Harrison Ford Was Once the Highest-Grossing Actor in the World, and His Net Worth Shows It

Once upon a time, a struggling young actor by the name of Harrison Ford was working as a carpenter building cabinets for filmmaker George Lucas when he was asked to read for this movie you may or may not have heard of called Star Wars. Not only was his read beyond exceptional, but it was so good that he was cast as the protagonist Han Solo. And the rest is history! Iconic (read: 🔥) pic during Harrison's early years working on the series, incoming:

Harrison became a star practically overnight thanks to his performance in the Star Wars franchise beginning in 1977. He followed it up with tons of other high profile roles in the Blade Runner franchise, The Fugitive, and the Indiana Jones series. More recently, the actor has led the Yellowstone spinoff 1923 and Apple TV+'s Shrinking.

Now, as you can imagine, all of Harrison's roles over the decades have amounted to some major $$$ in his bank account. In case you wanna feel extra broke today, let's run through the numbers, shall we?

Harrison Ford's per-movie/show breakdown is...truly something else

• Star Wars: According to Celebrity Net Worth, Harrison made $10,000 for his role as Han Solo in the first Star Wars movie, which personally would be life-changing for me, but just wait until you see his rate skyrocket 😬. His salary apparently jumped to $500,000 for the next two sequels (The Empire Strikes Back and The Return of the Jedi) before shooting up to $15 million plus backend $$$ for The Force Awakens. The outlet reports that his contract earned him a percentage of the film's profits at the box office, which meant his earnings for the movie totaled around $25 million. Damn!

• The Fugitive: The celeb made an estimated $6.6 million for his role in the big-screen remake of the popular '60s TV series.

• Cowboys & Aliens: Harrison earned roughly $10 million for appearing in the film, which was inspired by a 2006 graphic novel.

• Expendables 3: The actor reportedly made $6.9 million for appearing in the star-studded project, which also enlisted tons of other A-listers like Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Antonio Banderas, Jet Li, and Wesley Snipes. Iconic!
  

• Indiana Jones: Harrison earned a total of $5.9 million for appearing in Raiders of the Lost Ark, the first Indiana Jones movie. He subsequently made $4.5 million and $4.9 million for the franchise's next two films. Fast-forward to 2007, and the actor was offered *pause for dramatic effect* a whopping $65 million to come back for the fourth Indiana Jones film. And according to Celebrity Net Worth, it's been reported the celeb will make $25 million from his involvement in the latest installment, though that info isn't concrete. Either way, we bet he's making a pretty penny.

• Blade Runner: It's unclear just how much Harrison's net worth increased after his involvement in Blade Runner and its sequel Blade Runner 2049, but the actor *did* joke during an interview with the Associated Press that it took "bags of money" for him to return for the second installment. Plus he's also credited in the film's script, so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
  

• 1923: According to some sources, Harrison and his 1923 co-star Helen Mirren both earned a reported $1 million per (!!) episode (!!!) of the series. This means the stars took home ~ $8 million each for season 1, which is truly wild. Oh, and both stars are set to come back for the show's second season, so expect for these figures to remain the same, if not shoot up even higher.

And let's not forget about royalties

Harrison Ford has been the face of so many iconic franchises, so it's safe to assume he gets paid a decent amount when his work is showcased.

To get a feel for how much he likely earns, we can reference Harrison's Star Wars co-star, Mark Hamill, who, reportedly earned royalties from theatrical screenings of Star Wars and not from video releases, television airings, or streaming. (This was likely the case because in 1977, Hollywood contracts tended to be much simpler and didn't account for all of the viewing methods we have now.) Contract renegotiations throughout the years likely opened up new avenues for Harrison to profit off of this.

Harrison is also a real estate wiz

Say what you want, but Harrison has VISION. Per Celebrity Net Worth, back in 1983 the actor paid $1 million for a large home in Los Angeles's Brentwood neighborhood, which he sold in 2012 for $8.2 million, leaving him with a $7.2 million profit. Must! Be! Nice!

Plus in 2011, Harrison and his wife Calista Flockhart spent $12.6 million on a different Brentwood home, which has since been their longtime primary residence in L.A.

So, what is Harrison Ford's total net worth?

According to Celebrity Net Worth, that would be $300 million. To give you a sense of just how much moolah we're talking here, back in 2016, Harrison became the highest-grossing actor in Hollywood with a combined total of $4.7 billion for all of his movies. (He held the title until Samuel L. Jackson nabbed the top spot after appearing in a buncha Marvel movies. But then Harrison nabbed the distinction back after the release of the 2015 film Star Wars: The Force Awakens.)

Harrison has since lost the top spot agin, but his overall net worth is still pretty massive, wouldn't you say?

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