How Much Did ‘Spider-Man’ Increase Zendaya’s Already Insane Net Worth?

Actress Zendaya rose to fame as a Disney Channel star but since then she has established herself as an incredibly talented actress. Nowadays, Zendaya is known for projects like Euphoria, Dune, or the Marvel Cinematic Universe Spider-Man movies — and it certainly seems as if anything the star is in ends up becoming a huge success. The actress even has an Emmy Award at home, and considering that she is only 25 there is no doubt we’ll see plenty more of the star in the future.

Today, we’re taking a closer look at just how much Zendya’s net worth changed since she got cast as MJ in the Spider-Man franchise. From what her net worth was prior to starring in the movies to just how much she reportedly got paid for the projects — keep on scrolling to find out!

How Much Is Zendaya Worth In 2022?

As of writing, Zendaya is estimated to have a net worth of $15 million. As fans know, the actress and singer has been active in the entertainment industry since 2010, and over the past decade, she managed to impressively increase her net worth.

Apart from the Spider-Man franchise, Zendaya has also had quite a few other projects which helped the former Disney Channel star earn an impressive amount of money. The actress makes an estimated $50,000 per episode of the HBO teen drama Euphoria whose season two aired this year. For her appearance in the 2021 sci-fi epic movie Dune, the actress was reportedly paid an impressive $300,000 even though she only had seven minutes of screen-time. Apart from these two, the Spider-Man franchise has also impacted Zendaya’s net worth drastically.

However, there is no doubt that the Spider-Man franchise is the most expensive project the actress worked on — and it also ended up earning an impressive amount of money. The three Spider-Man movies that Zendaya starred in had a total budget of $535 million together.

How Much Did Zendaya Make From ‘Spider-Man’?

Back in 2016, prior to joining the Spider-Man franchise, Zendaya was best known for starring in the Disney Channel shows Shake It Up and K.C. Undercover. At the time, Zendaya’s net worth was estimated to be $1.5 million, and she was mostly still known as a teen actress and musician — in 2013 she released her self-titled debut studio album.

Today, Zendaya is estimated to have a net worth of $15 million which is a huge increase compared to six years ago. While it is unclear just how much exactly the actress got paid for the Spider-Man movies, it has been reported that she got a $10 million bonus for the most recent one “suggesting there was some upfront amount she was paid before that as well.” For the two previous installments, Spider-Man: Homecoming and Spider-Man: Far from Home, the former Disney Channel star reportedly received $2 million for her portrayal of MJ.

In 2017, after Spider-Man: Homecoming premiered, Zendaya was estimated to have a net worth of $5 million — a number that remained steady until 2019. In 2020 — within only one year — the actress managed to triple her net worth and that year she was already estimated to be worth $15 million.

In 2021, the actress opened up about her anxiety regarding money. “The hope is to have a career where you can be in a position, financially, to just do things you want to do because you enjoy the work and not have to worry about the other things,” Zendaya said. “But I’m always like, ‘I will always need to work.’ Because if I don’t work then everything can be gone tomorrow.”

The actress also admitted that she does have a rather healthy relationship with saving and spending her earnings. “My mother’s a saver, and so I try to keep that in mind,” she said. “Then my dad’s like, ‘You know, you can’t spend it when you’re dead,’ kind of thing. I’m somewhere in-between.”

The first movie Spider-Man: Homecoming was released in 2017, and it ended up earning $880.2 million. The second movie in the trilogy, Spider-Man: Far from Home, was released in 2019, and it was a huge box-office success as it made $1.132 billion. The most recent movie Spider-Man: No Way Home was released last year, and it ended up grossing an impressive $1.892 billion at the box office — making it the most successful one so far. Together, the three movies ended up making almost $4 billion. With such high box office earnings, it’s not surprising that Zendaya’s net worth increased so much thanks to the superhero movies.

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