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The Wachowskis have a net worth of $250 million. They were born in the windy city of Chicago, Illinois to a businessman, Ron, of Polish descent and their mother, Lynne, who was a nurse. They're both college dropouts who wanted to focus on their writing careers while earning a living in the construction business at the same time. Their big break came when their script, Assassins, starring Sylvester Stallone, Antonio Banderas, and Julianne Moore, was made into a movie. Warner Brothers signed them on with a contract and they never looked back. After this great accomplishment, they devoted their lives to their movie careers.
Their next movie, Bound, was their directing debut, but they are best known as the masterminds who brought us the Matrix trilogy, which brought in well over $1 billion dollars worldwide. They have also had an interest in comic books which led them to write and produce the hit movie, V for Vendetta. They are currently working on a film, Jupiter Ascending, based on a science fiction screenplay.
Earnings & Financial Data
|
Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2018 |
Sale of Asset |
Selling price of Lana and Lilly Wachowski's 21,500-square-foot Chicago production offices |
$5,000,000 |
|
2015 |
Others |
Sales of the video Jupiter Ascending as the film's directors, screenwriters and producers |
$18,690,000 |
|
2015 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movie Jupiter Ascending as the film's directors, screenwriters and producers |
$183,990,000 |
|
2013 |
Others |
Sales of the video Cloud Atlas as the film's directors, screenwriters and producers |
$14,500,000 |
|
2012 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movie Cloud Atlas as the film's directors, screenwriters and producers |
$130,670,000 |
|
2011 |
Asset |
Purchase value of Lana and Lilly Wachowski's 21,500-square-foot Chicago production offices |
$6,800,000 |
|
2010 |
Others |
Sales of the video Ninja Assassin as the film's producers |
$22,040,000 |
|
2009 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movie Ninja Assassin as the film's producers |
$62,210,000 |
|
2008 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movie Speed Racer as the film's directors, screenwriters and producers |
$93,950,000 |
|
2008 |
Others |
Sales of the videos The Invasion as the film's screenwriters and Speed Racer as the film's directors, screenwriters and producers |
$27,590,000 |
|
2007 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movie The Invasion as the film's screenwriters |
$40,170,000 |
|
2006 |
Others |
Sales of the video V for Vendetta as the film's screenwriters and producers |
$62,170,000 |
|
2006 |
Others |
Sales of the video game Enter The Matrix as the game's directors and screenwriters (approximately 1.9 million copies sold) |
$58,000,000 |
|
2006 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movie V for Vendetta as the film's screenwriters and producers |
$132,510,000 |
|
2003 |
Salary |
Salary from the movies The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions as the films' directors, screenwriters and executive producers |
$16,000,000 |
|
2003 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movies The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions as the films' directors, screenwriters and executive producers |
$1,170,000,000 |
|
2002 |
Asset |
Purchase value of Lana Wachowski's home in San Francisco, on a steep hill in the Castro, with sweeping views of San Francisco Bay |
$2,700,000 |
|
1999 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movie The Matrix as the film's directors, screenwriters and executive producers |
$463,520,000 |
|
1996 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movie Bound as the film's directors and screenwriters |
$7,010,000 |
|
1995 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movie The Assassins as the film's screenwriters |
$83,310,000 |