What is M Night Shyamalan's net worth? How 'Servant' maker amassed a massive fortune with billion-dollar movies
When it comes to making moolah, M Night Shyamalan seems to have the secret to minting billions. Popular for billion-dollar movies like the Oscar-nominated ‘The Sixth Sense’, ‘Unbreakable’, ‘Signs’ and ‘The Last Airbender’, the Indian-born filmmaker and actor got his claim to fame after he stepped into the world of glitz and glam.
After a string of supernatural movies, Shyamalan is all set to sprinkle his magic on web audiences through his all-new psychological horror ‘Servant’ starring Lauren Ambrose, Toby Kebbell, Nell Tiger Free, and Rupert Grint. The series follows a Philadelphia couple who hire Leanne to be the nanny for their baby son, Jericho. Leanne's arrival brings about strange and frightening occurrences for the couple.
Early Life and Marriage
Born in Mahé, India, M Night Shyamalan was raised by Indian parents. His father, Dr Nelliyattu C Shyamalan, is a Malayali neurologist and his mother, Dr Jayalakshmi is an OB-GYN. When he was just six weeks old, the family migrated to the United States. He spent his childhood in the lanes of Penn Valley, Pennsylvania, where he attended a Roman Catholic grammar school.
At a very early age, he developed a passion for filmmaking and had created around 45 home movies at the age of 17. The 1992 independent film ‘Praying with Anger’ was his first major film and then he made a name with his second film, ‘Wide Awake’, which grossed an estimated $300,000 on a $6 million budget. Interestingly, Shyamalan also penned down films like ‘Stuart Little’ and ‘She's All That’ before his 1999 breakthrough movie ‘The Sixth Sense’. Grossing over $700 million, it was the second-highest-grossing horror film at the time. Married to Bhavna Vaswani, Shyamalan is blessed with three daughters — Saleka, Shivani and Ishani.
What is his net worth?
The Shyamalan family lives near Philadelphia at Ravenwood, on a 125-acre estate, built around a 27,000-square-foot 1937 Georgian Revival house.
After his successful feat at the movies, Shyamalan's film grossed billions at the box office. According to Celebrity Net Worth, his net worth is an estimated $80 million. Once championed as the “next Spielberg”, his films earned a cumulative sum of over $3 billion over the years and in 2019, ‘Glass’ raked in over $245 million at the box office. Forbes had reported in an article that Shyamalan is the 18th director to snag five $100 million+ domestic hits.