What is Mila Kunis' Net Worth and Salary?
Mila Kunis is a Ukrainian-born actress who has a net worth of $75 million. If you include her husband Ashton Kutcher's $200 million fortune, the couple have a combined net worth of $275 million.
Mila Kunis' family moved to the United States when she was seven, and she soon developed an interest in acting. Her first significant role came at the age of 14 when she was cast as Jackie Burkhart in the hit television sitcom "That '70s Show" (1998-2006). Her portrayal of the self-absorbed, rich girl became one of the show's most beloved characters, marking her breakthrough in the entertainment industry.
In 2008, Kunis received widespread acclaim for her role in the romantic comedy "Forgetting Sarah Marshall." Her performance as the free-spirited hotel receptionist showcased her comedic talents and ability to handle lead roles in major films. This success paved the way for more prominent roles, including her critically acclaimed performance in "Black Swan" (2010). Playing opposite Natalie Portman as a rival ballet dancer, Kunis delivered a complex and intense performance that earned her Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations.
Kunis continued to display her range with roles in various genres. In the comedy "Ted" (2012) and its sequel, she showcased her comedic timing, while in "Oz the Great and Powerful" (2013), she took on a more fantastical role as the witch Theodora. Her performance in "Friends with Benefits" (2011), alongside Justin Timberlake, further solidified her position as a leading actress in romantic comedies.
Beyond film, Kunis has been a voice actress for the character Meg Griffin on the animated series "Family Guy" since 1999.
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Early Life
Mila Markovna Kunis was born on August 14th, 1983, in Chernivtsi, Ukraine. She was raised in Ukraine until the age of seven, at which point her family decided to move to Los Angeles, California, with $250 to their name. Although her family was not poor, that was the maximum amount of money they were allowed to take with them, and none of her parents' degrees and qualifications were transferable upon reaching the States.
The family moved away from the Soviet Union because of rising antisemitism and because of the lack of future opportunities for Mila and her brother. Kunis struggled to adjust in elementary school, and she started appearing on That 70s Show very soon after she started high school. She was tutored on set most of the time in order to earn her GED.
Career
Mila Kunis began acting at age nine as part of an after-school program. She was quickly noticed by a manager who started sending her out on auditions. She booked her very first audition for a Barbie commercial. Her first TV roles were on shows like Days of Our Lives, Baywatch, and 7th Heaven.
In 1998, Mila Kunis was cast as Jackie Burkhart in That 70s Show at the age of 14. The show would become one of the most popular shows on television, and it ran for eight seasons. As a 14-year-old, Kunis was playing an 18-year-old character. Still, the producers thought she was a perfect fit. She eventually won a number of awards for her performance on the show.
Just one year later, Kunis landed the role of "Meg" in Seth MacFarlane's animated comedy series Family Guy. She continues to voice the character, and Seth MacFarlane initially praised Kunis because she naturally sounded like a real teen (being, in fact, a real teen). Meg is thoroughly despised by the other characters on the show, and Kunis describes her character as a "scapegoat."
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By 2001, Mila Kunis was making the jump from television to more prominent film roles. She started with a role opposite Kirsten Dunst in Get Over It. She then appeared in less successful films such as American Psycho 2, Tony n' Tina's Wedding, and Moving McAllister. It wasn't until That 70s Show was wrapping up that Kunis showed her true potential as a film actress. Her breakthrough came in 2006 with a well-received role in Forgetting Sarah Marshall. The film was also a box office success, grossing over $105 million worldwide.
Her next film came in 2008 with Max Payne. The movie performed well at the box office but was steamrolled by critics. In 2009, she bounced back with a critically acclaimed role in Extract. In 2010, Kunis was starting to truly break through as a Hollywood actress. A role in the box office hit The Book of Eli added to her star power. 2010 proved to be a busy year for Kunis, as she followed up with a supporting role in Date Night.
However, her most buzz-worthy role that year was in Black Swan. Mila Kunis starred alongside Natalie Portman in her most demanding role yet, both physically and mentally. Kunis' acting abilities were stretched to the limit, and she went through intensive physical training to prepare for her role as a professional ballet dancer. The film eventually won several awards and was nominated for five Academy Awards. In addition, Mila Kunis personally took home many awards as a result of her performance. Black Swan was also a commercial success, and it raked in $329 million worldwide.
She followed up in 2011 with Friends With Benefits, another box office hit. She starred alongside Justin Timberlake, and the film earned almost $150 million worldwide. However, the success of these films would be dwarfed by Kunis' next film: Ted. Director Seth MacFarlane cast Mila Kunis as the girlfriend of Mark Wahlberg's character, and the film generated an impressive $549 million at the box office. In 2013, she played Theodora the Witch in Disney's Oz the Great and Powerful. This film would prove to be another massive box office hit, with earnings of over $493 million. That year, she also starred in the film Blood Ties, which premiered at Cannes. She finished off the year with Third Person, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival.
In 2014, Mila Kunis co-founded a production company called Orchard Farm Productions. Next year, she participated in the ill-fated sci-fi movie Jupiter Ascending. Her next film, Bad Moms, was successful at the box office but proved to be a critical failure. The same scenario played out with the film's sequel, A Bad Moms Christmas. 2018 saw Kunis take a central role in The Spy Who Dumped Me, another box office hit with mixed reviews. In 2020, Kunis appeared in the film Four Good Days, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. In 2021, she starred in Breaking News in Yuba County before taking a role in 2022's Luckiest Girl Alive, which she also produced. Recently, Kunas has also appeared in the television series Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Boys and That '90s Show.
Family Guy Salary
The principal Family Guy voice actors each earn $100,000 per episode. That works out to around $2 million per year per actor. They can earn additional royalties from the sale of DVDs, merchandise, and syndication deals. By comparison, the principal voice actors on The Simpsons each earn $300,000 per year, but they negotiated a larger deal several years back after threatening to walk away forever.
Personal Life
Mila Kunis began a high-profile relationship with actor Macaulay Culkin in 2002. Throughout their relationship, the couple struggled to maintain their privacy amidst relentless media attention. In 2011, the couple split on good terms. In 2012, Mila Kunis began dating That 70s Show co-star Ashton Kutcher. They were married in 2015 and today have two children.
Real Estate
In 2008, Mila paid $2.9 million for a home in the Laurel Canyon area of LA. In 2002, she paid $540,000 for a condo in West Hollywood.
In May 2014, Ashton and Mila paid $10.2 million for a home in Beverly Hills. They listed the home in 2020 for a little under $14 million. They ultimately accepted $10.35 million in January 2022.
In June 2017, they paid $10 million for a beachfront home in Carpinteria, California, near Santa Barbara. The property is made up of two houses spread across a combined 3,100 square feet of interior living space.
Their primary home is a 6-acre property in Beverly Hills that was photographed for Architectural Digest in August 2021.
