Ariana Grande fans have brighter days ahead with the premiere of “Wicked: For Good” just over two months away on November 21.
That may be just enough time for the triple threat actress/singer/entrepreneur to count her cash. It’s certainly going to take more than one short day.
Wondering what the former coach on “The Voice‘s” net worth is?
We’ve got the low down on Ariana’s success that seems to be defying gravity.
Ariana Started Saving Early Thanks to Her Stint on Nickelodean
Ariana Grande appeared in 57 episodes of the Nickelodean show “Victorious,” according to Cosmopolitan.
Ariana had a recurring role on the kids show from 2010 to 2013, for which Cosmo says she was paid at least $9,000. Put your calculators away, we got this. That adds up to a more than half-a-million dollar payday.
And the singer padded that figure out by appearing in season one of “Sam & Cat,” and season one of “Scream Queens.”
Ariana Grande’s Stint on “The Voice” Brought In Big Bucks
Ariana Grande took her seat in the big red chair for season 21 of “The Voice” in 2021, alongside fellow judges Kelly Clarkson, Blake Shelton and John Legend.
According to Cosmopolitan, Ari cashed a fat paycheck for that gig, coming in at a cool $25 million.
Which is allegedly $10 million more than Kelly Clarkson was being paid.
Wicked…
‘Wicked’ Got Ariana an Oscar Nomination & a Magical Pay Day
While “Wicked” and “Wicked: For Good” take place years apart, the two were filmed at once, wrapping in January 2024.
In fact, according to People, screenwriters and producers didn’t decide to split the film into two parts until they realized it was “too much story for one movie.”
Whether that means one paycheck or two remains a magical mystery, but we do know that rumors that Ariana Grande was paid $15 million while co-star Cynthia Erivo made just $1 million is pure fantasy.
In fact, Universal studios made a rare statement about pay to drop a house on those reports, writing in a press release quoted in Deadline that said, “Reports of pay disparity between Cynthia and Ariana are completely false and based on internet fodder. The women received equal pay for their work on ‘Wicked.’”
In fact, in a joint interview with Variety, Ariana said, “We went through our contracts together and called each other up. ‘Did you see that? What do you think about that? Let’s get it together!’”
Erivo agreed, saying, “We both went through it — ‘What number are we doing? How do you feel about that?’ We were really f – – king honest. And that’s really rare. People don’t do that.”
Concert Ticket Sales Are Padding Grande’s Fortune
A huge chunk of Ariana Grande’s fortune comes from touring.
According to Cosmopolitan, Her 2015 “Honeymoon Tour,” made $40 million in eight months.
Two years later, Ari’s 2017 “Dangerous Woman Tour” brought in $71 million in just seven months. And the singer reportedly raked in $50,000 a night in merchandise sales at every single concert on top of that!
But her 2019 “Sweetener World Tour” really upped the ante. According to Billboard, it grossed a worldwide total of $243.5 million.
That same year, she was reportedly paid $8 million bucks to headline Coachella, becoming the youngest person ever to headline the festival at 25-years-old.
Ariana Grande will be adding to those figures very soon. September 10, tickets go on sale for her “the eternal sunshine” tour that kicks off next June.
Ariana Grande Is an Entrepreneur
Ariana Grande has also followed the lead of other artists who have stepped outside the entertainment industry to become entrepreneurs.
The “Thank You, Next” singer has a beauty line called r.e.m. beauty that just expanded to be sold at Ulta stores.
And she has her own line of fragrances, which grossed $150 million in its first two years and has since expanded from three fragrances to 15 different scents.
All of that adds up to a net worth of an incredible $250 million according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Certainly puts her budget in the pink. And if you’re wondering whether or not her “Wicked” costar Cynthia Erivo has reason to be green with envy, you can bank on it.
Celebrity Net Worth lists Erivo’s net worth at $5 million.
