Cautionary Tale

Why is Nicolas Cage Only Worth $25M?

$25MCAUTIONARY TALE

Made over $150 million acting. Spent it on a dinosaur skull, two European castles, a pet octopus, and a tomb shaped like a pyramid.

The Key Reasons

1.

At his peak, he was earning $20 million per film and had a net worth approaching $150 million.

2.

The shopping list reads like a fever dream: a $276,000 dinosaur skull (a T.

3.

The IRS came calling with a $14 million tax bill.

4.

He started saying yes to every movie offered, cranking out 3-5 films per year to pay off debts.

5.

That's why you've seen him in roughly 47 direct-to-video action movies since 2010.

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