Guillermo del Toro Net Worth

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Labeled as the best paid Mexican director of all time, Guillermo Del Toro's net worth is believed to be around $30 million. He was featured on "People with Cash" magazine where he was rated amongst the top 10 most paid directors of 2013. The magazine considered various factors before putting his name amongst the list. They include upfront pay, residuals, advertising work, profit participation, and endorsements.

He has also been dubbed as the best looking Hollywood director by Glam’ magazine’s Oct 2013 copy. This is the second time he’s receiving such recognition from Glamour. Guillermo was born on Oct 9th, 1964 at Jalisco, Mexico. Apart from being a film producer, he is also a novelist and screenwriter. Most of Del Toro’s work features identifiable themes like Catholicism, religious imagery, and clockwork motifs. He started making amateur films at the age of 8. Then a few years later, his talent was discovered by Dick Smith who taught him more on film make-up and special effects.

Earnings & Financial Data

Date	Category	Description	Amount
2018	Others	Sales of the video Pacific Rim Uprising as the film's producer	$16,920,000
2018	Box Office Sales	Worldwide box office sales of the movie Pacific Rim Uprising as the film's producer	$290,460,000
2018	Others	Sales of the video The Shape of Water as the film's director, writer and producer	$9,200,000
2017	Box Office Sales	Worldwide box office sales of the movie The Shape of Water as the film's director, writer and producer	$195,240,000
2016	Others	Sales of the videos Crimson Peak as the film's director, writer and producer and Kung Fu Panda 3 as the film's executive producer	$32,600,000
2016	Box Office Sales	Worldwide box office sales of the movie Kung Fu Panda 3 as the film's executive producer	$521,170,000
2015	Box Office Sales	Worldwide box office sales of the movie Crimson Peak as the film's director, writer and producer	$74,970,000
2015	Others	Sales of the videos The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies as the film's writer and The Book of Life as the voice of the Land of the Remembered Captain's Wife and the film's producer	$100,480,000
2014	Box Office Sales	Worldwide box office sales of the movies The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies as the film's writer, Edge of Tomorrow as the film's special visual consultant and The Book of Life as the voice of the Land of the Remembered Captain's Wife and the film's producer	$1,430,000,000
2014	Others	Sales of the videos The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug as the film's writer and Edge of Tomorrow as the film's special visual consultant	$132,500,000
2013	Box Office Sales	Worldwide box office sales of the movies Mama as the film's executive producer, Pacific Rim as the film's director, writer and producer and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug as the film's writer	$1,520,000,000
2013	Asset	Purchase value of Guillermo del Toro's fully-functioning replica of the demonic title character from the 1977 camp/horror flick The Car	$85,000
2013	Others	Sales of the videos The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey as the film's writer, Pacific Rim as the film's director, writer and producer and Mama and Rise of the Guardians as the films' executive producer	$256,110,000
2012	Box Office Sales	Worldwide box office sales of the movies The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey as the film's writer and Rise of the Guardians as the film's executive producer and box office sales of the movie El Santos vs. La Tetona Mendoza (The Saints vs. The Busty Mendoza) as Gamborimbo Ponx, Santos' talking orange	$1,330,000,000
2012	Others	Sales of the videos Puss in Boots as the film's executive producer and Don't Be Afraid of the Dark as the film's writer and producer	$76,010,000
2011	Box Office Sales	Worldwide box office sales of the movies Puss in Boots and Kung Fu Panda 2 as the films' executive producer, Cowboys & Aliens as the film's creative consultant and Don't Be Afraid of the Dark as the film's writer and producer	$1,440,000,000
2011	Others	Sales of the videos Cowboys & Aliens and Megamind as the films' creative consultant and Kung Fu Panda 2 as the film's executive producer	$187,340,000
2010	Others	Sales of the videos Splice as the film's executive producer and Biutiful as the film's associate producer	$11,330,000
2010	Box Office Sales	Worldwide box office sales of the movies Splice as the film's executive producer, Biutiful as the film's associate producer and Megamind as the film's creative consultant	$375,580,000
2009	Others	Sales of the video Quantum of Solace as the additional voices	$61,360,000
2008	Others	Sales of the videos The Orphanage or El orfanato as the film's executive producer, Diary of the Dead as a newsreader and Hellboy II: The Golden Army as the voice of different creatures and the film's director and writer	$65,780,000
2008	Box Office Sales	Worldwide box office sales of the movies Diary of the Dead as a newsreader, While She Was Out as the film's executive producer, Hellboy II: The Golden Army as the voice of different creatures and the film's director and writer and Quantum of Solace as the additional voices	$757,860,000
2007	Box Office Sales	Worldwide box office sales of the movie The Orphanage or El orfanato as the film's executive producer	$79,250,000
2007	Others	Sales of the video Pan's Labyrinth as the film's director, writer and producer	$50,860,000
2006	Box Office Sales	Worldwide box office sales of the movie Pan's Labyrinth as the film's director, writer and producer	$87,040,000
2004	Box Office Sales	Worldwide box office sales of the movie Hellboy as a Guy Dressed as Dragon and the film's director and writer	$99,820,000
2002	Box Office Sales	Worldwide box office sales of the movie Blade II as the film's director	$155,010,000
2001	Box Office Sales	Worldwide box office sales of the movie The Devil's Backbone (El espinazo del diablo) as the film's director, writer and producer	$6,460,000
1997	Box Office Sales	Box office sales of the movie Mimic as the film's director and writer	$25,510,000
1994	Box Office Sales	Box office sales of the movie Cronos as the film's director, writer and a man walking a dog	$621,390