him to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and his name has been engraved on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Leonardo is not only in full swing in his career as an actor, but he also devotes a lot of energy to social welfare and environmental protection activities, and he invests in his foundation to support environmental protection.
In addition, he has participated in United Nations environmental protection activities for a long time, and with his many fans around the world, he has called on people around the world to protect the global environment.
Middle-aged Leonardo
Leonardo had a very handsome appearance when he was young, with angular facial features and affectionate eyes, which fascinated thousands of fans, and it is not an exaggeration to say that his appearance was once the top existence in the film and television industry.
On the other hand, the middle-aged Leonardo really hasn't escaped the old saying that people get lucky when they reach middle age.
Now he is fat and unkempt, and some netizens have lined up many times to take photos of him coming out to play, and the fat on his body can be seen at a glance, which is like two people when he was young.
Leonardo's chubby face, coupled with a prominent beer belly, gives people a very greasy and sloppy feeling, but what is puzzling is that his legs are still very thin, which is so out of harmony with the fat upper body.
When everyone saw Leonardo's photo, I believe everyone couldn't help laughing, and couldn't help but feel that he was almost fifty years old, and he was still so childlike.
Seeing Leonardo's brilliant appearance, he must have made a lot of money in the first half of his life, so how rich is Leonardo today?
What is Leonardo's total net worth?
In fact, as early as 2015, Leonardo earned 210 million yuan, and then according to the report of "Celebrity Net Worth", Leonardo earned 290 million yuan with the work "Titanic".
Later, with the work "Inception", he earned 360 million yuan, and there are many famous movies that need not be introduced one by one.
Leonardo has the influence of many fans, and the endorsement fee alone has been as high as 720 million yuan over the years.
In 2005, Leonardo bought a 104-acre island off the coast of Belize in South America, and he turned the island into a resort, which is not open to the public, but only for him and his friends to vacation.
Leonardo also owns a 3,673-square-foot mansion in New York, with a listing price of $8.5 million, which is 62 million yuan when converted into RMB.
Although Leonardo has countless wealth and many mansions, he is so low-key when he buys a car.
Because he has been committed to the cause of environmental protection, it is not difficult to see from his car, Leonardo's car is, Volvo XC60 hybrid version, he is worth more than 100 million to drive this car, it is indeed very low-key.
Since 1997, Leonardo has been committed to the cause of environmental protection, he has filmed many environmental documentaries, and more than once donated hundreds of millions of yuan to the environmental protection foundation, he has been calling on people around the world to save resources.
Leonardo has played a leading role in environmental protection, and the cars he drives are more environmentally friendly models, in the 90s, Leonardo's car is the Toyota Prius, which is very energy-saving and environmentally friendly.
He was worth enough to buy a large-displacement sports car, but he didn't do it, and according to media reports, he even drove this old broken car to win the award when he went to the Oscars.
I have to say that Leonardo spared no effort and made many contributions to the cause of environmental protection, this behavior is really impressive to us, and Leonardo also has a performance car, but it is also an electric car.
This tram is the Fisk Range Extender tram, and it is not difficult to see from his car that Leonardo has always led by example and led his fans to environmental protection with practical actions.
In March 2024, Forbes magazine released and the 2023 actor income list was announced, Leonardo ranked seventh with 41 million US dollars, earning 269 million yuan in just one year in 2023.
According to the name "Net Worth", Leonardo's assets are close to 2.2 billion yuan!
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