Anthony Russo Net Worth

What is Anthony Russo's Net Worth and Salary?

Anthony Russo is an American director, producer, screenwriter, and studio executive who has a net worth of $120 million. Anthony Russo is best known as one-half of the Russo brothers directing duo, alongside his younger brother Joe Russo. Together, the brothers became two of the most commercially successful directors in movie history thanks to their work in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including "Captain America: The Winter Soldier," "Captain America: Civil War," "Avengers: Infinity War," and "Avengers: Endgame." The last two films alone grossed more than $4.8 billion worldwide. Outside Marvel, Anthony and Joe have directed films including "Welcome to Collinwood," "You, Me and Dupree," "Cherry," "The Gray Man," and "The Electric State." They also built a major television résumé by directing episodes of "Arrested Development," "Community," and "Happy Endings," and later expanded into production through their company AGBO.

Marvel Payday

In July 2024, Marvel announced that Anthony and Joe Russo would return to direct two major "Avengers" films: "Avengers: Doomsday" and "Avengers: Secret Wars." The deal reportedly paid the brothers a combined $80 million to direct the two movies. They also have the ability to earn millions more if the films hit certain performance milestones, including major box office thresholds.

The deal reflected the enormous value Marvel placed on the Russos after their earlier run with the studio. "Avengers: Infinity War" crossed $2 billion at the worldwide box office, while "Avengers: Endgame" grossed roughly $2.8 billion and briefly became the highest-grossing film of all time. Their return to the franchise was one of Marvel's biggest strategic moves following a period of creative and commercial turbulence for the studio.

Joe and Anthony Russo (Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images)

Early Life and Education

Anthony Russo was born on February 3, 1970, in Cleveland, Ohio. He is the son of Patricia and Basil Russo, an attorney and judge. His younger brother, Joe Russo, was born the following year. The family is of Italian descent, and the Russo brothers grew up in Ohio before beginning their careers in film and television.

As teenagers, Anthony and Joe attended Benedictine High School in Cleveland. Anthony later attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated with a degree in English. He and Joe then attended graduate school at Case Western Reserve University. While studying there, the brothers began making films together, setting the foundation for a professional partnership that would later produce some of the biggest movies ever released.

First Films

While they were graduate students at Case Western Reserve University, Anthony and Joe wrote, produced, and directed their first feature film, "Pieces." The movie screened at film festivals in the late 1990s, including Slamdance. One of the people who saw it was Steven Soderbergh, who was impressed enough to help produce the brothers' next movie.

That second feature was "Welcome to Collinwood," a 2002 caper comedy inspired by the 1958 Italian film "Big Deal on Madonna Street." The movie starred William H. Macy, Isaiah Washington, Sam Rockwell, Patricia Clarkson, Michael Jeter, Luis Guzmán, and George Clooney. Although it was not a box office hit, it gave the Russos a higher-profile entry into Hollywood and connected them with major actors and producers.

In 2006, the brothers directed the romantic comedy "You, Me and Dupree," starring Owen Wilson, Matt Dillon, Kate Hudson, and Michael Douglas. The film was a commercial step up for the duo and showed that they could handle a studio comedy with major stars.

Television Breakthrough

Before becoming blockbuster filmmakers, the Russo brothers built much of their reputation in television. In 2003, they directed the pilot episode of the FX series "Lucky." Ron Howard was a fan of that pilot and helped bring the brothers into "Arrested Development," where they directed the pilot and several additional episodes.

"Arrested Development" became one of the most critically acclaimed comedies of the 2000s, and the Russos' work on the show helped establish their ability to balance fast pacing, overlapping stories, ensemble casts, and visual comedy. The show also earned them a Primetime Emmy Award for directing.

The brothers continued working in television throughout the 2000s and early 2010s. They directed episodes of "LAX," "What About Brian," "Carpoolers," "Happy Endings," "Animal Practice," and "Community." Their work on "Community" was especially important because the show's genre experiments and pop-culture-driven storytelling helped demonstrate the same kind of tonal flexibility that later made them attractive to Marvel.

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Marvel Superhero Films

Anthony and Joe Russo made the leap to blockbuster filmmaking when Marvel hired them to direct "Captain America: The Winter Soldier." Released in 2014, the film starred Chris Evans as Steve Rogers and blended superhero spectacle with the structure of a political thriller. It grossed more than $700 million worldwide and was widely seen as one of Marvel's strongest films up to that point.

The brothers returned for "Captain America: Civil War" in 2016. The film brought together many of Marvel's biggest heroes and functioned almost like a mini-"Avengers" movie, while still centering on the conflict between Captain America and Iron Man. It grossed more than $1.1 billion worldwide and proved that the Russos could handle massive ensembles without losing the emotional center of the story.

Their biggest Marvel assignment came with "Avengers: Infinity War" and "Avengers: Endgame." Released in 2018 and 2019, the films served as the culmination of more than a decade of Marvel storytelling. "Infinity War" grossed more than $2 billion worldwide, while "Endgame" grossed around $2.8 billion and became the highest-grossing movie in history at the time. The two films turned the Russo brothers into two of the highest-grossing directors of all time.

AGBO and Later Film Career

In 2017, Anthony and Joe Russo founded AGBO, an independent production company designed to develop film, television, and streaming projects. Through AGBO, the brothers expanded beyond directing and became producers and studio builders.

Among the early films produced through AGBO were "21 Bridges" and "Mosul," both released in 2019. In 2020, the company produced "Extraction," an action thriller starring Chris Hemsworth and based on the graphic novel "Ciudad." "Extraction" became a major Netflix success and led to the sequel "Extraction 2" in 2023.

The Russos returned to directing with "Cherry," a 2021 crime drama starring Tom Holland as a veteran struggling with PTSD and addiction. In 2022, they directed the Netflix action thriller "The Gray Man," starring Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, and Ana de Armas. That same year, AGBO was one of the production companies behind "Everything Everywhere All at Once," which went on to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.

In 2025, Anthony and Joe directed the Netflix science-fiction adventure film "The Electric State," starring Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt. The film was based on the illustrated novel by Simon Stålenhag and became one of Netflix's most expensive original movies.

Further Television Work

In addition to their earlier directing work in television, Anthony and Joe Russo later became active as executive producers. Through AGBO and related production work, they have been involved with series including "Deadly Class," "From," and "Citadel."

"Citadel," an Amazon Prime Video spy thriller starring Richard Madden and Priyanka Chopra Jonas, was designed as a large-scale global franchise with interconnected international versions. The project reflected AGBO's ambition to build entertainment properties across multiple markets, platforms, and formats.

Real Estate

Anthony Russo and his wife, actress and producer Ann Russo, have owned several notable homes in Pasadena, California, including historic estates with major Hollywood connections.

In 2018, Anthony paid $5.8 million for the Cordelia Culbertson House in Pasadena's Oak Knoll district. The 110-year-old home was designed by the famed architecture firm Greene & Greene and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Completed in 1911, the residence was the last major residential commission the Greene brothers worked on together. The home spans roughly 8,559 square feet and includes six bedrooms, seven bathrooms, formal living and dining rooms, fireplaces, a ballroom, a loggia, gardens, a courtyard, a pergola, and an octagonal fountain. Russo listed the property in 2020 for $6.25 million, later reduced the asking price to $6 million, and ultimately sold it in 2021 for $6.25 million.

In 2019, Anthony and Ann Russo paid $15.6 million for Arden Villa, one of Pasadena's most famous private estates. The property, which sits on nearly three acres, was built in the early 1900s for mining tycoon and railroad heir William Kennon Jewett and was designed by architects Sylvanus Marston and Garrett Van Pelt. The Palladian-style mansion later became a Historic Monument and has been used as a filming location for several well-known projects.

Arden Villa is perhaps most famous as the site of the lily pond fight between Linda Evans and Joan Collins on the 1980s primetime soap opera "Dynasty." The estate also appeared in "Billy Madison," "Terms of Endearment," "Knight Rider," and the Oasis music video "Don't Look Back in Anger."

After buying Arden Villa, the Russos undertook a major renovation with Clements Design. The estate now spans more than 18,500 square feet across the main residence and guesthouse, with eight bedrooms and 13 bathrooms. The roughly 16,000-square-foot main house includes formal living and dining rooms, a modernized kitchen, a gym, game room, movie theater, and wine cellar. A detached midcentury guesthouse of about 2,400 square feet has its own pool and gated driveway.

The grounds include the famous lily pond, a swimming pool and spa, a pool house, a fireplace, a greenhouse, gardens, and a tennis court with a pergola-shaded viewing area. In June 2026, Anthony and Ann listed Arden Villa for $45 million. If it sells near that price, it would reportedly set a Pasadena real estate record. Here is a drone video above Arden Villa:

Russo also previously owned a midcentury modern home in Pasadena that he bought in 2011 for $901,000 and extensively remodeled. He listed that 2,000-square-foot home in 2019 for $2.185 million, and it sold in 2020 for a little over $2 million.

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