--- title: How Much Money Does Chris Rock Make? description: Breaking down Chris Rock's $70 million fortune. authors: - name: Alicia Adamczyk url: https://money.com/author/alicia-adamczyk/ at_money_since: 2015 articles: 201 covers: - Lifestyle - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Loans - Personal Finance - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://x.com/aliciaadamczyk former_staff: true published: '2016-02-26T16:32:23.000Z' modified: '2024-04-16T10:05:20.000Z' section: Lifestyle word_count: 300 canonical: https://money.com/how-much-money-does-chris-rock-make/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![Chris Rock attends the National Board of Review awards gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on January 6, 2015, in New York.](https://img.money.com/2016/02/160225_em_howmuchchrisrock.jpg?crop=0px%2C68px%2C2100px%2C1181px&quality=85) *Chris Rock attends the National Board of Review awards gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on January 6, 2015, in New York.* Chris Rock, host of this year's Oscars, has a reported [net worth of $70 million](http://pagesix.com/2015/06/15/chris-rocks-estranged-wife-seeking-huge-payout-in-divorce/). That's according to Page Six, in an article about the actor's divorce proceedings last summer. How did the comedian amass that fortune? Forbes estimates that [Rock brought in **$42 million**](http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/53/celebrity-09_Chris-Rock_LB8N.html) in 2009, the year *Everybody Hates Chris*, the comedy he co-created and narrated, was picked up for a "lucrative" syndication deal. That was Rock's biggest earnings year to date. Since the show wrapped in 2009, Rock has worked steadily in box office successes like *Grown Ups* and the *Madagascar* animated films. For *Madagascar 3* alone, Rock may have made as much as $5 million if he earned as much as co-voice actor Ben Stiller for the second movie in the franchise, [according to](http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2010/03/top-hollywood-earners-201003) *Vanity Fair*. Reports on *Grown Ups 2* indicate Rock had a share of back-end profits of the [$245 million worldwide](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/grown-ups-2-adam-sandlers-574349) box office haul, with some estimates putting the comedian's take at $17 million. ***Read Next: [How Much Money Does Jennifer Lawrence Make?](https://money.com/jennifer-lawrence-net-worth/)*** Smaller projects include the short-lived *Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell* and *Top 5*, a film he wrote, directed, and starred in, which was picked up by Sony for [$12.5 million](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/30/movies/chris-rock-and-questlove-discuss-top-five.html?_r=0). His paycheck for hosting the Oscars is hard to pin down—estimates range from $15,000 plus expenses to somewhere in the six figures. ***Read Next: [How Much Money Does Leonardo DiCaprio Make?](https://money.com/leonardo-dicaprio-net-worth/)*** Rock isn't one to shy away from talking about wealth. During a 2014 interview with New York Magazine, [the comedian said](http://www.vulture.com/2014/11/chris-rock-frank-rich-in-conversation.html), "If poor people knew how rich rich people are, there would be riots in the streets. If the average person could see the Virgin Airlines first-class lounge, they’d go, 'What? What? This is food, and it’s free, and they … what? Massage? Are you kidding me?' 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