A brilliant career of more than 2 decades
With over two decades of acting experience, Hugh Jackman has become one of the greatest actors of the 21st century. He is the winner of a Primetime Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, two Tony Awards (including an honorary one) and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to being nominated for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Film Award. Hugh Jackman is just one Oscar away from becoming the fourth actor and only male to have won both the Triple Crown of Acting (Academy Award, Emmy and Tony) and the EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony).
Hugh Jackman began his acting career with a few plays and one television appearance in 1994 in Australia. He gained recognition on the Australian stage for his role as Gaston in Disney’s musical Beauty and the Beast (1995–1996).
Jackman’s life changed when he landed the most iconic role of his career – Wolverine/Wolverine in the superhero film “X-Men”. The film was released in 2000, became a blockbuster and instantly made Jackman a superhero icon.
Jackman’s appeal extends beyond his superhero persona, however. He’s also found success in musicals and romantic leads. Hugh Jackman’s most notable films outside the Marvel Universe include the romantic comedy “Kate & Leopold” (2001), the action thrillers “Swordfish” (2001), “The Prestige” (2006), “Prisoners” (2013), the historical epic “Australia” (2008), and the musicals “Les Misérables” (2012) and “The Greatest Showman” (2017). He has also lent his voice to animated films such as “Happy Feet” (2006), “Rise of the Guardians” (2012), and “Missing Link” (2019).
Over the course of his career spanning over two decades, Jackman has delivered some of the biggest blockbusters on the big screen, many of which have been critically acclaimed and box office hits.
How rich is Hugh Jackman?
Hugh Jackman has a net worth of around $100 million, according to celebrity wealth tracker Celebrity Net Worth. However, some other reports have put his net worth as high as $180 million.
In other words, it can be concluded that Jackman’s net worth as of 2024 is an average of $150 million. And that’s not even while “Deadpool & Wolverine” is still in theaters. It’s the only MCU movie released this year and has already become one of the highest-grossing movies of 2024.
Hugh Jackman’s salary for “Deadpool & Wolverine” is said to be between $20 million and $40 million.
“Deadpool & Wolverine” (2024) set opening day box office records after its worldwide release on July 26, 2024. This included the biggest global opening since “Avatar: The Way of Water” (2022) and Jackman’s biggest domestic opening ever, beating “X-Men: The Last Stand” (2006) with $102.7 million. The film is also expected to break the record for the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time, after setting the record for the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time, both worldwide and domestically, beating the previous record held by “Deadpool” (2016).
Hugh Jackman’s salary for “Deadpool & Wolverine” is said to be between $20 million and $40 million. This is not an unbelievable number because Jackman is the man behind the resounding success of the “X-Men” series, as evidenced by the fact that the films without his participation have the lowest revenue in the entire series.
In total, films starring Jackman have grossed more than $8.7 billion at the worldwide box office, including the “X-Men” films in which he played the lead role alone or as part of an ensemble.
Reports say Jackman was paid $500,000 for “X-Men,” the first film in the series. The success of “X-Men” and the actor’s performance warranted a salary increase of about 100 percent for the sequel. With each subsequent “X-Men” film, Hugh Jackman’s salary continued to increase until it peaked at $20 million. Jackman is said to have earned about $100 million from the “X-Men” films alone.
The “X-Men” movies have made Hugh Jackman a huge fortune. But he also makes a significant amount of money from other movies.
“Snow Flower and the Secret Fan” is an international co-production in which Jackman starred alongside Jun Ji-hyun, one of the highest-paid K-drama actors, Chinese star Li Bingbing, and American actress Vivian Wu. That same year, he starred in “Real Steel,” a sci-fi film about a man who trains robot fighters. On the other hand, “Australia” (2008), in which Jackman starred alongside Nicole Kidman, is one of his most famous films. In 2023, an extended version of the film was streamed as a six-part series titled “Faraway Downs.”
Outside of film, Jackman has found success on stage as a concert and theater artist. His Broadway musical “The Music Man” has grossed $3 million a week despite the pandemic, according to Variety.
He previously toured the world in 2019 for his concert “The Man. The Music. The Show,” which featured material from the soundtrack of the musical film “The Greatest Showman” as well as other songs, including “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” and “Gaston.” According to Billboard Boxscore, the concert grossed more than $23.4 million during its European leg.
Hugh Jackman also has a production company, Seed Productions, which the actor co-founded with his assistant, John Palermo and Deborra-Lee Furness in 2005. Their first production was the musical drama “Viva Laughlin” (2007). Not much is known about this production company as of 2024.
In real estate, Hugh Jackman bought a three-story New York City condo for $21 million in 2012, nearly half the asking price. The condo has 1,021 square feet of living space. The top floor of the condo features a “stunning full-floor master suite.” Jackman has listed the property for sale in June 2022 for nearly $40 million.
The actor reportedly still owns a mansion and adjacent land in East Hampton, which he bought in two separate deals in 2014 and 2015 for $7.5 million. Spanning 10,117 square feet, the estate now has two new structures and is available for rent for $500,000 between May and September.
Jackman’s most recent property purchase was a 4,500-square-foot penthouse in New York City’s Chelsea neighborhood in 2022 for $21.1 million.
