Edward Norton’s Net Worth Is a Hulking Sum

Lillian Brown

Fri, September 22, 2023 at 11:47 PM UTC

6 min read

By the start of the 21st century, Edward Norton had become one of the most in-demand actors in Hollywood. With memorable dramatic roles and multiple Academy Award nominations, he now has the pick of the litter when it comes to future roles and big budget paydays. He's got the net worth to prove it.

Despite his career status, the 54-year-old actor is well known for his willingness to take a pay cut in order to work on projects he really believes in, especially when it comes to frequent collaborator Wes Anderson. He began working with the director on Moonrise Kingdom (2012) and has since appeared in The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), Isle of Dogs (2018), The French Dispatch (2021) and Asteroid City (2023).

“On every Wes Anderson movie I’ve ever done, it’s a money-losing proposition,” he told People in an interview about Moonrise Kingdom. “There’s no question. But it’s worth it. It’s like being in the best theater company ever.”

Here is everything you need to know about Norton, from his work with Anderson to his estimated net worth.

How did Edward Norton become famous?

Edward Norton got his start doing theater in New York in the early '90s. It was only once a casting director noticed him that he was able to make the leap into film with Primal Fear (1996). The movie made him one of the hottest young stars in Hollywood and earned him an Academy Award nomination. He went on to star in Everyone Says I Love You (1996), The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) and Rounders (1998) with Matt Damon, but it wasn’t until taking the dark leading role in American History X (1998) that he again received critical acclaim, including another Oscar nod.

Norton had memorable roles in Fight Club (1999), Red Dragon (2002), The Italian Job (2003), and Kingdom of Heaven (2005). Although Eric Bana played Bruce Banner/The Hulk in the first Hulk movie, Norton assumed the role in The Incredible Hulk (2008). Despite being a part of one of the first official movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Norton didn’t go on to reprise the role in The Avengers (2012) and was instead replaced by Mark Ruffalo. He took on additional roles after that, most notably Birdman (2014) and several Wes Anderson films, starting with Moonrise Kingdom.

The next big step in Norton’s career was Motherless Brooklyn (2019), which he directed, wrote and starred in. The movie, about a lonely 1950s private investigator attempting to solve his mentor’s murder, was created to give audiences “the pleasure of the kind of movies people don’t make anymore,” Norton told Parade in 2019. “If you feel like people have been taken somewhere and they’ve been provoked into asking questions and taken away and they want to hear the music again, that’s what you want,” he added. “That’s the reason I do it. No other reason.”

Since then, he’s starred in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) and returned to work with Anderson. He also appeared in an episode of the star-studded Apple TV+ series, Extrapolations (2023).

What is Edward Norton’s net worth?

Norton’s estimated net worth in 2023 is $300 million. In addition to acting, one of his greatest assets is his knack for smart investing. He was an early investor in Uber, co-founded CrowdWise (later acquired by GoFundMe) with his wife, and is one of the founders behind TV analytics startup EDO. He has also acted in various advertising campaigns, including for Hotels.com and Verizon.

How much did Edward Norton make for American History X?

Edward Norton made less than $500,000 for American History X, according to the Los Angeles Times. Producers told the paper that Norton took the role for “considerably less than half his normal price,” which was $1 million at the time.

How much did Edward Norton make for Fight Club?

Norton made $2.5 million for Fight Club, per Mental Floss. In comparison, co-star Brad Pitt was paid $17.5 million, which speaks to what a massive star Pitt is, even in comparison to Norton.

How much did Edward Norton make for The Italian Job?

Edward Norton made $1 million for The Italian Job, according to a report from The Observer. By 2003, Norton was making substantially more than that per film, but he agreed to a pay cut to finish out a deal he had with Paramount Pictures.

How much did Edward Norton make for Red Dragon?

Entertainment Weekly estimated Norton’s Red Dragon payday at $6.5 million. Star Anthony Hopkins, who reprised his Academy Award-winning role as Hannibal Lector in the film, made at least $8 million for the movie, per Time.

How much did Edward Norton make for Moonrise Kingdom?

Norton made about $4,200, according to the People interview. The cast and crew bunked together in a rented house in Newport, Rhode Island and made SAG weekly rates. “People ask me, like, why were you in that Prada ad in London?” he joked. “It’s like, because I want to do movies like Moonrise Kingdom and Wes doesn’t pay.”

How much did Edward Norton make for The Incredible Hulk?

It is unknown how much Norton made for The Incredible Hulk, but based on the budget being around $150 million, it's safe to assume he earned at least in the low seven figures, if not something in the eight figure range. Norton left the MCU, however, when his vision for the character parted from that of Marvel. Needless to say, he left millions when he departed the franchise, as Mark Ruffalo has starred in numerous films as The Hulk since.

How much did Edward Norton make for Glass Onion?

While Edward Norton plays a billionaire in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, he certainly wasn't paid that much to be in the movie. With a budget of just $40 million, the film probably paid its actors substantially less than their usual asking prices.

How many movies has Edward Norton been in?

Including cameos and small voiceover roles, Asteroid City marks Norton’s 37th feature film, according to his IMDb credits. This is his fifth Wes Anderson film.

What does Edward Norton make per movie?

Norton doesn’t have a publicly-available set fee per movie and has proven that he’s willing to take a pay cut for projects that he’s passionate about, but his going rate for the standard blockbuster is likely somewhere close to the $10 million range, based on his previous film salaries.

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