Brad Pitt Net Worth - With a recent box-office movie after the premiere of 'Fury' and receiving the thousands of dollars wedding gift from wife, Angelina Jolie, what could be Mr. Pitt's worth?

Undoubtedly one among the highest paid actors in Hollywood today Brad Pitt's net worth lands an estimated amount of $240 million.

Pitt, 50 is an award-winning actor and film producer with a career of more than 30 years in television and film.

He was involved in sports, debating, student government and musicals during his high school days. He attended college at University of Missouri but left two credits short of a degree in journalism major in advertising to move to California.

It took a while before Brad Pitt's net worth and career reach a meteoric surge. Before his Hollywood success, Pitt supported himself driving strippers in limos, moving refrigerators and dressing as a giant chicken while working for "el Pollo Loco".

Pitt appeared in various TV guest appearances through the '80s but it was through his breakthrough role as the charming drifter in "Thelma & Louise" (1991) that a new rising star was born. He became "one of Hollywood's hottest properties" and played various roles from sexy, action, comedy and sci-fi films.

His sexy and pretty face led to two starring roles after the attention-grabbing role in the previous TV series. He landed the leading roles for "Johnny Suede" (1991) and "Cool World" (1992). But it was in casting in Academy Award-winning film, "A River Runs Through It" in 1992 that he showed a premiered actor more than just the looks that had brought him to his career.

The multi-talented actor received remarkable praise for his performance in the highly acclaimed crime drama, "Seven" (1995) which grossed $327 million worldwide. Brad Pitt's net worth started to escalate. He also won a Golden Globe award by an actor in a Supporting Role as well as an Academy award in his following film, "Twelve Monkeys" (1995).

Pitt's other notable films over the years are "Troy" (2004), "Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005). It was in the former film where he met his current wife, Angelina Jolie. The actor was married to Jennifer Aniston before the much publicized relationship with Jolie in 2005.

Pitt has also become an active producer as he was as an actor. He has a production company, Plan B, which helped to make the films, "Kick-Ass" and 'Eat Pray Love" in 2010 which added to the source of Brad Pitt's net worth. He also appeared in the movie, "Inglorious Basterds" in 2009 which earned a healthy $320 million in the global box office.

Pitt and Jolie married on Aug. 23 in the South of France following a long engagement. The sweet wife gave Pitt a generous worth of $250,000 wedding gift, reported TMZ. The thousand dollars gift is Ernest Hemingway's last typewriter before he killed himself. That's truly a lot of effort and money.

Brad Pitt's net worth must have been higher with the current success of his latest movie, "Fury" beating its box-office foes with a raging ticket sale of $23.5 million in U.S and Canada during its opening weekend.