Chris Rock net worth has been in the press a lot recently thanks to his incredibly cute relationship with Lake Bell, that incident at the Oscars, and a popular tour.
However, this comedic legend has undoubtedly had years of notoriety and has amassed staggering sums of money through a combination of acting, stand-up, and producing a successful long-running TV program (anyone remembers Everybody Hates Chris?).
It’s time to discuss his net worth, presumably beginning with some controversy.
Chris Rock Divorce Settlement
After more than ten years of marriage, Chris and Malaak Compton divorced in 2016, and, according to Celebrity Net Worth, their divorce settlement cost him up to $40 million.
It’s a lot of money, but not quite as much as Chris has in the bank, so it’s safe to conclude that he isn’t worried.
Breaking Down His Saturday Night Live Salary
Because the pay for Saturday Night Live is a little confusing, we’ve broken it all down below.
But in essence, first-year cast members get $147,000 for a season of 21 episodes or $7,000 per episode.
Cast members in their second and fifth seasons earn an average of $168,000 and $315,000, respectively, every season.
Let’s say Chris earned slightly less than $1 million in total throughout his three seasons on the show in the early 1990s.
Chris was on the show for three seasons.
Work in TV and Movies
Despite having a lot of work in both TV and film, Chris has not made public the specifics of his per-project rate.
The show “Everybody Hates Chris” alone broadcasted in 88 episodes.
According to Forbes, Chris grossed $42 million between June 1, 2008, and June 1, 2009, the same year that he worked on the movies Death at a Funeral and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, completed a global tour, released an HBO stand-up special, and signed a deal for a “lucrative syndication run” of the comedy series Everyone Hates Chris.
Chris, however, appears to have generated the most of his income through his comedy specials: He received $40 million from Netflix in 2016 for two specials!!!!!
Chris Rock Earnings in 2017
Forbes reports that Chris alone made $57 million in 2017, primarily as a result of his successful Total Blackout tour and the enormous Netflix payment.
Just so you know, he made $30 million in 2018 thanks to touring and his payday from The Week Of, landing him a spot on Forbes’ list of top-paid comedians.
Real Estate Investments
Especially in real estate.
Chris once rented out a stunning carriage house in Brooklyn for $8,000 per month (!!! ), but he put it on the market for $3.9 million in 2017.
He also reportedly owns a $3 million property in the suburbs of New Jersey.
Chris Rock Net Worth?
Celebrity Net Worth reports that Chris has a net worth of $60 million, but his tour earnings are expected to increase that number.
The main reason for this is that following the Oscars, ticket prices for Chris’s tour increased from $150–200 to $250+, with “daily sales remarkably more than twenty-five times higher than the average,” according to StubHub. Dang.
