Director Bryan Singer is estimated to be worth $70 Million as of 2012. He rose to fame directing the Academy Award winning thriller "The Usual Suspects" in his second time behind the camera.

That established him as one of the bright young directors, and helped him land the job of directing X-men. The movie was both a critical and box office success, the sequel X2 received more critical acclaim, and made almost double the money the first movie made. During stalled negotiations for the third installment of X-men, Singer agreed to take over the Superman Reboot, leaving the X-men franchise in the hands of Brett Ratner. The third X-men was a box office success, but was widely panned by critics and fans, as was the Superman reboot directed by Singer. He is back at the helm of the new X-men; he also serves as a writer and producer on it. The movie scheduled for release in 2014.