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'Oppeheimer' Star Emily Blunt's Net Worth In 2024 Is Explosive

The British actress cares more about doing good work than being famous—but for her, they go hand in hand anyway.

Author:
Jessica Sager
Updated:
Jan 14, 2024

Emily Blunt began acting largely as a means to overcome a stutter, and she caught the bug big time. One of her drama teachers, Adrian Rawlins (who appeared in the Harry Potter franchise as the title character's father), persuaded his agent to watch one of Blunt's school performances, and she was signed almost immediately.

When she was just 18 years old, Blunt got her first professional acting job in a West End production called The Royal Family, in which she co-starred with Dame Judi Dench—and she's been working consistently ever since.

“Don’t be led by fear. Making films is like a fear-led industry where everyone’s like, ‘If we don’t do this, we’re going to miss out on this and then we’re screwed.’ It’s that sort of attitude that I really want to fight against," she previously told Parade of her approach to her career. "It’s just never been important to me to make a big splash. If I’m in a movie, I don’t care whether it’s two scenes or the whole deal or whether it’s a big budget. The fame thing seems to be the whole deal in Hollywood and the reason why people take on these huge movies to maintain it. I keep hearing, ‘You have to have staying power.’ I believe that comes from doing good work."

Indeed, she has, and she has the bank account and resumé to prove it! Check out Emily Blunt's net worth and how she made it big in Hollywood.

What is Emily Blunt's net worth in 2024?

Emily Blunt's net worth is estimated to be about $80 million when combined with husband John Krasinski, star of The Office and Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan—as well as her director on A Quiet Place and A Quiet Place Part II.

Is Emily Blunt taking a break from acting?

Emily Blunt knows her No. 1 priority and it has nothing to do with fame. The A-lister is taking a break from Tinseltown to spend more time with her young kids.

“This year [2023], I’m not working. I worked quite a bit last year and my oldest baby is 9, so we’re in the last year of single digits,” she explained on Bruce Bozzi’s iHeart podcast Table for Two with Bruce Bozzi. “And I just feel [like] there are cornerstones to their day that are so important when they’re little. And it’s, ‘Will you wake me up? Will you take me to school? Will you pick me up? Will you put me to bed?’ And I just need to be there for all of them for a good stretch. And I just felt that in my bones.”

How much does Emily Blunt make per film?

Like many Hollywood A-listers these days, there's a little wiggle room in how much Blunt brings home per picture. However, it seems, based on recent reports, that her usual fee these days is in the high-seven-figure-to-low-eight-figure range. Here's what we know about Blunt's salaries on some of her more high-profile projects.

How much did Emily Blunt make for Oppenheimer?

Emily Blunt seemingly took a lower rate for Oppenheimer, based on the rates she made in other films, it seems Emily Blunt and the other stars of Oppenheimer took lower rates for the privilege of working with Christopher Nolan. Variety reports that Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon and Emily Blunt each took home $4 million for their supporting roles.

How much did Emily Blunt make for Jungle Cruise?

Variety has reported that Blunt pocketed between $8 million and $10 million for her performance in the family-friendly movie alongside Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. It's also been reported that her pay for the film is less than half of the $22 million Johnson pocketed for his starring role.

How much did Emily Blunt make for A Quiet Place Part II?

According to Variety, Blunt earned $12 million to $13 million for her role in the horror sequel—separate from whatever her husband made as the movie's director. In May 2021, it was reported that Blunt and Krasinski were jointly asking Quiet Place studio Paramount for additional financial compensation for the film, which reportedly grossed $291 million worldwide on a budget of about $60 million. The couple claims that their overall earnings were tied to how the movie performed in theaters, but allege that Paramount then shortened the movie's theatrical release from 90 days to 45 days before moving it to streaming and on-demand platforms.

How much did Emily Blunt make for The Devil Wears Prada?

Blunt had her breakout role in The Devil Wears Prada as Emily in 2006. The film was a smash, raking in $327 million on a $35 million budget. Blunt was nominated for a BAFTA and won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for the role. From there, she became a household name. Blunt admitted that she almost blew the audition for the part of the ultra-fashionable right-hand woman to Meryl Streep's Miranda Priestley.

“I was rushing for the airport, and I remember just being kind of flustered,” Blunt confessed on The Late Late Show With James Corden. “So I read it, but I was wearing sweatpants, and I did not look the part at all. And [director David Frankel] was like, ‘We need you to do it again, but can you, like, not wear sweatpants? Because the studio needs to see you look more stylish—more like the character.’”

After The Devil Wears Prada, Blunt said her life changed almost in an instant. “It was a night and day change,” Blunt told Variety in 2016. “The day the movie came out, all the people in the bakery suddenly knew who I was. It was surreal.” She explained to Parade that while she was immediately recognizable, not everyone could completely place her. “It’s not like people say, ‘Oh, my gosh, are you Emily Blunt?’ ” she recalled. “It’s more like, ‘Are you the girl in The Devil Wears Prada?’ I’m defined by it. And that’s okay.”

As for how much Blunt earned on Prada, an educated guess would put her paycheck in the mid-to-high six figures. That's because it's been reported that Anne Hathaway, who got top billing alongside, Streep, reportedly earned a cool $1 million (her first seven-figure paycheck!) for playing the part of Andy Sachs.

What other movies has Emily Blunt been in?

The work kept coming in for Blunt post-Prada, though her box office numbers didn't always match her presence and talent:

Wind Chill had a limited release in the United States and went directly to video to most other markets in 2007. The supernatural thriller took in $285,000 in ticket sales worldwide on a $6 million budget. The same year, The Jane Austen Book Club saw a limited release as well, making $7.2 million worldwide.
Dan In Real Life made $68 million on a $25 million budget.
Charlie Wilson's War grossed $119 million on a $75 million budget.
The Great Buck Howard was another limited release, taking in $901,000 globally.
In 2008, Blunt starred in Sunshine Cleaning, which made $17 million on an $8 million budget.
Blunt was acclaimed for her portrayal of Queen Victoria in 2009's The Young Victoria, but the film underperformed at the box office, making just $29 million on a $35 million budget.
The Wolfman, co-starring Benicio Del Toro, didn't break even when it bowed in 2010, making $140 million on a $150 million budget. Wild Target, released the same year, only grossed $3.5 million on an $8 million budget.

**Did Emily Blunt turn down Black Widow?**

In 2010, Blunt also starred in Gulliver's Travels, which cost her the role of Black Widow in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as Iron Man 2 premiered the same year. The role eventually went to Scarlett Johansson, who reprised it in The Avengers, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame and Black Widow. Seeing as those are some of the highest-grossing movies ever, it's safe to say her net worth (and profile) would have been significantly higher had her scheduling worked out to play Natasha Romanoff. (Coincidentally, her husband was speculated to have been in the running to play Captain America before Chris Evans was confirmed for Steve Rogers!)

"I was contracted to do Gulliver's Travels. I didn't want to do Gulliver's Travels," Blunt admitted in an interview with Howard Stern, though she did note that the set was full of "a lot of really lovely people who were heaven to work with." (Media training works, kids!)

"It was a bit of a heartbreaker for me," she added. "I take such pride in the decisions that I make, and they mean so much to me, the films that I do." She did note that she wouldn't necessarily shy away from superhero roles in the future, however, telling the King of All Media, "For me, it's all about the part. It's not that I'm loathed to put on a catsuit. It's not that at all. I just haven't found something that really speaks to me."

While having to turn down Marvel was obviously a bummer, it did free up Blunt's time to pursue other interesting and fun projects.

Blunt voiced Juliet in Gnomeo and Juliet, and the adorable animated feature was a hit, raking in $194 million on a $36 million budget.
Blunt co-starred with Matt Damon in The Adjustment Bureau, which made $128 million on a $50 million budget.
Blunt had a fun cameo as Miss Piggy's receptionist in The Muppets in 2011, which made $165 million on a $45 million budget.
She starred in the indie Your Sister's Sister in 2011, which made $3.2 million on a $125,000 budget. Another indie, Salmon Fishing In the Yemen, made $35 million.
The Five-Year Engagement made $54 million on $30 million budget.
Blunt starred in 2012's Looper, which made $177 million on a $30 million budget.
Indie Arthur Newman made $747,000 in 2012.
Blunt did an English voiceover in the Japanese animated film The Wind Rises in 2013, which made $137 million on a $30 million budget.
In 2014, Blunt had two more breakout star moments. In Edge of Tomorrow starred as Rita alongside Tom Cruise; the film made $137 million on a $30 million budget. Into the Woods saw Blunt flex her singing muscles, and the musical made $213 million on a $50 million budget.
Sicario made $85 million on a $30 million budget.
The Huntsman: Winter's War slightly underperformed, making $165 million on a $115 million budget.
Blunt had a leading lady moment in the psychological thriller The Girl On The Train, which made $173 million on a $45 million budget.
Blunt did voice work in My Little Pony: The Movie, released in 2017. The animated feature made $60 million on a $6.5 million budget. The same year, she did a voiceover for Animal Crackers, which made just $15 million on a $20 million budget.
Blunt reprised her role of Juliet in Sherlock Gnomes in 2018. The movie grossed $90 million on a $59 million budget.

In 2018, Blunt co-starred alongside Krasinski in A Quiet Place, which he also wrote and directed. She was an instant scream queen and the movie was a massive success, grossing $350 million on a $17 million budget. The same year, she starred in Mary Poppins Returns, which made $350 million on a $130 million budget. Because of her commitment to Disney for Mary Poppins Returns, as well as recently welcoming a baby, she admitted to Deadline that she almost didn't co-star with her hubby in A Quiet Place, and Krasinski said he was actually nervous to even ask her to do so.

"I was going headfirst into Mary Poppins 2, which was going to be an entire year of my life. I think [Krasinski] knew that I wasn’t in the headspace to sign on to another job right after that," she explained. "I was already feeling a bit overwhelmed about doing Poppins and we had a brand new baby. For practical, domestic reasons, I think he probably didn’t think I would be into it. I’d actually suggested a friend of mine instead."

Blunt followed with Wild Mountain Thyme in 2020, and its box office numbers were plagued by the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2021, Blunt returned for A Quiet Place Part II, which has grossed $291 million worldwide so far (and for which she was reportedly paid $12-$13 million). Blunt and Krasinski reportedly asked Paramount for more money for their efforts on the movie because it was given a truncated theatrical run, which may affect their backend paydays on box office grosses.