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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