Christian Charles Philip Bale was born on 30 January 1974, in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales, of English parents although his father is of South African descent. Christian Bale is an actor perhaps best known for his performances in “The Machinist”, “The Black Night’ films, and “The Fighter” which won him an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.
So just how rich is Christian Bale? It has recently been estimated that the net worth of Christian Bale is over $80 million, accumulated during his career in the film industry which began in the early ’80s.
| Average annual earnings | $18,000,000 |
| Total box office earnings for all films acted in | $4,202,000,000 |
| Average movie gross for all films acted in | $50,171,564 |
| Number of movies acted in | 48 |
| Number of movies produced in | 1 |
Christian Bale Net Worth $80 Million
Christian Bale net worth by years:
| 2014 | $20,000,000 |
| 2013 | $25,000,000 |
| 2012 | $15,000,000 |
| 2010 | $4,000,000 |
| 2008 | $30,000,000 |
| 2000 — 2007 | $20,750,000 |
As with many actors, Christian Bale began his career in television, in 1982, taking parts in commercials. Since 1986 Bale has been starring in films which are the main source of Bale’s net worth. He debuted on the big screen in the Marvin J. Chomsky-directed film named ‘Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna’. A year later, Christian took part in the film ‘Empire of the Sun’ directed by Steven Spielberg, which brought him an Award from National Board of Review and Young Artist Award, which helped Christian not only to increase his net worth but also attract the attention of other film directors. In 1992, Bale co-starred with Bill Pullman, David Moscow and Robert Duvall in the film ‘Newsies’ directed by Kenny Ortega, and the were nominated as the Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture by Young Artist Awards.
Then for ten years Bale appeared in a number of films, such as ‘Swing Kids’, ‘Little Women’, ‘The Portrait of a Lady’, ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, ‘Mary, Mother of Jesus’ and others that received mixed reviews from critics and support from audiences, but did not reach any great heights.
Since 2000, Bale has landed a number of roles which were worth nominations and awards, and obviously they have made the greatest impact on Christian Bale’s net worth. In 2000, Bale created the role of Patrick Bateman in ‘American Psycho’ directed by Mary Harron, and won the Fangoria Chainsaw Award for the Best Leading Actor. In 2004, Bale landed the leading role in ‘The Machinist’ directed by Brad Anderson, and won the Catalonian International Film Festival Award. The following year, ‘Batman Begins’ directed by Christopher Nolan was released, and Bale won the MTV Movie Award, Saturn Award and Space Choice Award. In 2007, the main role in the film ‘I’m Not There’ directed by Todd Haynes won an Independent Spirit Award. ‘The Dark Knight’ directed, written and produced by Christopher Nolan in which Bale starred alongside Gary Oldman brought Bale a number of awards, including a Scream Award, Empire Award, West Point Cadet Choice Award among others.
In 2010, Bale reached the peak of his career to date, with his role of Dicky Eklund in the film ‘The Fighter’, directed by David O. Russell, and which increased Bale’s net worth the most as it won 35 awards including an Academy Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, Satellite Award, and other top awards. The last role which added to the overall amount of Christian Bale’s net worth was his portrayal of Irving Rosenfeld in ‘American Hustle’, also directed by David O. Russell.
It has been reported that currently Bales is to star in three films: ‘Exodus: Gods and Kings’ directed by Ridley Scott, ‘Knight of Cups’ and one untitled film both directed by Terrence Malick that will be released soon.
In his personal life, Christian Bale has been married to Sandra Blažić since 2000, and they have one child.
Christian Bale salary in movies:
| Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) | $20,000,000 |
| American Hustle (2013) | $15,000,000 |
| Out of the Furnace (2013) | $10,000,000 |
| The Dark Knight Rises (2012) | $15,000,000 |
| The Fighter (2010) | $4,000,000 |
| The Dark Knight (2008) | $10,000,000 + $20,000,000 bonus |
| Batman Begins (2005) | $9,000,000 |
| Terminator Salvation (2009) | $8,000,000 + Gross Points |
| The Machinist (2004) | $250,000 |
| Equilibrium (2002) | $2,500,000 |
| American Psycho (2000) | $1,000,000 |
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