From a cute little Disney star, to a wild and crazy pop princess ready and willing to push the limits, Miley Cyrus’s rise to fame just keeps on soaring high. With nearly 19 albums to her name and numerous acting credits in various TV series and films, Miley’s success is well rounded to say the least. So how much exactly is this young, wild, pop singing, acting sensation actually worth? Let’s talk the dollar bills of Miley Cyrus’s current net worth.
Miley Cyrus’s Net Worth as of 2015: $245 Million
But how exactly did Miley bring in all of those benjamins? Let’s take a more look at Miley’s rise to millionaire status…
2006
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Although Miley was technically first seen on camera in 2003 in Tim Burtons film Big Fish, it wasn’t until she was cast into the lead role of Miley Stewart on the popular Disney TV series Hannah Montana that her acting career truly took off. By that, we mean the Benjamin’s, and during the 5 years in which the show aired on television, Miley received a whopping $15,000 per episode!
March 2006: Disney released the Hannah Montana Soundtrack in which the theme song “The Best of Both Worlds” quickly made its way onto the billboard top 100. To date the album has sold more than 3.7 million copies worldwide.
Miley Cyrus’s Estimated Net Worth Earnings in 2006: $2 Million
2007
In 2007, the 2nd season of Hannah Montana assisted Miley Cyrus in gaining even more momentum.
June 2007: Miley went on to sign a four record deal with Disney releasing yet another album titled Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus.
October 2007: Miley embarked on her first tour “Best of Both Worlds” along with the Jonas Brothers, Aly & AJ, and Everlife as her opening acts. Tickets for the tour sold out within minutes of their release and were scalpt and a whopping $2500 a pop (well over their face value price of $26–$65).
Total Estimated Net Worth Earnings in 2007: $54 Million
2008
February 2008: Disney released the 3-d dvd video Hannah Montana Best of Both World’s Concert which brought in a whopping $31 million in sales alone.
April 2008: Miley’s gmail account was hacked and several photos were leaked across the internet. The photos, which were taken by a photographer for Vanity Fair ended up resulting in a spike of Miley’s overall market value. Photos of 15 year old Miley’s first kiss were now selling for $30,000 to $150,000. Although the money was not technically going into Miley’s pocket per-se, it definitely assisted in making her a hot and much wanted commodity.
July 2008: Miley released the album Breakout, which in turn sold 371,000 copies within the first week of it’s debut.
November 2008: Miley was cast as the voice of Penny in the computer animated film Bolt. Supposedly, Miley made $10,000 a day during the filming of the movie.
Miley Cyrus’s Total Estimated Net Worth Earnings in 2008: $8 Million
2009
April 2009: Miley starred in Hannah Montana: The Movie. The film grossed $188 million in box office revenue, and it’s main single “The Climb” became a top 40 hit in 12 different countries.
July 2009: Disney released the album Hannah Montana 3 which sold roughly 137,000 copies.
Miley Cyrus’s Total Estimated Net Worth Earnings in 2007: $53 Million
2010
March 2010: Miley starred in the Nicholas Spark’s film The Last Song which grossed more than $88 million at the world box office. Miley reportedly took home $48 million for her part in the film.
June 2010: Miley released the album Can’t be Tamed, in which 343,000 copies have been sold to date.
Miley Cyrus’s Total Estimated Net Worth Earnings in 2010: $6 Million
2011
2011 was a big year for Miley on regards to her acting. Obviously, all of the acting credits she gained probably assisted in adding a nice chunk to her bankroll as well! In 2012 Miley made an appearance on MTV’s infamous TV series Punk’d, Kelly Osbourne and Khloé Kardashian, she hosted Saturday Night Live, landed herself an appearance on the hit comedy TV series Two and a Half Men and made her way onto the big screen in the 2011 action comedy film So Undercover.
Miley Cyrus’s Total Estimated Net Worth Earnings in 2011: $28 Million
2012
Although 2012 was a much less eventful year than some, Miley still remained successful. Early in the year, she released a cover of the bob Dylan song “You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go” which was featured on the tribute album Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International.
May 2012: Miley starred alongside Demi Moore in the comedy film LOL which grossed at $18,279,948 in the world box office.
Miley Cyrus’s Total Estimated Net Worth Earnings in 2012: $12 Million
2013 – 2014
June 2013: Miley released her 4th studio album Wrecking Ball which to date has been one of her very biggest musical successes. The songs “We Can’t Stop”, “Wrecking Ball”, and “Adore You” all peaked on the Billboard Top 100. Miley made roughly $2,400,000 off of the album alone along with another $24,000,000 from the album tour.
November 2013: Miley was featured in a single released by Future titled “Real and True”. Her single with Future ended up successfully topping the charts in the US, South Korea, and the UK.
Meanwhile…. in 2014: Miley made her way back onto the Forbes celebrity top 100 list after a five year absence ranking in at #17 Celebrity 100. She topped her net worth chart in 2014 bringing in more than ever before and adding a nice $63 Million to her already fantastic bank roll.
Miley Cyrus’s Total Estimated Net Worth Earnings in 2013-2014: $82 Million
2015
Thus far in 2015 Miley’s success has continued on with fury. Releasing her 5th studio album Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz in August and embarking on her Milky Milky Milk Tour in November, we’re sure that 2015 will be just as eventful on regards to gaining a little bit of bang for her buck.
By that, we obviously mean millions! You can never have enough, right?
Not only is Miley Cyrus one of the youngest and most successful famous celebrity millionaires around, but she truly doesn’t appear to be slowing down any time soon! Making a grand total of $227 Million in music based sales coupled with roughly $18 million in acting and endorsement earnings, Miley’s current net worth of $245 Million is bound to just keep on soaring!
As this year’s host of MTV’s 2015 VMAs, we’re giving credit where credit is due –