Keira Knightley Once Made $3 Million for a Movie Cameo, So Yeah, Her Net Worth Is Massive

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It’s a truth universally acknowledged that the best Jane Austen adaptation of all time is Keira Knightly and Matthew Macfadyen’s Pride & Prejudice for reasons best summarized by “the art of emotional hand acting.” And frankly, they both deserve millions just for giving culture this horny moment:

Though Keira doesn’t exactly need it due to being a multi-millionaire already. Which makes sense considering she’s 1) been acting since she was a teenager, 2) has a major franchise under her belt, and 3) has one of the most lucrative brand contracts in Hollywood. Time for a deep dive into her net worth before an inevitable Bend It Like Beckham re-watch.

Her Chanel Contract Was Massive

Keira became the face of Chanel’s Coco Mademoiselle perfume in 2006, earning a reported $1 million per year for the contract. She was the face of the scent for over a decade, and in 2018 the Hollywood Reporter implied she’d been given a raise—saying “for an idea of her paycheck,” Nicole Kidman had been paid $12 million for three years of “hocking Chanel No. 5.”

She Earned So Much in 2008, She Made Forbes

According to the outlet (via The Telegraph), Keira was one of the highest-paid actresses of the year, earning $32 million thanks to a combination of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End + Atonement + her Chanel ambassadorship.

Speaking of Pirates of the Caribbean…

Keira’s per salary movie isn’t known, but the Daily Mail reports that she made £3 million just from a cameo in Dead Men Tell No Tales.

She “Pays Herself” a Salary of $50,000 a Year

Or, at least she did once upon a time. Glamour asked Keira about rumors that she allots herself $50k/year back in 2014, and she said “It’s something around that. I mean, if I want or need something that goes over that, I get it, but, yes, around that. I think living an [expensive] lifestyle means you can’t hang out with people who don’t live that lifestyle. It alienates you. Some of my best, most hilarious times have been in the least luxurious places.”

So, What Did Keira Make for Black Doves?

Her exact salary is unknown, but Netflix pays…a lot. Some examples? David Harbor and Winona Ryder were reportedly earning $450,000 per episode of Stranger Things as of 2022, and Henry Cavill reportedly got $400,000 per episode for The Witcher. Keira is fully as big an A-lister as those three, so…seems fair to assume her salary would be around this!

She Owns Some Major Real Estate

Keira sold a swanky apartment in New York City for $6 million back in 2017, and on top of that she has a home in London worth another $6.5 million or so.

So, What’s Keira’s Total Net Worth?

That’d be $80 million according to Celebrity Net Worth, a truly massive amount of money that can largely be attributed to the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, Chanel’s deep pockets, and other box office hits like Pride & Prejudice, The Duchess, and Atonement.

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