Late last year, Hollywood seemed to have halted completely at the prospect of "The Interview," a film that was scheduled to boost James Franco's and Seth Rogen's net worth, was denied a big release following threats from the North Korean government and even a major Sony Pictures leak.
Although the Asian country's government has denied they were involved in the major leak that Sony Pictures suffered last year, it has been confirmed that North Korean hackers were behind it, as they attempted to halt the release of the film that boosted Seth Rogen's net worth.
Following a lot of media backlash to Sony over canceling the film's big planned release, eventually the company relented and put the comedy about a murder plot against North Korean's Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un in on-demand websites, breaking sales records for the format - and enhancing Seth Rogen's net worth in the meantime.
After all the controversy, critics nonetheless panned the film, and it now holds a 52 percent "Rotten" rating at specialized website Rotten Tomatoes, but that didn't keep the movie from making Seth Rogen's net worth grow - and that's without even counting his many projects currently underway.
One of the most popular comedians in Hollywood, Seth Rogen's net worth comes from a variety of projects after he has been "big" in Hollywood since the late 90s, when he co-starred with pal Franco, "Dawson's Creek" alum Busy Phillips, Linda Cardellini and others in the now cult show "Freaks & Geeks."
Other major films have included "Knocked Up" with Katharine Heigl and voicing the Mantis in the "Kung Fu Panda" films - and that's besides his many projects with Franco, including "Pineapple Express," "This Is The End" and the upcoming "Zeroville," besides the North Korea-themed 2014 movie.
This year, Rogen will be co-starring as Steve Wozniak in the film "Steve Jobs," the second biopic based on the Apple co-founder after the critically panned one with Ashton Kutcher.
Other ventures for the actor and comedian include his philanthropic work for the awareness of Alzheimer's as well as finding its cure, like being a part of the most recent Alzheimer's Research UK campaign.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Seth Rogen's net worth currently stands at $45 million.
