WORTHS

Compare reported wealth

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  1. James Cameron$1.1B
  2. George Lucas$5.2B

Ratio of estimated net worth

George Lucas’s estimated net worth is approximately 4.7× James Cameron’s.

Combined estimated wealth

$6.3B

Sum of estimated net worth. Individual figures may include jointly owned or overlapping assets.

Sourcing

3 originating reports

Across 2 profiles — repeats of the same figure are counted once.

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Reported range (low–high)Estimated net worthWhy the estimated net worth isn’t necessarily the midpoint of the range
  1. James Cameron

    Film director and producer

    Moderate confidence
    $1.1Brange $1B – $1.2B

    Avatar franchise backend/profit participation (reported ~$350M pretax from the first film alone) · Titanic backend participation

  2. George Lucas

    Filmmaker and entrepreneur

    Moderate confidence
    $5.2Brange $5B – $9Bapproximately 4.7× the group’s lowest estimated net worth

    Lucasfilm sale to Disney (2012, $4.1B) · Star Wars merchandising rights retained from original contract

Bands and markers are drawn to one proportional (linear) scale. A range too narrow to render accurately is widened to a minimum visible width and hatched — the printed figures are always exact.