Stanley Kubrick was born on the 26th July 1928, in Manhattan, New York City USA, and was a film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor, and photographer, but best known for directing such movies as “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), “A Clockwork Orange” (1971), “The Shining” (1980) and “Full Metal Jacket” (1987). Kubrick won an Oscar, two BAFTA’s, and was nominated for four Golden Globe awards. His career started in 1951 and ended in 1999, when he passed away.
Have you ever wondered how rich Stanley Kubrick was, at the time of his death? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Stanley Kubrick’s net worth was as high as $20 million, an amount earned through his successful career largely as a director. In addition to being one of the best directors of our time, Kubrick was also involved in other aspects of cinematography, which improved his wealth too.
Stanley Kubrick Net Worth $20 Million
Stanley Kubrick was the elder of two children of Sadie Gertrude and Jacob Leonard Kubrick; and although they were Jewish, Stanley did not have a religious upbringing. He went to Public School 3 and later to Public School 90 in the Bronx. Although his IQ proved to be above average, Stanley didn’t do well in school, and his grades were poor. He did develop an interest in literature, especially Roman and Greek mythology and the Grimm brothers’ stories.
Kubrick went to the William Howard Taft High School from 1941 to 1945 and was an official school photographer for a year. He sold a set of photographs to Look magazine for $30, and also played chess in local chess clubs to supplement his income. Kubrick’s first short film “Flying Padre” came out in 1951, and “Day of the Fight” followed in the same year. In 1953, Stanley made his debut feature film called “Fear and Desire”, then “Killer’s Kiss” (1955), and “The Killing” (1956) which earned him a BAFTA nomination and received excellent critiques. His next movie, “Paths of Glory” (1957) starring Kirk Douglas, was a huge success and helped Kubrick to establish himself as one of the brightest directors at the time, adding to his net worth.
In 1960, Stanley teamed up again with Douglas in “Spartacus” which won four Oscars and grossed over $60 million, which was an enormous amount of money back then. Two years later, Kubrick filmed the Oscar-nominated “Lolita” with James Mason, Shelley Winters, and Sue Lyon – the film didn’t have great commercial success but was quite popular among the critics and viewers. In 1964, Stanley made one of the best comedy movies ever – “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb” starring Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, and Sterling Hayden. It received four Oscar nominations and grossed over $10 million with a budget of $1.8 million.
In 1968, he made one of the unique sci-fi movies of our time entitled “2001: A Space Odyssey” with Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, and William Sylvester, and Kubrick won his only Oscar for Best Effects, Special Visual Effects, but was not present at the ceremony, so the presenters Diahann Carroll and Burt Lancaster accepted the award on his behalf. Although the movie’s budget was $12 million, it managed to gross over $55 million and made Kubrick a very rich man. Stanley’s next movie was one of the most controversial in the history of cinema and raised a lot of eyebrows, especially in the UK; “A Clockwork Orange” (1971) with Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, and Michael Bates is a story about a group of delinquents and the experimental therapy which was supposed to solve society’s crime problem. The film received four Oscar nominations, including the Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium. With the budget of $2.2 million, it grossed more than $25 million and significantly improved Kubrick’s net worth.
In 1975, Kubrick released the historical drama “Barry Lyndon” starring Ryan O’Neal, Marisa Berenson, and Patrick Magee – Stanley spent a lot of money on its production ($11 million), but managed to gross over $30 million and win four Oscars and earn three more nominations. Kubrick collaborated with the novelist Stephen King to create one of the scariest horror movies to date – “The Shining” (1980) with Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, and Danny Lloyd. He used $19 million for the filming while earned almost $45 million at the box office. In 1987, Kubrick made the highly acclaimed war drama called “Full Metal Jacket” starring Matthew Modine, R. Lee Ermey, and Vincent D’Onofrio, and received one Oscar nomination for Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium.
Stanley had a break in directing that lasted 12 years before created his last movie “Eyes Wide Shut” (1999) starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. He died only six days after the completion of the film.
Regarding his personal life, was married to Toba Metz from 1948 to 1951, and then to the Austrian-born dancer and theatrical designer Ruth Sobotka from 1955 to 1957. He was in a relationship with actress Valda Setterfield before he married the German actress Christiane Harlan in 1958 and stayed with her until his death from a heart attack on the 7th March 1999 in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England; they had two daughters together.
