Overview
- Forbes estimates Cameron’s net worth at about $1.1 billion, placing him in a rare club of filmmaker billionaires.
- Avatar: Fire and Ash opens Dec. 19, and Forbes projects it could surpass $2 billion globally and earn Cameron at least $200 million before taxes and fees.
- Cameron’s earnings are reported to come primarily from box-office receipts and profit participation rather than studio sales or corporate deals.
- His films have amassed nearly $9 billion worldwide, led by Avatar at $2.9 billion and The Way of Water at $2.3 billion.
- Forbes lists Steven Spielberg ($7.1B), George Lucas ($5.3B), Peter Jackson ($1.7B) and Tyler Perry ($1.4B) with higher net worths.