Austin Butler

We're breaking down Austin Butler's full net worth—including how much Austin Butler made for 'Elvis.'

Seems like a lot considering he “only” got paid $700,000 for his most famous role—but this could have something to do with the fact that he’s starring in the upcoming [Dune 2](https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/movies/a38026694/dune-part-2-news-date-cast-spoilers/) and presumably commanded a pretty high post-Elvis paycheck. “I kept that fierce dedication toward trying to find more truth, even in things where it could be easier to just phone it in.” I played the dog who turns into a boy.” I did a short film about this dog who gets turned into a boy. MTV has been known to pay as little as $2,000 to its stars ( Meanwhile, we mustn’t forget that Austin also appeared on The Shannara Chronicles, which was a show on MTV about a buncha hot people trying to rid the world of an ancient demon. Until we did the screen tests, I don’t think it was clear to anybody, necessarily, that it was going to be Austin. There were a lot of factors to really consider. He was also pretty much unknown out of that group of guys.” Shortly thereafter, I had Austin go on tape and that started the process of Baz meeting with him, doing a workshop in New York and we tested him along with other actors. Time to dive into his net worth, much like Austin dove into method acting with all his heart, bless. “It’s a pretty big statement to make.