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Now that Margot Robbie’s on and off-screen influence as a versatile actress and producer
has become omnipresent, it’s easy to see why thousands of fans are inquiring about
her financial situation. There you go: various finance-oriented sources
suggest that Robbie made around $24 million between September 2018 and September 2019.
That’s $24 million in a single year, mind you. Times and Forbes are frequently featuring
her on their Top of the Tops lists. Robbie is most likely as intimidated by those
numbers are you are right now. She once admitted in an interview:
“I don’t spend much money at all. It actually makes me really anxious, just the idea of
it. It seems crazy to spend a huge amount of money on things you don’t need."
So RumourJuice dug deeper and found out that Robbie could teach us a thing or two, or a
dozen, about frugality, staying true to her humble beginnings, and turning her wealth
into a thing of universal good. Let’s see how, through hard work and careful
planning, Margot Robbie is slowly changing the Hollywood game in the most un-Hollywood
way possible. She was in danger of being pigeon-holed into
the role of the hottest blonde chick on the block. For her The Wolf of Wall Street audition,
Robbie wore jeans and boots. The casting director looked at her and told her to buy the tightest
dress and highest heels she could find - that, according to him, was the character’s essence.
When she was cast as Harley Quinn for Suicide Squad, her wardrobe consisted of short shorts,
crop tops, and almost see-through T-shirts. At the time, Robbie explained that her character
dressed like this because it was her choice to wear sparkly and fun outfits, and not because
Harley wanted guys to ogle her. “As Margot,” she went on to add, “no, I don’t like
wearing that.” She has also expressed disappointment at how
simplistic female characters often are: “When I think of all the women I know in my life,
they are not just one thing. I don’t have my sexy friend, I don’t have my serious
friend, my funny friend... they have this amazing array of characteristics and it’s
fun to play characters keeping that in mind.” Now, by the age of 29, Robbie is in control
of how the narrative about her is formed. “Trophy wife” characterization is in the
past. Today, Robbie is rightfully acknowledged as an award-winning Oscar nominee actress
and producer. Six years ago, Robbie co-founded her production
company, LuckyChap Entertainment because she wanted to become one of the cogs in the Hollywood
machine. Remember 2017’s excellent dark biopic about American figure skater, Tonya
Harding? Robbie produced and starred in I, Tonya, which grossed about $54 million worldwide
on an $11 million budget. Robbie reprised her dual role for Birds of Prey as well, and
she pushed for the movie to have a female writer, female director, and, of course, for
it to have an almost all-female cast. Currently, Robbie is busy developing other
female-led TV shows and movies. By the way, so far, Birds Of Prey has made
over $85 million worldwide. Due to several factors such as the movie not getting a release
in China, the numbers aren’t as stellar as they could have been. Still, the Margot
Robbie-helmed supervillain movie is doing reasonably well. Variety reports that Robbie
earned around $9 or $10 million for making it. Interestingly enough, that’s very close
to what Gal Gadot made for the upcoming Wonder Woman: 1984 movie. While Joker’s leading
man, Joaquin Phoenix, earned $4.5 million for being the top-billed actor.
Could this be Robbie’s highest-paid gig as of yet?
In comparison to her multi-million dollar Birds of Prey salary, she earned about $400,000
for 2013’s About Time. That same year, the Leonardo DiCaprio power vehicle The Wolf of
Wall Street was released. For her portrayal of DiCaprio’s second wife, Robbie earned
the Empire Award for Best Newcomer… and close to $350,000. Fun fact: DiCaprio and
Robbie’s co-star, actor Jonah Hill, said he only made $60,000 for The Wolf.
Post-The Wolf, Robbie’s talent grew in demand, as did her earnings for each consequent film.
Now the two-time Oscar nominee is also a sought-after endorser of various goods such as perfume
or Nissan electric vehicles. These endeavours, of course, add to her net worth.
But did you know that before she started earning six to seven figures for appearing in movies,
a teenaged Robbie worked several jobs? “I was working at Subway. I've worked in
restaurants behind the bar, in the kitchen. I did retail for two years. I've done some
secretary work," Robbie recounted. Her upbringing was modest, but Robbie calls
it the best kind of upbringing. Still, the actress says, she learned early on that money
makes a lot of difference in one’s life. Her childhood home only had one bathroom,
as Vogue pointed out while outlining Robbie’s profile. As she recalled, "I went to a school
where all of my friends were very well-off… And I went to their houses a lot. And so I
knew what it looked like to be rich but I didn't have it, so I was like, OK—I know
exactly what I want." Talking to Harper’s Bazaar, Robbie revealed
that her other dream growing up was buying perfume to her heart’s content, since she
couldn’t afford having several at the time. “I had one perfume and I would save it for
really, really, really special occasions. Which meant I never actually wore it,” Robbie
said. She added that she feels lucky now that she can wear perfume every day. “Now when
I have nice stuff I don't save it anymore, I try to use it.” Words to live by!
The Queensland-born Aussie actress and her three siblings were raised by their single
mom who worked as a physiotherapist. The would-be actress studied drama at school and, surprise
surprise, took part in school plays. Robbie’s penchant for acting was evident
ever since her childhood. As was her business-oriented nature. Margot says she liked to put on a
show and make everyone come watch, on the condition that they paid a certain fee. “I
was very business-savvy as a child,” she says. Indeed.
Robbie was a diligent student, got good grades and was also interested in sports. Although
“interested” is an underestimation: little Margot was such an active child her Mom enrolled
her in circus school. Which would come in handy for challenging roles like Tonya Harding
and Harley Quinn. By the time she graduated school, Robbie knew
she would try and make a living as an actress. Academically, she was doing especially well
in legal studies, and felt pressured to go study law. But she decided to trust her gut.
“[...] I didn’t want to spend money I didn’t have, on a subject I didn’t want
to do, only to be paying back debt for the rest of my life. Why abide by that invisible
rule?” she asked rhetorically in her 2018 interview with The Guardian.
She moved to Melbourne and got her first break-through on Neighbours, Australia’s trademark soap
opera that helped launch careers of many major Australian actors.
When Margot and her Mom gave a joint interview to Vogue Australia, the actress recalled spending
her first Neighbours paychecks to repay back everything she owed her Mom.
“I was so in debt by the end of grade 12,” Robbie said. “I had everything I owed you
written on a piece of paper, and every time I got a pay cheque I paid off my debt, but
then I kept the piece of paper because it was so satisfying at the end to know I’d
paid it all back.” A break-through in the acting industry didn’t
mean instant success for Robbie, though. She doesn’t like to be named an “overnight
sensation”. Robbie says she had carefully and strategically planned her climb up the
career staircase. "I thought, 'I'm going to use this time on
Neighbours to save my money,” she explained in her 2014 interview with Sydney Morning
Herald. “So I found a better agent in Melbourne, and said, 'This is what I want to do—I want
to go to America.'" When she scored her role in Scorsese's The
Wolf of Wall Street, Robbie was thrust into stardom. But it was thanks her portrayal of
the maniacal villain Harley Quinn in the 2016 comic-based blockbuster The Suicide Squad
that she achieved superstardom. Margo Robbie is very successful, influential
and wealthy, and also very down-to-earth. She tends to hang out with crew members on
set instead of being a snobbish A-list celebrity. Her social media accounts are remarkably unremarkable.
She often swears in interviews, although she admits it upsets her Mom.
Just until recently, she shared a flat with a bunch of her friends. She enjoyed the experience
greatly. Partly, it was because she was able to save money. And in part because she enjoys
company. As she put it, she grew up in “a loud house, very loud. It’s one reason I’ve
always lived with roommates – quietness is deafening to me, I hate it so much.”
It’s her loyal friends slash roommates that are the other co-founders of LuckyChap. Moreover,
Robbie went on to marry one of the said roommates, British assistant director, Tom Ackerley.
The couple had to come to terms with the harsh truth: as spouses, they needed to move out
of the home they were sharing with their friends and literally “get a room”.
The two aren’t above inviting their Uber drivers to their parties. True story: an Uber
driver was giving Margot Robbie a lift, but didn’t realize who she was. When she invited
him to join the party she was en route to, the guy declined and was kind of puzzled by
Robbie’s husband’s reaction. “I said no 'cause I was going to see Star Wars with
the boys,” the driver said later. “Her husband kind of chuckled like 'Ha ha, you
don't realise who we are'." Robbie is still determined to give back and
help people whenever she can. She might have spent her first Hollywood paycheck on a personal
item - a Tiffany’s airplane charm for her bracelet - but she also paid off her Mom’s
mortgage. Today, she is involved with Youngcare, an Australian charity that helps young people
with high level disabilities to stay out of institutionalised facilities or restricted
living environments. "My mum has worked with disabled kids all
my life so it's something close to me,” Robbie explained. “The money is really going
towards young people who really need it and just creating a lifestyle where they can feel
like young people and not be stuck in uncomfortable living circumstances.”
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