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Kevin Costner is a two-time Oscar winner, three-time Golden Globe winner and multi-faceted pop culture icon — think Field of Dreams, The Bodyguard, Yellowstone and so much more. is it any surprise he's raked in hundreds of millions over the years?
Let's break down the specifics of the actor-director's net worth.
In 1990, Costner not only starred in the drama Dances With Wolves, he also directed it. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards the following year, with Costner winning Best Director and Best Picture. Per Forbes, the star took home a pretty penny following the immense success of the fiilm, as well as other projects that year — cashing in at $50 milli
For 1992's The Bodyguard — in which he portrayed the titular role to Whitney Houston's character — Costner likely made between $20 to $30 million, according to the Baltimore Sun.
Costner's most recent successful project, of course, is Yellowstone: the gritty Wild West drama of the Dutton family. Even during the series' first season, which aired in 2018, the actor-director was bringing in $500,000 — half a million — per episode. That only increased with the show's enormous success, with Costner earning $1.3 million per episode before his character was killed off at the beginning of the second half of season 5 in November 2024.
Even more specifics came out about Costner's net worth in 2023, when he was going through a high-profile divorce with ex-wife Christine Baumgartner — with whom he shares three kids. (The Dances with Wolves star is also father to four adult children.) Baumgartner, who was married to Costner for 20 years, claimed in court documents that he earned $19.5 million in 2022 alone.
Costner, however, pointed out that while Baumgartner's figures may have been accurate that year, he was "no longer under contract for Yellowstone" in 2023, he "will earn substantially less in 2023 than I did in 2022."
Still, Baumgartner claimed that as of June 2023, her estranged husband earned more than $1 million per month — $1,537,000, to be exact — according to the legal paperwork obtained by Us Weekly at the time.
Ultimately, according to Celebrity Net Worth, Costner is worth a total of $250 million. No small feat.
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