The famous ladies of the Olsen family are pretty much household names at this point. Of course, there's Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, who started out as two of the most famous (and well-paid) child stars in Hollywood history. And for the past few years, we've been seeing a lot of their younger sister, Elizabeth Olsen, who has a successful entertainment career herself. But when it comes to money, how do they stack up? Is Elizabeth going to unseat her twin sisters as the wealthiest member of their family?
The competition is tough, to say the least. After all, Mary-Kate and Ashley built an empire, starting with Full House and then branching off into basically every category of media before they took the fashion world by storm. But lately, all eyes have been on Elizabeth, who played her Avengers character, the Scarlet Witch, in the Disney+ series, WandaVision — and fans couldn't stop talking about the hit show.
How does Mary-Kate and Ashley's net worth compare to Elizabeth's? Here's how these talented ladies make their money, and what their (seriously impressive) totals could look like today.
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Elizabeth Is the younger sister of the Olsen twins.
Elizabeth is two years younger than her sisters Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, and it goes without saying that their acting career has been going on a lot longer than hers. They also have an older brother, Trent, along with two half-brothers, Jake and Taylor Olsen. It's a big family!
As a child, Elizabeth even appeared in some of her sisters' projects, including their movie How the West Was Fun. At the time, she was known as Lizzie Olsen.
Elizabeth started acting apart from her sisters in her 20s.
Though Elizabeth did have a few small parts with Mary-Kate and Ashley, she didn't really get into acting until she was in her 20s. Her first movie role was playing Sarah in Silent Hill, and she starred in other films including Liberal Arts and Kill Your Darlings.
She joined 'The Avengers' in 2013.
Once Elizabeth was welcomed into the Marvel Universe, it seemed like her career definitely hit a new high. Now that she was the Scarlet Witch (aka Wanda Maximoff), she appeared in several movies in the franchise, including Avengers: Age of Ultron and Captain America: Civil War.
'WandaVision' came out in 2021.
In 2021, Elizabeth starred in the Disney+ series WandaVision, which is all about her character from the Avengers franchise. This time, she ran the show, and it's likely this is one of her biggest (and most lucrative) projects ever, though no salary information for her or costar Paul Bettany has ever been disclosed.
What is Elizabeth Olsen's net worth?
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Elizabeth is worth an estimated $11 million — not too shabby for someone who's only officially been in the acting game for about a dozen years and has starred in a lot of independent films along the way. But with WandaVision behind her, we have no doubt that this wealth is going to grow. She'll likely remain very in demand.
Mary-Kate & Ashley's 'Full House' role contributed to their early success.
From the time they were babies, Mary-Kate and Ashley starred in Full House, sharing the role of Michelle Tanner. Even though they opted out of returning for the Netflix reboot Fuller House, this still makes up a part of their net worth, especially because they are still earning residuals from the series.
They found massive success after the show ended.
After and during the filming of Full House, Mary-Kate and Ashley were on a roll — and well on their way to building an empire. They starred in their own series of straight-to-video releases, which included everything from music videos, mystery series, and full-length films like To Grandmother's House We Go.
Mary-Kate & Ashley went on to star in several TV series.
Mary-Kate and Ashley continued their acting streak well into their teen years. They starred in multiple series including So Little Time and Two of a Kind, and of course, there's their feature film, New York Minute, which also happened to be their last acting project together.
They became presidents of Dualstar.
At 18 years old, Mary-Kate and Ashley officially became presidents of their entertainment company, Dualstar Entertainment Group, which produced most of the TV shows, movies, and other media that the twins were a part of. At one point, their empire was worth more than $1 billion.
They also delved into the world of fashion with The Row.
After leaving their acting careers behind, Mary-Kate and Ashley went full steam ahead into the fashion industry. Their high-fashion couture line, The Row, is quite pricey, with many pieces costing upwards of $1,000. According to Style Caster, The Row has about $100 million to 200 million in sales per year.
Next came Elizabeth & James.
Mary-Kate and Ashley also have a much more affordable lifestyle brand called Elizabeth and James, which just so happens to be named after their siblings. (Trent's "real" first name is James.) Selling clothing and personal care products, such as fragrance and dry shampoo, the brand recently launched a line at Kohl's, and Style Caster estimated its revenues are around $89 million each year.
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They branched out with other fashion ventures.
Though they are both now defunct, Mary-Kate and Ashley also branched out into even more affordable avenues with their line, Olsenboye, which was sold at JCPenney, as well as StyleMint. These days, they seem to be concentrating more on The Row and Elizabeth and James, though there's no doubt that their lower end brands also added to their net worth.
Beyond fashion and entertainment, Mary-Kate & Ashley have dabbled in real estate.
Outside of their careers in entertainment and fashion, Mary-Kate and Ashley have even more streams of income. They've owned some seriously impressive real estate. According to Street Easy, Ashley lives in a condo in New York City worth almost $7 million, while Mary-Kate shared a $13.5 million townhouse in the city with husband Olivier Sarkozy until they divorced.
What is Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen's net worth?
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Mary-Kate and Ashley are worth an estimated combined total of $500 million — and after an entire lifetime of building their brand and working their butts off, it's no surprise that it's amounted to quite a total that will likely continue to grow.
How does Elizabeth Olsen's net worth compare to Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen's?
Obviously, Mary-Kate and Ashley are the clear winners here — compared to Elizabeth's $11 million, $500 million totally blows their sister's net worth away! But still, her fortune definitely isn't anything to turn our noses up at, even if it seems incredibly difficult (if not impossible) to top the empire that the twins have built. Despite that, it appears Elizabeth definitely has a bright future ahead.
