When Amazon MGM Studios dropped Crime 101 in theatres on 13 February 2026, it arrived with the kind of pedigree that makes industry watchers sit up straight. Directed by Bart Layton, the heist thriller adapted from Don Winslow’s novella assembled one of the most financially eclectic ensembles in recent memory, pairing MCU royalty with acclaimed indie veterans, prestige television regulars, and a compelling wave of Iranian-American actors whose Hollywood profiles are still rising. Box office results were modest at best, with the film grossing roughly $72 million against a $90 million production budget, though its Prime Video debut on 1 April 2026 quickly pushed it to the platform’s number-one spot.
So, how does the money actually stack up? Here’s every major Crime 101 cast member ranked by estimated net worth, from the nine-figure headliner down to the emerging talents whose finances remain largely uncharted.
Chris Hemsworth, $130 Million
Nobody’s surprised to find Thor at the top. Hemsworth’s $130 million fortune, a figure that multiple credible outlets including Celebrity Net Worth and Yahoo Entertainment consistently report, is the product of over a decade anchoring one of the biggest franchises in film history. His MCU salary grew from a reported $150,000 for the original Thor in 2011 to well north of $20 million per film by his later appearances. Beyond the Marvel universe, the Netflix Extraction series has added handsomely to the pile, while brand partnerships with TAG Heuer and Hugo Boss, his wellness app Centr, and a Byron Bay property reportedly worth over $30 million round out an empire that extends well beyond acting. He also served as a producer on Crime 101, which means he was quite literally invested in the film’s success.
Halle Berry, $90 Million
Berry’s $90 million net worth is one of the more consistent figures you’ll find in celebrity finance reporting. Every major source, from Celebrity Net Worth to Parade and Essence, arrives at the same number without meaningful disagreement. Decades of franchise work across the X-Men series and John Wick have kept her earnings healthy, but it’s worth remembering she commanded a reported $14 million salary for Catwoman back in 2004, a deal that would be impressive even by today’s standards. A long-running Revlon endorsement, a Netflix production deal, and her wellness brand Respin add further depth. Berry also holds the distinction of being the only Black woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress, for Monster’s Ball in 2001, a cultural milestone that has shaped her industry leverage ever since.
Mark Ruffalo, $35 Million
Ruffalo’s path to $35 million looks quite different from his co-stars’. Rather than blockbuster paycheques alone, his wealth reflects a career built on critical credibility first. Three Oscar nominations, for The Kids Are All Right, Foxcatcher, and Spotlight, established him as one of Hollywood’s most trusted dramatic actors long before Bruce Banner made him a household name globally. His MCU role since 2012 certainly helped the financials along, but Ruffalo has never seemed particularly motivated by franchise money for its own sake. His environmental activism through The Solutions Project is as central to his public identity as any film role.
Nick Nolte, $30–50 Million
Nolte’s estimated wealth carries the widest spread of any established cast member, with Celebrity Net Worth placing him at $30 million as of late 2025, while Yahoo Entertainment and several other outlets cite $50 million. The discrepancy likely reflects differing valuations of his Malibu real estate and the complicated financial picture that has accompanied a career spanning five decades. The films speak for themselves: 48 Hrs., Cape Fear, The Prince of Tides, Warrior. Three Oscar nominations. At 83, Nolte remains one of the most distinctive character actors in American cinema, and his role as Money in Crime 101 fits squarely within his grizzled, weathered screen persona.
Jennifer Jason Leigh, $5 Million
A $5 million net worth might seem modest for someone with a 40-plus year career and an Oscar nomination to her name, but Leigh has consistently prioritised the quality of the work over the size of the paycheque. From Fast Times at Ridgemont High to her scene-stealing performance in The Hateful Eight, she has built a career almost entirely within independent and prestige cinema, supplemented by television work on Atypical, Weeds, and Twin Peaks. That’s a particular kind of artistic integrity that doesn’t always translate into nine-figure wealth, but it has earned her enduring respect within the industry.
Tate Donovan, $5 Million
Donovan has quietly accumulated a $5 million fortune across a career spanning 35-plus years and over 110 screen credits. Most people know him as Jimmy Cooper from The O.C., though he also voiced Disney’s Hercules, appeared in Argo, and has built a significant parallel career as a television director. He even holds a Primetime Emmy as a producer. It’s the kind of multi-hyphenate career that keeps the income steady without necessarily generating headlines.
Barry Keoghan, $4–8 Million
Keoghan’s net worth is in active flux, which makes sense given that his career trajectory over the past few years has been nothing short of extraordinary. Celebrity Net Worth currently lists $8 million, though numerous articles published as recently as early 2025 still reference an older $4 million figure. The Banshees of Inisherin earned him an Oscar nomination. Saltburn made him a cultural conversation. Eternals brought him into the Marvel orbit. A Dior ambassadorship followed. At 32, he is arguably the cast member with the most aggressive financial upside over the next decade, particularly with the Peaky Blinders film on the horizon.
Corey Hawkins, $3 Million
The Juilliard-trained Hawkins broke through memorably as Dr. Dre in Straight Outta Compton, a film that grossed $201 million worldwide, and has since built an impressive dual profile across film and theatre. His Tony nominations for Six Degrees of Separation and Topdog/Underdog speak to a theatrical seriousness that sets him apart from many of his Hollywood contemporaries. Credits in The Walking Dead, In the Heights, and BlacKkKlansman keep him consistently visible. Celebrity Net Worth estimates $3 million, with some secondary sources nudging that to $4 million.
Devon Bostick, $3 Million
Bostick is a case study in quiet longevity. Canadian audiences will remember him primarily as Rodrick Heffley across the Diary of a Wimpy Kid trilogy, a franchise that introduced him to a generation of young filmgoers. He later reinvented himself for older audiences with Jasper Jordan on The 100, and earned a significant career boost with his supporting role in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer in 2023, playing physicist Seth Neddermeyer. Multiple sources consistently report his net worth at $3 million.
Paul Adelstein, $2 Million
Adelstein has been a reliable presence in American television for years, best known as Agent Kellerman in Prison Break and Dr. Cooper Freedman across all six seasons of Private Practice. He also co-created the Bravo series Imposters, adding a creative producing credit to his acting résumé. Celebrity Net Worth places him at $2 million, consistent with most available reporting.
Where the Data Gets Thin
Here’s where things get genuinely tricky. Several Crime 101 cast members, particularly those bridging Iranian cinema and Hollywood, simply aren’t tracked.
Payman Maadi, who plays Sammy Kassem, is arguably the most acclaimed actor in this group by international standards. His performance in A Separation earned him the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the Berlin Film Festival, and the film itself won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Hollywood credits including 13 Hours and HBO’s The Night Of followed, but his net worth remains genuinely unclear, with estimates ranging from $100,000 to $3 million across sources of wildly varying reliability.
Babak Tafti, a Yale School of Drama graduate known for Succession and Super Pumped, falls in a similar bracket, with rough estimates suggesting $1.5 to $2 million, though no authoritative source confirms the figure. Hossein Mardani, the Dutch-Persian actor who appeared in Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi, has no credible financial coverage whatsoever. The same applies to Peter Banifaz, despite over 139,000 Instagram followers and consistent work across Everything Everywhere All at Once and Marvel’s Wonder Man.
Andra Nechita, Crosby Fitzgerald, Hanako Footman, and Patrick Mulvey round out the cast. All are working actors with genuine credits and real industry experience, but none have yet crossed the threshold where credible financial outlets bother tracking their earnings.
Hemsworth, Berry, and Ruffalo together hold an estimated $255 million in combined wealth, built almost entirely on franchise IP. The middle tier of character actors sits between $2 million and $50 million. The emerging and international tier sits largely below the level where any credible outlet tracks them at all.
That gap isn’t accidental. Layton and Amazon needed bankable names to justify a $90 million acquisition, and the A-list trio delivered that commercial assurance. The less-known talent, meanwhile, brought authenticity and depth to a film that critics widely praised even as audiences stayed away from cinemas. It’s a casting model that’s become increasingly common in the streaming era, where streaming redemption often matters more than opening weekend. Crime 101 is a pretty clear example of exactly that.
