Mel Gibson: ~ $425 Million

A multi-talented actor, Mel Gibson is known for playing popular characters in the Lethal Weapon and Mad Max films, which he played immediately after graduating from college in 1977. However, he was most famous for having starred, directed, and produced the iconic 1995 film Braveheart. This film earned him a Golden Globe and two Academy Awards. He continued to break boundaries and moved on to make The Passion of the Christ.

While it seems impossible that it will happen today, he had difficulty finding people who would fund and put investments into his films back then. In the end, he invested in his film, taking out $30 million from his pocket to finance the movie. According to Celebrity Net Worth, it became the highest-grossing film with an R-rating of all time, winning multiple awards along the way. He has come a long way from earning his first $1 million in 1985, and now he is worth an estimated value of $425 million.