Here are the net worth and earnings of Roberto Benigni, the popular Tuscan comedian who starred in the 1997 masterpiece "Life is Beautiful".
What is Roberto Benigni’s net worth? Roberto Benigni is one of the most famous Italian artists in the world, winning two Oscars in 1999 - as best leading actor and best foreign film - with his masterpiece Life is Beautiful.
Roberto Benigni is now part of the popular culture of the Bel Paese, with his recent commitment to bringing Dante to national television.
The 1970s saw his beginnings in theatre, followed by television popularity in the 80s, and finally worldwide success in cinema. His films quickly became must-see cults, breaking many records for Italian cinema in the world.
So let’s try to do the math in Roberto Benigni’s pocket by analyzing the long career of the Tuscan comedian: from the friendship with Massimo Troisi (another famous Italian star) to the Oscars up to the passion for The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri.
The biography of Roberto Benigni
The activity and artistic career of Roberto Benigni - born in 1952 - began at the age of 19, when he made his debut in the world of music (a detail that many ignore regarding his biography).
Son of farmers, Benigni began moving into the world of entertainment, immediately creating an irreverent character destined to remain in history. At the end of the 1970s he made his debut on the big screen in Berlinguer, I love. you, directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. His directorial debut, however, came in 1983 with Tu mi turbi, where he met his future wife and inseparable partner Nicoletta Braschi (whom he married later, in 1991).
He will also star in Federico Fellini’s last film, The Voice of the Moon, and his first commercial success will come in 1984 with Nothing left to do but cry , alongside his friend Massimo Troisi: the film marks one of the comedian’s most famous films, paving the way for other cults such as Johnny Stecchino, Son of the Pink Panther, and The Monster.
Roberto Benigni’s successes visualized
The consecration will come in 1997, with the release of Life is beautiful : the film, which manages to tell the tragedies of the Holocaust through an ironic and heart-breakingly wacky story, was an instant success. At the Italian box office, the film grossed 15 billion lire, but it was in the United States that it found its real success. The American public cheered and cried watching the film, and surprised no one when Roberto Benigni won Best Foreign Film and Best Leading Actor at the 1999 Oscars.
In terms of figures, Benigni’s film is to date the tenth highest grossing ever among the films released in Italy, with 31 million euros, and the highest grossing Italian film of all time with a worldwide box office of (229 million dollars).
Previously, the other films also did very well at the Italian box office: Nothing Left to do but Cry grossed 15 billion liras, The Little Devil 40 billion, Johnny Stecchino 42 billion and The Monster 35 billion. His latest film as director The Tiger and the Snow - which cost 35 million dollars - grossed 24 million dollars worldwide, of which almost 15 in Italy.
Roberto Benigni’s net worth
Roberto Benigni owns the production company Melampo Cinematografica with his wife Nicoletta Braschi, founded in 1991.
In 2022, an article by La Verità regarding the 2021 budget of Melampo Cinematografica reported that the company "achieved revenues (which relate to the collection of the rights to the well-known actor’s films) of 875 thousand euros, in sharp contraction from over 2 million in the previous year, so much so that the profit fell year on year from 620 thousand to just over 122 thousand euros”.
For his participation in Sanremo Music Festival 2020, he received a fee between 250 thousand and 300 thousand euros, while he also owns the music label Tentacoli Edizioni Musicali, which owns the rights to the soundtracks of his films.
According to 2020 data, Roberto Benigni also owns a real estate company with 21 houses and as many land permits.
According to Forbes magazine, in 2019 Roberto Benigni was the richest Italian actor with an estimated net worth 245 million dollars, thus overcoming Sophia Loren and Monica Bellucci in the ranking.
Original article published on Money.it Italy 2023-11-16 12:57:00. Original title: Quanto guadagna Roberto Benigni? Patrimonio e incassi del comico toscano
