Mike Myers' Net Worth Is Built On His Austin Powers Salaries And His Possible 4th Film Could Earn Hi

Highlights

• The fourth Austin Powers movie could increase Mike Myers' net worth even more due to past success and popularity.
• Myers has a personal connection to the Austin Powers franchise.
• The beloved actor may be taking a break from Hollywood, but the possibility of a new Austin Powers movie is exciting news for fans.

While Mike Myers has some fun and unlikely movie cameos, most would say that he's best known for portraying the odd and corny Austin Powers. Even though a movie executive didn't want him to succeed, there's no doubt that Myers has won over fans, played iconic characters, and made tons of money.

Although the actor has a pretty sparse resume these days and made a comeback after stepping away from Hollywood for a little while, there is always the chance that he could return to the beloved Austin Powers franchise. In April 2024, Mike Myers told Entertainment Tonight that there might be a fourth Austin Powers movie, which was great news for fans who have been patiently waiting since the early 2000s.

In this article, we'll take a look at how a fourth Austin Powers movie could increase Mike Myers' net worth along with how much money he made from the last three movies. We'll also look at why he wanted to create this quirky franchise.

Mike Myers Could Add To His Net Worth If A Fourth Austin Powers Movie Is Made

Mike Myers has a $200 million net worth, according to Celebrity Net Worth, and he made most of his money from the Austin Powers franchise. Celebrity Net Worth reported that after Myers was paid $3.5 million to star in the first Austin Powers, he made $7 million for the sequel. Myers was paid a $25 million salary for Austin Powers in Goldmember. Entertainment Weekly reported that the actor had a particularly sweet deal for the third movie since he got $25 million against 21% of the movie's gross.

Since the star's salary was increased so much for the third movie in the popular franchise, it seems likely that if there is a fourth Austin Powers movie, Myers would be paid even more money.

In his April 2024 interview with Entertainment Tonight, Mike Myers said of the film:

"I can neither confirm nor deny the existence or non-existence of such a project."

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As Entertainment Weekly noted, the actor has talked about wanting to make another Austin Powers movie for several years now. Since he is so committed to the franchise, it's definitely possible that it will happen. While it's unclear what his salary would be, it does seem likely that his fourth film salary could be much higher than what he earned before. Since Myers created the Austin Powers franchise and also wrote and produced the past three movies, that would increase his earning potential.

In 2018, he told E! News:

"It's looking good, it's just tough, you know, it takes a long time to write the script, you want it to be fantastic. I have three kids under the age of seven now, you know, [director] Jay [Roach] is just back to back making movies. But we've met and, I don't know, it's looking good, we'll see. I'd love to do it, it's so much fun doing it."

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• Spike (10 years old)
• Sunday (8 years old)
• Paulina (6 years old)

In his 2024 interview with Entertainment Tonight, Myers said "Absolutely" when asked a question about there being stories that could be told in another Austin Powers movie. While Deadline reported that director Jay Roach is working on a remake of The War of the Roses, it's possible that, at the time of this writing, Myers and Roach are also collaborating on Austin Powers 4 but haven't publicly announced it yet.

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Mike Myers would also likely earn a huge salary for a fourth Austin Powers movie because the Austin Powers franchise was a box office success. According to Forbes, many people think that the first movie did poorly at the box office because it played in 2,115 movie theaters opening weekend and grossed $9.5 million. After its theatrical run, it earned $67.8 million globally. Since the movie's budget was $16.5 million, it was a success.

However, the sequel Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me grossed $54 million on opening weekend. This was much more than the first movie and as Forbes reported, the sequel had a higher gross opening weekend than the first movie's entire theatrical gross.

Considering how much money the three Austin Powers movies made, it would be a surprise if there was no fourth movie and if Myers wasn't paid a fortune.

Why Did Mike Myers Create The Austin Powers Franchise?

In various interviews over the years, Mike Myers shared his love for the Austin Powers franchise and also explained what he was thinking about when creating the storylines and characters. Myers' parents were a huge inspiration on Austin Powers, which is sweet to hear about. It also must have been satisfying to see the movies become such a success since he had such a personal connection to them.

In an Austin Powers oral history published by The Hollywood Reporter, the actor said he wrote the screenplay for the first movie quickly and after only two weeks, he was done. He explained:

"After my dad died in 1991, I was taking stock of his influence on me as a person and his influence on me with comedy in general. So Austin Powers was a tribute to my father, who [introduced me to] James Bond, Peter Sellers, The Beatles, The Goodies, Peter Cook and Dudley Moore."

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In an interview with Today, Mike Myers shared that he took some wisdom that his mom gave him and created the beloved character Dr. Evil.

He said, “My mom gave me some great advice. She had said, ‘Don’t forget that the villain is the hero of his own story.’ That was a big influence on Dr. Evil. And she said, ‘The world loves happy survivors.’ And she said, you know, Barney Rubble, Bugs Bunny, Tony Curtis, Bruce Willis in ‘Die Hard,’ happy survivors.”

Since the actor takes some breaks between making movies, as he explained in a 2014 interview with GQ, it would make sense if Mike Myers was getting ready to make a fourth Austin Powers movie. The project is special and meaningful to him, and since the third movie was released in 2002, it's definitely time.

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