How Chris Pratt makes and spends his US$80 million fortune: he made it big with Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers and Jurassic World – and splashes his net worth on property and jewellery
Chris Pratt has been building his wealth for close to a decade. While his breakout role was as the lovable and hilarious Andy Dwyer in Parks and Recreation, the American actor has scored most of his major pay cheques thanks to the Guardians of the Galaxy and Jurassic World franchises. And like many Hollywood big-namers, he has also made some successful property deals.
Let’s take a look into his rise to stardom and how he makes and spends his Celebrity Net Worth-estimated US$80 million bank balance.
Chris Pratt’s pre-Hollywood life
Pratt recalled to BuzzFeed in 2013 all the odd jobs he had before making it big, which ranged from cleaning cars and working at a burger joint to stripping.
“I was never like Magic Mike, you know,” he said about the latter occupation. “I did go one time and audition on a stage for a club, but I don’t think I got the job. I don’t think I’m a very good dancer.”
He got his big break with Parks and Recreation …
Pratt, now 43, hit it big when he was cast as the lovable Andy Dwyer on the NBC comedy series Parks and Recreation.
It’s unknown how much he made on the series, but it would open the door for the future movie career he would set out to have.
… then scored a role in Guardians of the Galaxy …
According to Us Weekly, he earned US$1.5 million to play Star-Lord in 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy. To play the lead character, Pratt transformed from his lovable everyman Andy Dwyer persona from Parks and Rec to a superhero role that got him into incredible shape.
… and added to his bank balance with Jurassic World
Taking a pause from playing Star-Lord, Pratt landed the starring role in the Jurassic Park reboot, Jurassic World. Playing the gritty raptor trainer Owen, Pratt got a pay cheque in the low seven figures, according to Forbes.
2016 was one of his most successful years
2016 was one of Pratt’s biggest years. Thanks to a return to Guardians and a sci-fi romance movie starring Jennifer Lawrence on the horizon, Forbes reported he took in US$26 million that year, making him the youngest person on their highest-paid actors list that year.
His movie with Lawrence, Passengers, came with a US$12 million upfront fee, according to Forbes.
Hopefully, this softened the blow of the movie becoming a box-office dud.
His Avengers appearance
For his quick appearance in Avengers: Infinity War, Pratt pocketed a cool US$5 million, according to Us Weekly.
Another Jurassic World payday – and his TV wins
Pratt’s payday in the Jurassic World franchise skyrocketed for the sequel, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Variety reported he brought in US$10 million. It’s unknown what he took in for the third movie, Jurassic World Dominion.
Pratt then became one of the highest-paid stars on TV by making US$1.4 million per episode on season one of The Terminal List, per a Variety report.
He owns some incredible properties
Pratt and now ex-wife Anna Faris married in 2009. In 2013, they bought a Mediterranean-style mansion worth US$3.3 million.
The property boasted four bedrooms and four baths, and an amazing outdoor space that featured multiple covered patios, a saltwater swimming pool and spa, a full outdoor kitchen, a fire pit, an enclosed pavilion used as a gym, and a lighted tennis court.
The pair divorced in 2018. Two years later, they sold the property for US$4.75 million, according to the Los Angeles Times.
In between his divorce from Faris and selling their home, Pratt locked down a piece of property in the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood in LA where he constructed a massive US$15 million mansion.
Spanning 10,000 sq ft, it has five bedrooms and six baths, a home gym, a wine cellar and a pool house. He also built an infinity-edged swimming pool and garage for multiple luxury vehicles, according to Dirt.
The pricey engagement ring
Also in 2019, Pratt got engaged to Katherine Schwarzenegger, the daughter of legendary blockbuster star Arnold Schwarzenegger. The two married later that year.
The ring he used to propose was quite impressive.
The five-carat diamond on it ranges in price from US$150,000 and US$550,000, according to People.
This article originally appeared on Insider.
