Michael Cera's Net Worth (Updated 2022) | Wealthy Gorilla

Net Worth:	$20 Million
Box Office Gross:	$2.65 Billion
Age:	37
Born:	June 7, 1988
Height:	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Country of Origin:	Canada
Source of Wealth:	Professional Actor
Last Updated:	Jan 4, 2026

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• Introduction
• Acting Career
• Early Television & Movie Roles
• Arrested Development
• Film Career Highlights
• Recent Career
• Highest-Grossing Movies

Introduction

Michael Cera is a Canadian professional actor, producer, singer, songwriter, and musician with an estimated net worth of $20 Million.

Throughout his 26 years as a professional actor, Michael Cera has starred in 108 projects, won nine awards, and grossed almost $2.65 billion at the global box office.

Acting Career

Like many notable Hollywood stars, Michael Cera’s career began as a child, with an unpaid appearance in a summer camp commercial. This was followed by another role in a commercial for the Pillsbury Doughboy, his first speaking role, paving the way for more prominent television roles. Throughout his career, Cera would dominate the comedy movie scene during the 2000s while also making waves as a notable stage actor.

Early Television & Movie Roles

Michael Cera’s first notable television role came in 1999 when he was cast in the two-season Canadian series I Was a Sixth-Grade Alien. In the same year, Cera appeared alongside the Olsen twins in Switching Goals and performed in the television movie What Katy Did.

After making his movie debut in the 2000s film Frequency, Cera picked up minor roles in films, including Steal This Movie and My Louisiana Sky. His first major Hollywood movie of note came in 2002 with Confessions of a Dangerous Mind as Chuck Barris, with Sam Rockwell playing the character later in life.

Directed by George Clooney, the movie was a critical success, leaning to Cera’s future casting in a series of high-profile Hollywood productions.

Arrested Development

Following the failure of the Fox pilot The Grubbs in 2002, Michael Cera’s fortunes rose after being cast in a central role in the comedy series Arrested Development. The series, which also launched the career of Jason Bateman, proved to be a success, garnering high praise from fans and critics.

While the show was canceled after three seasons due to low ratings, it has since become widely considered among the best comedies of all time. Cera continued to appear in movies and television shows throughout the 2000s, building on his sense of comedic timing with a series of hit comedy movies.

Film Career Highlights

While Michael Cera’s career throughout the 2000s saw him working in movies and television, it was his collaboration with Judd Apatow that brought him widespread recognition.

Having missed out on the lead role of Knocked Up, Cera worked on the Apatow-produced movie Superbad in 2007, playing a virgin. Co-starring Jonah Hill and Seth Rogen, the movie’s box office success was backed up by solid reviews from critics praising Cera’s performance.

Cera then reprised his characterization of an angst-ridden teenager in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, another film destined to become a cult classic. While his comedy movies had earned him high praise and increased his value as an actor, Cera opted to move away from the format for subsequent movies.

Recent Career

Since 2010, Michael Cera’s career has been characterized by a willingness to branch out from comedy and explore serious dramas and stage acting roles.

In 2012, he made his theatrical debut in This is Our Youth by Kenneth Lonergan, following this with a stint on Broadway. The following year, he collaborated with Chilean filmmaker Sebastian Silva on two movies, Magic Magic and Crystal Fairy and the Magical Cactus.

Returning to the small screen in 2017, Cera appeared as a guest star in a single episode of David Lynch’s long-anticipated Twin Peaks: The Return series. Thanks to his increased profile, Cera was selected to open the 2024 SAG Awards, with Coleman Domingo joining him on the stage.

Highest-Grossing Movies

Cera recently earned the opportunity to be a part of the first film in his career to gross over $1 billion at the box office. Despite his manager initially thinking he wouldn’t want the part, Cera played the role of Allan in Barbie (2023), which grossed $1.45 billion globally. Two of Cera’s top ten include voiceover work in The Lego Batman Movie ($312 million) and Sausage Party ($141 million), two films on the opposite end of the spectrum.

Some of the older and more iconic Cera roles to stay on the list include Juno, which grossed $232 million on a budget of only $7.5 million. With a return on investment of 3000%, the movie was the best performer of his career despite not grossing the most. Superbad placed fourth, grossing $171 million against a $20 million budget, which was also impressive in its own right.

Here’s a complete list of Michael Cera’s ten highest-grossing movies:

1. Barbie – $1.45 Billion (2023)
2. The Lego Batman Movie – $312 Million (2017)
3. Juno – $232 Million (2007)
4. Superbad – $171 Million (2007)
5. Sausage Party – $141 Million (2016)
6. This Is the End – $126 Million (2013)
7. Frequency – $68 Million (2000)
8. How to Be a Latin Lover – $63 Million (2017)
9. Year One – $62 Million (2009)
10. Molly’s Game – $59 Million (2017)