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Roland Emmerich is a German movie producer, screenwriter, and director with an estimated net worth of approximately $200 million. He has earned most of his wealth by producing and directing big-budget blockbusters like Independence Day and Godzilla.
His movies have generated over a staggering amount of $2 billion and he is one of the most paid directors of the 21st century. He has just earned over $68 million for shooting movie called 2012 which grossed over $760 million. Even though he is not a critically acclaimed movie director of this generation, it is certain that his reputation is large in Hollywood and that is why his movies always generated millions of dollars.
His last few successful movies were Day After Tomorrow, 10,000 BC, 2012, Anonymous, and White House Down which grossed more than $1 billion combined. Roland Emmerich is openly a gay person and an active campaigner for LGBT community, and he also campaigns for bigger awareness on subjects like equal rights and global warming.
Earnings & Financial Data
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Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
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2017 |
Earnings |
Monthly rental fee of Roland Emmerich's London home complete with a vault and a mural of Chairman Mao |
$46,180 |
|
2013 |
Earning Turned Donation |
Money raised from a dinner and an auction to benefit former Fox and Sony executive Scott Neeson’s Cambodian Children’s Fund |
$1,000,000 |
|
2009 |
Earnings |
Earnings from Sony’s disaster blockbuster “2012” as the film's writer, producer and director |
$100,000,000 |
|
2009 |
Salary |
Salary from the movie 2012 as the film's director, writer and executive producer |
$70,000,000 |
|
1996 |
Salary |
Salary from the movie Independence Day as the film's director, writer and executive producer |
$7,500,000 |